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Marijuana: Very Good for Insomnia

It’s been known for centuries!

(PORTLAND, OR) - After mulling over the medical uses of marijuana, struck me that many or most of the medical conditions allowing its use left out the most important and most common condition over riding all of the others. IT’S INSOMNIA!

Insomnia probably has a thousand different causes for a thousand different people.

Oregon Governor Signs Marijuana Dispensary Bill into Law

Oregon’s cannabis culture rises to the occasion becoming the 13th state to approve dispensaries

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed the bill legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries today.

Medical marijuana advocates rejoiced as the Oregon House and Senate passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana retail establishments. The bill has been on the governor’s desk since July 10th.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Marijuana and Weed - An Egregiously Disappointing Program

Marijuana helps many diseases.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - All of the hullabaloo advertising Dr. Gupta’s apology for maligning marijuana (cannabis) left a sour taste in the mouth of everybody who knew anything about marijuana. He says, “I had steadily reviewed the scientific literature on medical marijuana and thought it was fairly unimpressive.” This is an outright fraud. Even a high school Junior knows better than that.

In his own country, India, it has been used as medicine for about 3,000 years. He is supposed to be a scientist, as well as a physician. How can I, or anyone else, accept his apology about marijuana?

Marijuana Can Prevent Millions of Tobacco Deaths

Meanwhile, our government makes billions ($47.2 billion in 2011) on the sales.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The smoking and chewing of tobacco products causes about 430,000 deaths per year, just in the United States. It also kills about 3,000 people from second-hand smoke, and causes about 300,000 infants and children to get respiratory infections per year.
Tobacco adversely affects the lungs, heart, brain, mouth, larynx, esophagus, and bladder.

In opposition to this, is the U.S. government’s position that marijuana has no legitimate medical use, and in fact is dangerous. Marijuana has never killed anybody. NEVER.

Marijuana Majority: Reaction to Holder`s Criminal Justice Speech

"Clearly, drug policy reformers have a lot of work ahead of us to make sure that the administration's deeds match its words, but today's remarks by the attorney general give us a lot to work with." - Tom Angell, Chairman, Marijuana Majority

(WASHINGTON DC) - Within the hour, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to back proposals to reduce America's reliance on incarceration.

As detailed in speech excerpts obtained by the New York Times, the Washington Post and other outlets, Holder is set to endorse Congressional legislation that would scale back mandatory minimum sentences, and will send guidance to U.S. attorneys directing them to refrain from subjecting people accused of low-level drug offenses to the most severe sentences.

Acquitted on All Charges: Eric Salerno Emerges from Years-Long Marijuana Case

"This a reminder that Activism works, court support works, and the law works for legal MMJ patients!!"- Eric Salerno

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - "Acquitted on all charges" - Friday was a joyous day in Yuba County for Eric Salerno and his family and supporters.

For the third consecutive year, he has been battling a determined yet poorly aimed set of prosecutors in Yuba County who were intent on using taxpayer based resources to prosecute this medical marijuana patient without reasonable evidence.

Marijuana vs Dangerous Drugs: Doctors Forcing Patients to Use Them

Let's get the record straight about this money maker!

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - I was outraged to read in the New York Times (Aug 2 2013) “A Boom in Drug Testing” with pain doctors especially requiring patients to do urine screening to monitor which drugs patients are taking and which drugs they were NOT TAKING.

They want patients to take the hated anti-depressants and prescribed morphine-like drugs such as Oxycontin. There are probably a few more hated, zombifying drugs, but most readers know what I’m talking about.

Organic Roots Collective Seeks Court Support for Eric Salerno in Marysville

It begins today at 3:00 p.m. at Yuba County Superior Court.

(MARYSVILLE, CA) - Eric Salerno is a cannabis activist and Salem-News.com writer who has been fighting charges over medical marijuana for years. The Organic Roots Collective is asking for court support for Eric Salerno beginning today.

The judge will be reviewing all the recent appellate court decisions and making a ruling on whether or not to proceed with trial.

Marijuana CAN Cure Alcohol Addiction

Alcoholics, pay attention!

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - To write about it, a little history is required. I can hear all of you boozers saying, “Just because I enjoy Scotch, it’s no sign that I am addicted.” Well, let’s face it, you are drunk. You have a lot of company.

Booze kills about as many as deep fried hamburgers (heart attacks) and is only slightly less lethal than tobacco. Are you listening?

Uruguay To Be the First Country in the World to Legalize Marijuana

Yes. Uruguay is about to become the first country in the world to regulate and control all aspects of marijuana production and trade.

(SALEM) - After a fierce 13 hours debate, the lower house of the Uruguayan parliament, the chamber of deputies, narrowly approved on July 31 the marijuana legalization bill introduced by President Mujica and his governing coalition.

The bill was approved by a thin 50 majority vote of the 96 “diputados” presents in the lower house (out of a total of 99).