Category: Science
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Cannabis and the Aging Brain: Science, Scheduling, and the Policy Consequences of New Data
Cannabis and the Aging Brain: Science, Scheduling, and the Policy Consequences of New Data By Jason Karimi | WeedPress | February 8, 2026 A new peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs examined whether lifetime cannabis use is associated with differences in brain volume and cognitive function in middle-aged and older…
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Big questions still unanswered about medical cannabis use
The biggest political show in Iowa, which hosted WeedPress for an hour long discussion in 2018, is discussing medical cannabis again: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/river-to-river/2026-01-14/big-questions-still-unanswered-about-medical-cannabis-use Amusing watching what WeedPress predicted and helped bring to fruition – removing schedule one federally – being discussed. WeedPress is so far ahead on this discussion. For the tip of the spear on…
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Teen Marijuana Use Continues Historic Decline
I said during the 2009 Iowa Board of Pharmacy cannabis hearings logic said legalization would reduce youth usage. I told you so: Federally Funded Survey: Teen Marijuana Use Continues Historic Decline Federally funded survey data compiled by the University of Michigan reports that teen marijuana use has declined significantly since states began regulating adult-use cannabis markets and is now…
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New Research: Cannabis Could Cure Ovarian Cancer
According to new research published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) were found to interfere with the growth and spread of ovarian cancer cells. Full article to download: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2025.1693129/full?utm_source=chatgpt.com Selective anti-cancer effects of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol via PI3K/AKT/mTOR inhibition and PTEN restoration in ovarian cancer cells Siyao Tong1,2Watcharin Loilome1,3Nisana Namwat1,3Poramate Klanrit1,3Arporn Wangwiwatsin1,3Zar…
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Studies Showing Cannabis Can Cure Cancer
Cannabinoids, including Δ9-THC, CBD, and CBG, exhibit significant anticancer activities such as apoptosis induction, autophagy stimulation, cell cycle arrest, anti-proliferation, anti-angiogenesis, and metastasis inhibition. Clinical trials have demonstrated cannabinoids’ efficacy in tumor regression and health improvement in palliative care. However, challenges such as variability in cannabinoid composition, psychoactive effects, regulatory barriers, and lack of standardized…
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The Medical Case For Rescheduling Cannabis: Dr. Grinspoon
https://x.com/peter_grinspoon/status/2005319703628284085?s=46 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drpetergrinspoon_the-wall-street-journal-chose-not-to-publish-activity-7409331214001528832-ySCz
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New JAMA Study: Cannabis & Schizophrenia
🧵 New JAMA Study: Cannabis & Schizophrenia Reader note: This blog post protected by the constitution’s first amendment. A population study of 13.5 million people in Ontario examined how cannabis policy changes relate to schizophrenia diagnoses. Here’s what they found ⬇️ 1️⃣ After cannabis became more accessible, the share of new schizophrenia cases linked to…
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If People Are Going To Keep Using Marijuana, We Need To Start Studying It
Schedule 3 rescheduling is a hot trending topic right now. The biggest argument for Trump removing cannabis from schedule 1 is the need for better research protocols. Schedule 1 restrictions limit policy makers ability to study cannabis thoroughly. Trump is going to reschedule it seems, and WeedPress predicts the main reason that will be given…
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Gateway Drug Theory Rejected By DEA and HHS: Federal Register
81 Fed. Reg. 53767, 53784 (Aug. 12, 2016) (concluding that “research does not support a direct causal relationship between regular marijuana use and other illicit drug use” and emphasizing that “[l]ittle evidence supports the hypothesis that initiation of marijuana use leads to an abuse disorder with other illicit substances”). Full text of the decision available…
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Email To Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission About Federal Law
lcc.frontdesk@nebraska.gov The Nebraska Examiner three hours ago published an article stating public comment was being requested. See this link: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/06/26/nebraska-commission-approves-emergency-medical-cannabis-regulations/ In response to the public policy making invitation for expert commentary I shared the following expertise. Dear commissioners, The Iowa medical cannabis advisory board for three years now has recommended policy makers follow federal law…
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Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Legal Cannabinoids: A Comprehensive Consumer’s Guide To THCO, THCP, THCA, HHC, Delta 8, Delta 9, Delta 10, CBN, CBG, CBC, CBDA and CBD
Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Legal Cannabinoids: The 2024 New Year’s Comprehensive Consumer’s Guide To THCO, THCP, THCA, HHC, Delta 8, Delta 9, Delta 10, CBN, CBG, CBC, CBDA and CBD Follow WeedPress on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/WeedPressWordpress Cannabis cards available at https://www.swiftiemed.com/ Medical cards are still half off, just $50 for your medical cannabis card, apply…
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DEA likely to OK marijuana rescheduling by 2024 Presidential Election: Reports
