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Marijuana and Male Infertility:
¿Positive Affect on Libido?

I will admit only a slight connection between libido and fertility, but there seems to be a connection.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - We of Salem-News.com and myself have invited our readers to 'ask Dr. Leveque' questions about medical marijuana.

Medical Marijuana Misdemeanors: Rapacious Expensive Punishment You Too Pay for This

The cost of putting someone in jail is about $40,000 per year. Talk about a crazy system with about one million busted users in jail. That is several billion dollars better spent on schools.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Of all of the horror stories about the corrupt legal system against marijuana users, this one takes the cake but I’m sure there are worse cases, if so, send them in. I have already posted about Marijuana Addiction and Fraudulent Therapy. This does it in spades.

Medical Marijuana: Federal Ignorance, Misinformation & Lies

Several recent web postings have presented lists of dozens of diseases for which marijuana/cannabis is highly beneficial.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - You have probably read about my take on this subject. It continues to be of great importance as more and more states are waking up, coming out of the Reefer Madness closet and finally recognizing the FACT that marijuana/cannabis is really a MIRACLE MEDICINE highly effective for literally hundreds of diseases.

CBS Corporation Bars NORML From Advertising On Times Square Billboard

After being rejected, NORML was told, “If CBS changes their morals we will let you know."

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Representatives from CBS and Neutron Media Screen Marketing have rejected a paid advertisement from the NORML Foundation, the educational arm of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

It was intended to appear on the CBS Super Screen billboard in New York City’s Times Square.

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Will Speak in Florida

Dr. Leveque will explain how he came to practice medicine, discussing several ways he was able to help people in his career.

(ORLANDO, Fla.) - Dr. Phil Leveque, Salem-News.com writer and also one of the most noted and educated physician/pharmacologist/forensic toxicologists in the world today, will speak at the University of Central Florida this week about medical marijuana, a subject drawing increasing attention from one side of the U.S. to the other.

Campaign to Tax and Regulate Marijuana Urges Gov. Gibbons to Put that Option on the Table

Nevadans for Sensible Marijuana Laws points to tens of millions of dollars in potential revenues and thousands of new jobs.

(LAS VEGAS, Nv.) - Tonight, Gov. Jim Gibbons will deliver his State of the State address, in which he will discuss the serious financial crisis facing Nevada. The state reportedly needs to cut nearly $900 million in spending in order to bring its budget into balance.

Pres. Obama`s Proposed 2011 Budget Bolsters War on Drugs

Obama administration to expand drug war by tilting funds heavily toward law enforcement and away from treatment.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - According to 2011 funding “highlights” released this week by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Obama administration is expanding the war on drugs and focusing its funds toward law enforcement over treatment.

Rhode Island House Members Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

Bill would decriminalize the possession of less than one ounce and substitute a civil penalty of $150.

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) - A bill to decriminalize the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and substitute a civil penalty of $150 was introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives yesterday.

Spanish Fly/Cantharides: Does it Work?

I think it was Ogden Nash who said “candy is dandy but liquor is quicker”. What do I know? Spanish Fly in slight overdose can be painfully lethal.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Boy oh boy do we get weird questions. Writing “ask Dr. Leveque, Pharmacologist” in my biography is a mixed blessing.

One recent inquiry, “What is Spanish Fly and does it really work?”. I think every 15-year-old boy has heard about this, and it seems to pique his fancy.

Mexican Cartels Join DEA in Opposition of U.S. State Marijuana Laws

That's right, the Mexican drug cartels.

(SALEM, Ore.) - This nation is heading for a showdown with the DEA, a rogue government agency running awry of state laws in order to keep the pharmaceutical and insurance industries intact.

The DEA is an enemy of the emerging data that keeps painting marijuana an even richer tone of green.