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Investigative Media Reports Expose Pill Mills; and the Nation`s Drug Czar Laments the `Dangers` of Marijuana

Gil Kerlikowske is a Dunce!

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - ABC News aired stories about homeless people in Houston getting Oxycontin-like drugs in “pill mills” and giving them to drug dealers who apparently sell them on the street to anyone and this has caused 1200 or more deaths.

On the same day Gil Kerlikowske, National Director of the Office of Drug Control Policy, blathers about how dangerous Marijuana is with a litany of totally disproven dangers.

National Cannabis Industry Association Will Launch at the World`s Largest Cannabis Lifestyle Convention

NCIA specifically works with cannabis businesses

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The National Cannabis Industry Association, the first national organization dedicated to advancing the interests of cannabis-related businesses, will formally launch its operations this week in Denver. On December 16th, the leaders of association, hailing from states across the country, will gather for NCIA’s first board meeting and will set the organization’s agenda for the coming year.

“This is an historic time for the cannabis industry and we are excited to have the opportunity to help so many small businesses advance their interests,” said Aaron Smith, NCIA’s executive director.

Teen Marijuana Use Continues to Rise

Annual Report Consistently Shows Prohibition’s Failure to Curb Teen Access to Marijuana; More Teens Say Marijuana is Easy To Get

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Marijuana use by 8th, 10th and 12th grade students increased in 2010, with more American teenagers now using marijuana than cigarettes for the second year in a row.

The numbers were released today by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan as part of the annual Monitoring the Future survey.

The Cannabis Papers a Citizen`s Guide to Cannabinoids

Any student of history can tell you we are not the first Americans to confront untruths.

(CHICAGO) - This is a book project called The Cannabis Papers: a citizen's guide to cannabinoids. It is written by "Publius" - a pen name once used by the founders and redrafted by the folks at Illinois NORML.

The book's essays will be released first online and then published together later this year. The latest
release is essay #15 The Birth of the ECS.

Marijuana Dispensaries and Marijuana Plantations: Can We Have Both?

For marijuana criminals, 99% of the time the crime is only for using and it is probable many are using for medical purposes.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I was about to write a critique of the Measure 74 fiasco based on the OPED advocacy article in The September Oregonian titled Regulation is the Key for Supplying Medical Marijuana.

As a Marijuana doctor of about 5000 patients and sometime user of Medical Marijuana after studying the pharmacology for 50 years, I think I know a little about this.

PTSD: VA Failure and Veteran Alcoholism

PTSD and alcoholism in veterans are connected.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I don’t remember if I was surprised that the Army trained its recruits to be alcoholics but reminiscing of my experience in basic training and advanced infantry training it certainly seems so.

No recruit ever considered after the first week that basic would be easy and certainly NOT fun. We were psychologically and physically stretched beyond NORMAL limits and many recruits died.

New Data: Pursuit of Misdemeanor Marijuana Possession Costs Vermont Over $700K Annually

Rep. Lorber Calls for Decriminalization...

(BURLINGHAM, Vt.) - New data unveiled today shows that Vermont state government spends over $700,000 annually to pursue Vermonters for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Based on the new findings, Rep. Jason Lorber (D-Burlington) today announced plans to introduce a bill that would decriminalize the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

Busting Willie Nelson for Weed Bolsters Cannabis Movement

You can't keep a good man down, especially when he is supported by tens of millions of average Americans.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If he wasn’t a freedom fighter, a warrior, a martyr before, Willie Nelson certainly is now. Posing absolutely no threat to society, those that arrested Willie Nelson have created the perfect cannabis poster boy- and that’s what people are talking about around kitchen tables and in living rooms all over the world.

Marijuana Messages: Time Magazine`s U.S. Amerijuana and Misdirected Potshot Puns

It's about Time...

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - It is good to see that TIME MAGAZINE finally featured the reality of Cannabis/Marijuana (C/MJ) as medicine.

The problem is they simultaneously gave the author, Reverend Andrew Ferguson, the C/MJ jollies or cerebral orgasms by reeling off and inserting all of the C/MJ cutsiepoo jargon along with NIDA's hogwash about the plant's erstwhile dangers, while it has been used globally for about 5000 years without causing medical hazards.

Marijuana Messages

Reefer madness has Severely Affected Government Employees and Many Civilians.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I frequently reference my articles to see if comments come in months or even years after my articles were posted.

Boy, do I get surprised! I punched up Marijuana Leveque (no s) to see if anyone had any remarks. Many people on purpose or by accident jump on my tailgate.