Will this happen by Christmas? Or early Spring? Either/or seems to be what it’s coming down to, not a question of if DEA will recognize marijuana has medical use in the United States as a matter of law, but when. From MJBizDaily (emphasis ours) DEA likely to OK marijuana rescheduling (This story is part of…
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Books I Read In 2022 — 19,592 Total Pages
Total pages read: 19,552 List to read: 1. From The Finite to the Infinite, by Muktunanda 2. I Am That, by Baba Muktunanda 3. Jhaneshwar Gita, by Swami Kripananda 4. Evidence That Demands A Verdict: Life Changing Truth For A Skeptical World, by Josh McDonell and Sean McDowell, PHD (800 pages) 5. How To Be…
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PROJECT CBD RELEASES PRIMER ON CANNABINOID-DRUG INTERACTIONS
https://www.projectcbd.org/how-to/cbd-drug-interactions
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“Declining to Prosecute: A Discussion with Policy Directors on How to Get Started” Recording And Notes Here
Just received this email from last week’s drug policy panel. Watching doctors and prosecutors and DA office representatives around the country discussing best updated practices was very informative. My notes on this panel are here via WeedPress. Below is the email received this morning with future notes and critical links to presentations. Greetings, On behalf…
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Meeting Information for February 11, 2022 Medical Cannabidiol Board Meeting
Meeting Information: February 11, 2022 Medical Cannabidiol Board Meeting Having trouble viewing? View this as a webpage2/7/2022 Meeting Information for February 11, 2022 Medical Cannabidiol Board Meeting Beginning at 10:00am on Friday, February 11, the first Medical Cannabidiol Board meeting of 2022 will be held virtually using the information below: Zoom Link (click link to join during scheduled time)Pass Code: 2222Dial-in:…
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Study: Cannabis Consumers Are Not Less Motivated Than Non-Users
Study: Cannabis Consumers Are Not Less Motivated Than Non-Users BY NORML POSTED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2022 Memphis, TN: Regular consumers of cannabis are more likely to engage in effort-related decision making tasks than are non-users, according to data published in the journal Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. A team of researchers at the University of Memphis assessed motivation in a cohort of…
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Join The Team: Help WeedPress Cover Iowa’s Cannabis Stories And Opinions
Any blogger or aspiring blogger who wants to write about Iowa cannabis related current events / Iowa cannabis news, and has some background in or ability to learn WordPress blogging, feel free to message WeedPress on Facebook. You’ll be your own author, under your own name, be enabled to publish, edit, and promote what you want, with…
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Full Video From Latest Iowa Medical Cannabis Board Meeting — Increase In Dispensaries, Concerns About Telemedicine, More
For more information on Iowa’s medical cannabis program and how to get yourself a patient registration card, visit the link at https://www.idph.iowa.gov/omc/Medical-Cannabidiol-Board and click the links to the left hand side of the page. Also, here’s a copy of the Board’s slideshow presentation, which has data on patient registration numbers and sales. Below is information…
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The “New Meth:” The Atlantic
If you’re working on drug policy, do not miss this article from the Atlantic on how a new form of meth is a likely factor contributing to violence, mental illness, and riots nationwide. Here’s an excerpt: “Once your eyes are open to the scale and human consequences of the P2P-meth epidemic, it’s hard to miss its…
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NBA Suspending Marijuana Testing for 2021/2022 Season (by NORML)
One of my main motivations for founding and creating WeedPress — help yourself and follow WeedPress on Facebook — as an alternative news resource was that I was an Iowa soccer referee. I was told that I was a candidate for the top ten slots in the state in fall 2013, and put on a…
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Today: 1 PM Central Minnesota House Committee Debating Ending Police Qualified Immunity, Rec Cannabis Legalization
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/4 Watch at the above link, or at YouTube below. A respected colleague writes, (Representative) “Erik Mortenson is debating in committee today to end qualified immunity and legalize recreational marijuana in Minnesota. Live at the links at 1 pm central.” Follow WeedPress on Facebook
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The short-term impact of 3 smoked cannabis preparations versus placebo on PTSD symptoms: A randomized cross-over clinical trial
WeedPress note: This PTSD study was done with the Mississippi federal farm pot, which Dr. Sisley says is inadequate. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0246990 The short-term impact of 3 smoked cannabis preparations versus placebo on PTSD symptoms: A randomized cross-over clinical trial Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, Sue Sisley, Paula Riggs, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, Julie B. Wang, Mallory J. E. Loflin ,…
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Who is using medical pot in Iowa? And is it working?
The Gazette reports: People who use medical marijuana are less likely to be “aging hippies” trying to get high than people wanting to avoid opioid addiction, according to a University of Iowa researcher planning a study of Iowans registered for the state’s medical marijuana program. Read full article at The Gazette.
