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Marc Emery, The Prince of Pot, Endures Ongoing Challenges of Prison Life

Jodie Emery announced today that her husband Marc is being punished for two months--for an unwritten rule.

(SEATTLE) - Marc Emery is a name that is becoming synonymous with American injustice.

PTSD and Anti-Depressant Drugs: the Worst Notorious Modern Medical Fraud

A side comment is that the drug companies have sold the idea to the Veterans Administration and they prescribe these drugs by the ton to PTSD Veterans.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I’m sure some people will take umbrage at my title. Keep on reading. First of all there are about 30 of them – why? It’s easy, most don’t work. In fact placebos (fake sugar pills) frequently work better.

Cannabis Comedy Club: Where do they Get this Misinformation?

Mark Ware studied 20 adults with severe chronic pain from surgery, accidents, or other trauma.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I acquired a recent document titled CNN.com, Study: Smoking Pot May Ease Chronic Pain authored by Amanda Gardner, Health.com, August 20, 2010.

The Army & VA PTSD/TBI Veteran Victims

Are they properly being cared for?

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Smithsonian Magazine in September 2010 just issued one of the best articles on the stress of combat on those who are in the fight of it.

Marijuana Use Increases While Arrests Approach Record Levels, Reports Show

Marijuana Now Accounts for Half of All U.S. Drug Arrests, But Enforcement Efforts Have Done Nothing to Reduce Use.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Marijuana arrests accounted for more than half of all U.S. drug arrests in 2009, while its use among Americans increased by 8 percent, according to two reports released this week by government officials.

Alcohol Lobby Teams with Law Enforcement to Fund Anti-Marijuana Campaign

California Beer and Beverage Distributors Give $10K to “No On Proposition 19” Campaign in Attempt to Kill the Competition.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - On September 7, a major new front opened up in the campaign for Proposition 19, the ballot measure to tax and regulate marijuana in California.

On that day, the California Beer and Beverage Distributors made a $10,000 contribution to a committee opposing Proposition 19.

AOI Anti Medical Marijuana Campaign Benefits Insurance Companies, Burns Oregonians

Associated Oregon Industries opposes the wishes of Oregon voters and sick people by attacking Measure 74.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Military veterans are one of the largest user groups of medical marijuana in Oregon.

War Hero Assassinations and War Hero Suicides

PTSD strikes hard at home, with suicides happening far too often.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The Oregonian in this past week has given front page display of this tragic problem. I warned about this three years ago when I wrote The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost. Not to imply that our war hero veterans are “chicken” by any means but the Army is destroying a generation of this country's war heroes, many after they come home.

These suicides et cetera are just the tip of the iceberg.

The PTSD rate of these returning battle veterans is escalating in numbers and also in severity. Almost every returning combat veteran has PTSD.

My Medical Marijuana History

I see it as the Queen of all herbs, with euphoria-inducing and life-preserving qualities... and need “euphoria” be a bad thing?

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - When Medical Marijuana passed in Oregon in November of 1998, I became a patient as soon as I was able to find a doctor who would sign my application.

My motivation for becoming a patient was to become legal to use a medicine, namely Cannabis, or marijuana, which, I had found, through experimentation, to help me with my physical, mental, and neurological health, as well as to provide a profound sense of peace of mind.

Oregon State Fair Security Threatens Lawful Petitioners with Arrest

Something about registering voters makes the State Fair uncomfortable.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Lawsuits are possible against the State Fair for violating Oregonians right to free speech and for taking actions that have a chilling effect on citizen’s ability to lawfully campaign.