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Marijuana Research in the U.S. Army

It’s really quite safe! And the Army knows it.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - During the building of the Panama Canal many of the workers smoked marijuana and after it was built, American soldiers stationed there used marijuana.

It was not until about 1930 that the United States Army became concerned about the different effects of Cannabis/Marijuana, compared to alcohol.

Marijuana Cures Heroin Addiction!

It does it for all opiates. Cannabis has brought relief to many, for centuries.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - I can already feel the first comment. What the hell is he talking about? Well, Okay. During the 1860’s Cannabis/Marijuana was used in the U.S. to get addicted people off alcohol, tobacco and opium, and it was very successful in doing so. Many Civil War veterans were addicted to all three of these.

About that time, Morphine and the hypodermic syringe were invented, which gave doctors real control of pain and brought about the concept that a physician’s first obligation to his patients was to control pain. It was far nicer and safer than opium or alcohol.

Representative Perlmutter Introduces Bill to Address Banking Crisis for State-Legal Marijuana Industry

Bipartisan measure would allow marijuana businesses access to basic banking services such as checking accounts.

(WASHINGTON DC) - This morning, Representative Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) introduced the “Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act of 2013.”

The legislation addressing the growing banking crisis for regulated, state-legal marijuana businesses which are frequently unable to access even the most basic of banking services such as business checking accounts or merchant services.

Medical Marijuana for Headaches: Safer and Less Toxic than NSAIDS

A recent article in The New York Times, homing in on the pain reliever peril, systematically reviews the perils and lethality of the NSAIDS.

(PORTLAND, OR) - The anti-marijuana folks will take great offense at this, but it is a fact. Although NSAIDS are relatively non-toxic as compared to morphine, etc., they do have toxic attributes.

Even aspirin, the most common NSAIDS, kills about 1,000 patients per year. Other adverse side effects of NSAIDS include heart attacks, stroke, stomach and intestinal bleeding, damage to the liver and kidneys, and high blood pressure.

New York Assemblyman Steve Katz Sets Record Straight on New Medical Marijuana Law

Study after study clearly shows that cannabinoid botanical medicine aids the treatment of intractable visceral pain from cancers...

(NEW YORK CITY) - As one of only two Assemblymembers with a professional background in healthcare, I feel compelled to discuss my recent affirmative vote for A.6357.

In a representative republic, such as ours, my voice and votes have been consistent with the values of my district. Voting on this bill last year was one of the most difficult decisions I have experienced as a legislator.

Medical Cannabis Passed by the New York State Assembly

"Now it’s long past time for the State Senate to act. The science is clear. The moral and ethical needs are obvious." - Gabriel Sayegh, state director of the Drug Policy Alliance's New York Policy Office

(EUGENE, OR) - News is spreading throughout the Big Apple state that a rather unpublicized medical cannabis (aka "Marihuana") bill went forward and was passed for the 4th time by an unofficial vote of 95-38 on Monday, June 3rd 2013.

The bill will now go forward to the New York Senate for a final decision and be enacted into state law.

Marijuana: Hidden Dangers of the Best Medicine

Treatment can cost $50,000 or more...

(PORTLAND, OR) - The US government anti-marijuana shills, the police, the sheriff's deputies, the district attorneys, the judges, the anti-marijuana psychologists, the anti-marijuana psychiatrists, and about half of the voting public, who have seen the movie "Reefer Madness."

They seem to believe that marijuana is dangerous with barely a shred of evidence...

Medical Marijuana Patients Become New Targets with DUI Bill

Santa Ana senator wants to bring federal law to bear on California patients through an anti-citizen loophole.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Senator Lou Correa's DUII bill undermines the will of California voters who have clearly, overwhelmingly voted in favor of legalizing pot for sick people.

Marijuana stays in the system for a month, but even if a patient hasn't used it in a week, they will still test positive. Correa wants them in our state's overcrowded jails.

SB 281: Oregon Senator Betsy Close - Prohibitionist Against Helping Soldiers with PTSD

A lack of factual information takes one Senator pretty far down the wrong road.

(SALEM) - Two combat veterans told state senators on Wednesday how marijuana has helped them cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and at times helped calmed one soldier's violent urges.

State Senator Betsy Close testified that she is against expanding the medical marijuana program.

Insomnia Therapy: Marijuana Vs Sedatives

Marijuana wins hands down.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Insomnia, or inability to sleep well or long, affects almost all of us at least some of the time.

Pain is probably the most common cause, but anxiety, nervousness, depression, or fear or any combination must be included. About 70% of my marijuana patients had pain to some degree. Most of them smoked or inhaled before going to bed to ensure sleep.