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University of Iowa’s Dr. Brian Kaskie: 3 Out Of 4 Medical Cannabis Users Never Used Cannabis Before, Debunking Concerns About Medical Marijuana Program Being Used By The Unholy “Pothead”
I’m watching today’s Iowa Medical Cannabidiol board meeting, and an interesting graphic just popped up on the screen during Dr. Brian Kaskie’s presentation that shows that the Illinois medical cannabis program is not being used by potheads or stoner stereotypes. Instead, in Illinois, 3 out of 4 legal medical cannabis patients never used cannabis before.…
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First Draft For Decriminalize Des Moines Has 30 Policy Points. Anyone Have Any More?
Ok! So, I was invited to provide suggestions for policy proposals on decriminalizing marijuana in Des Moines. The following is my first final draft, due August 24th, to be sent to the Des Moines Marijuana Enforcement Task Force. If you have any suggestions for how Des Moines should decriminalize marijuana that you would like included…
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Here’s The Massively Important Full Text Of The Des Moines Iowa Marijuana Decriminalization Resolution 20-1065 Approved By City Council Vote On June 22 2020 (Read Here)
Good news. I was invited to write suggestions and policy proposals on marijuana decriminalization in Des Moines to the Des Moines City Council Marijuana Enforcement Task Force Chair, Gary Dickey. I figured actually reading the resolution in it’s entirety, as well as reviewing the city council hearing from June 22nd for context, was going to…
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August’s Office of mCBD Hearing Has Been Rescheduled — Iowa Cannabis Advocates Invited To Attend September 4 at 10 AM
For more of the latest breaking news in the Iowa mCBD program experiment, follow WeedPress on Facebook by clicking here and giving us a “like!” See you September 4th during the virtual meeting. Multiple WeedPress contributors will be taking part. Video from the last hearing in June can be seen here if you haven’t seen…
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Brett Favre SIGNED: Legendary NFL Quarterback Endorses Hemp CBD Over Opioids For Pain Recovery
Brett Favre is the latest professional athlete to publicly endorse and advocate for the medicinal use of cannabis for post-game or workout session recovery. Here’s one of Brett Favre’s ads: Green Eagle is the go-to source legendary NFL player Brett Favre uses and endorses for effective, affordable relief from discomfort and soreness as well as…
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Friedman, Milton. 1967. “Why Not a Volunteer Army?” New Individualist Review, Vol. 4, No. 4, Spring, pp. 3-9
Friedman concludes, “One of the greatest advantages in human freedom was the commutation of taxes in kind to taxes in money. We have reverted to a barbarous custom. It is past time that we regain our heritage.” Read Friedman’s thoughtful article here at Google Books. Full URL link: https://books.google.com/books?id=yrCOBIn1m1IC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=Friedman,+Milton.+1967.+%E2%80%9CWhy+Not+a+Volunteer+Army?%E2%80%9D+New+Individualist+Review,+Vol.+4,+No.+4,+Spring,+pp.+3-9&source=bl&ots=1kur8txzBN&sig=ACfU3U1ED0fkZltjqn6wTfNuRUYhrfbflA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT0Nnv5M7pAhWCKs0KHW9gD9AQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Friedman%2C%20Milton.%201967.%20%E2%80%9CWhy%20Not%20a%20Volunteer%20Army%3F%E2%80%9D%20New%20Individualist%20Review%2C%20Vol.%204%2C%20No.%204%2C%20Spring%2C%20pp.%203-9&f=false Further readings on this idea come…
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Iowa Public Radio’s Ben Kieffer Hosts WeedPress For An Hour Long Discussion At Iowa Capitol Law Library [TRANSCRIPT SOON]
This interview took place April 2nd 2019. Unexpectedly Ben Kieffer brought up the WeedPress blog (follow us on Facebook) and asked about it, so I figured it’s relevant to post here. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/defining-unborn-person-and-stronger-medical-marijuana?fbclid=IwAR0O-p-LgTV4F3RVUxo3S8Ig_GTZ-XShy6edG8g62M03ddQ8fPWaNKDkzmQ#stream/0 Listen to the full hour of this Legislative Day edition of River to River here- Bills exploring medical marijuana and the definition…
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Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic (2005 Harm Reduction Journal)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1277837/ Get the latest research from NIH: https://www.nih.gov/coronavirus. Journal List Harm Reduct J v.2; 2005 PMC1277837 Harm Reduct J. 2005; 2: 21. Published online 2005 Oct 18. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-2-21 PMCID: PMC1277837 PMID: 16232311 Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic Robert Melamede1,2 Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Copyright ©…
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Is It Okay To Smoke Weed Right Now? Dr. Sunil Aggarwal Explains The Science
The Stranger: An interview with Dr. Sunil Aggarwal about COVID-19, respiratory illness, and whether it’s safe to consume cannabis.
