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Binge drinking on the rise, consequences worse than cannabis
Our culture condones and encourages alcohol consumption socially often to the point of inebriation as a recent Centers for Disease Control study shows. Binge alcohol consumption (more than 5 drinks per occasion) is on the rise with consequences for safety and health. Compared to alcohol those using marijuana are safer drivers, aren’t prone to violence or risky behavior, and suffer very few negative consequences, yet the double standard of criminalization of cannabis remains. Continue reading Binge drinking on the rise, consequences worse than cannabis
Do doctors who recommend marijuana need extra training? Maryland reps. say ‘Yes’
There is a persistent sentiment that medical marijuana is only appropriate for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, or for geriatric care, but evidence suggests medicinal possibilities for marijuana extend far beyond this narrow-minded approach. Maryland legislators propose moving forward with the state’s medical marijuana program, but would require doctors wishing to recommend marijuana undergo special training and approval. This is an attempt to prevent a certain type of medical cannabis user from gaining access; by creating a short list of approved doctors with narrow views of who qualifies for medical marijuana treatment. Continue reading Do doctors who recommend marijuana need extra training? Maryland reps. say ‘Yes’
NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform
Marijuana law reform legislation is pending in nearly 30 states this 2012 legislative session. Is your state among them? Find out here. More importantly, have you taken the time to call or write your state elected officials this year and urged them to support these pending reforms? If not, NORML has provided you with all of the tools to do so via our capwiz ‘Take Action Center’ here. (FYI: NORML’s capwiz page is specific to legislation only, not ballot initiative efforts. A summary pending 2012 ballot initiative campaigns may be [...]
Study: Passage Of Medical Marijuana Laws Correlated With Fewer Suicides
[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's news alerts and legislative advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up here.] The enactment of statewide laws allowing for the limited use of cannabis therapeutically is associated with reduced instances of suicide, according to a discussion paper published recently by the Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany. Researchers at Montana State University, the University of Colorado, and San Diego State University assessed rates of suicide in the years before [...]
Sensible Colorado
Introducing the Patient Voter Project
Does Obama Care about Patients in Colorado? Sensible Colorado has joined with state and national allies to launch an exciting new campaign: the Patient Voter Project. The mission of this project is to keep Colorado medical marijuana patients, their friends, and their family members up-to-date about the Obama administration’s recent crackdown on medical marijuana providers in Colorado. We are upset [...]
2012 is shaping up to be the most exciting year in Colorado marijuana reform history. Read below to learn how you can plug-in, and if you support this plan, don’t forget to become a monthly donor today! Adult Marijuana Regulation Working with an unparalleled coalition of state and national organizations, Sensible Colorado Action helped author and qualify [...]
Denver Post: News: Marijuana
Colorado medical-marijuana activists hope to put pressure on Obama
Activists upset by what they see as the Obama administration's increasingly aggressive posture toward the medical-marijuana industry hope to fight back during this year's presidential campaign.
Medical marijuana activists hope to put pressure on Obama
Activists upset by what they see as the Obama administration's increasingly aggressive posture toward the medical-marijuana industry hope to fight back during this year's presidential campaign.
Cannabis News - Medical Marijuana, Hemp, Marijuana News, Cannabis
Back when he was running for president in 2008, Barack Obama insisted that medical marijuana was an issue best left to state and local governments. “I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue,” he vowed, promising an end to the Bush administration’s high-profile raids on [...]
Legislators To Review Distribution of Marijuana
The use of medical marijuana in Maryland and how a statewide system could legally provide patient access are once again before the General Assembly, with three bills filed in recent weeks — each proposing a very different system for dispensing and distribution of the drug. Though federal law criminalizes the use of the drug, some [...]