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May 1st Iowa CBD Board Hearing Postponed Due To COVID Until Further Notice
Next CBD advisory board hearing date is not yet set. Follow WeedPress on Facebook for rescheduled dates.
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Des Moines Register Reporting Iowa Medical CBD Legislation May Still Pass This Year
‘A devastating blow’: Iowa’s 2 shuttered medical marijuana dispensaries could take year to replace has Senator Bolkcom telling reporter Ian Richardson that like me, the House Bill passed on partisan lines in this 2020 legislative session is going to be opposed. Knowing the lying evil of Kim Reynolds after years of her stonewalling and being…
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Analysis: Commercially Marketed CBD Products Often Tainted with THC
WeedPress special note: Cedar Rapids illegal CBD products at the Corner Store Apothecary are a minor yet obnoxious personal problem in Iowa. Not only can the products sold over the counter at Corner Store Apothecary actually get illegal CBD users in trouble with law enforcement, DHS can also take their kids, probation can violate…
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Here’s What Your Brain Looks Like On Psilocybin
Image from Journal of The Royal Society Publishing Homological scaffolds of brain functional networks G Petri 2014 Business Insider: Psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, sprouts new links across previously disconnected brain regions, the study found, temporarily altering the brain’s entire organizational framework. The data visualization below (b) shows how these new connections…
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The Real Nature of Politics and Politicians
The Real Nature of Politics and Politicians or America’s System Works, But Not the Way You Think! By Mike Rothfeld (Editor’s Note: I met Mike at the Campaign For Liberty convention in Atlanta in January 2010. This guy is a take-no-prisoners guerrilla fighter. If you see Mike in person giving a speech, you’ll either love him…
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The Latest: Senator Brad Zaun Talks To Simon Conway About Medical Marijuana
Listen here at iHeart Radio podcasts.Key takeaways: Republicans are ideologically inconsistent and already paying for Reynolds ideological rigidity; patients renewal annually Zaun is open to reconsidering as it’s not easy for chronic patients to get renewed annually, which may explain why the program retention rate is only 32%; Zaun admits the War on Drugs is…
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Proposed Medical Cannabis Changes Worry Some Iowa Patients
Iowa Public Radio covers an Iowa patient’s story of getting her life back through the medical cannabis program. If some proposed legal changes take effect at the statehouse this year, says IPR, Iowan Wendy Shoemaker’s dose will be interfered with. Important nod to Lucas Nelson of Medpharm Iowa’s citation of Conant v Walters (prohibiting…
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Finally: Reynolds says she’s comfortable with board recs on medical marijuana
Radio Iowa has this predictable news from the drunken governor whose alcoholic past has been one of her excuses for dodging patients or engaging them as human freaking beings for the past three years.
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Just Say No To Microdosing?
Read why microdosing could be perverting a sacred sacrament into a corporate capitalist culture driven tool instead: Double Blind has a subversive perspective about psychedelic medicines ayahuasca, magic mushrooms and LSD.
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Iowa Employee Receives Warning Email From CEO: CBD Is Illegal And You Will Be Fired
“I’m here because my CEO, um, made it an announcement that CBD is illegal. And I was taking that, and I was healthy.” — Iowan Mike Nixon, Valentine’s day medical cannabidiol advisory board hearing public testimony This public testimony comes from Iowa Veteran Mike Nixon. You can read his full story here: [TRANSCRIPT] Iowa…
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[TRANSCRIPT] Iowa Cannabidiol Advisory Board Meeting, Full Transcript, 2-14-20
Iowa Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting, Valentine’s Day 2020, Part 1 Runtime: 2 Hours 18 Minutes Unofficial transcript prepared by Jason Karimi Audio and video originally provided by MedPharm Iowa’s Facebook LiveStream. Backup of this video is available here: https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/iowa-cannabis-advisory-board-meeting-valentines-day-2020-part-1-video/ Moderator: Let’s take a roll call here. Dr. Cheyne? Dr. Liesveld? Dr. Liesveld: Here. Dr.…
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PowerPoint Presentation: Status Of The New Cannabidiol Program, August 2018
Download the PDF file here: 222_1808_August_2018 It’s 54 slides long and has a lot of important information for those taking part in the Iowa cannabis program.
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Iowa Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting, Valentine’s Day 2020, Part TWO [VIDEO]
This is from Valentine’s Day 2020 in Des Moines at Ankeny DMACC, Livestream provided by MedPharm Iowa, as usual. Notable attendees: Representative Steven Holt, and Dr. Corey Burchman. Read about Dr. Burchman’s background education as Chief Medical Officer of one of Iowa’s major marijuana companies here: https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2020/02/15/corey-burchman-md-press-release-from-2019-shows-background-in-cannabinoid-education/ Part one of the hearing is here and…
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Corey Burchman, MD Press Release From 2019 Shows Background In Cannabinoid Education
https://www.biospace.com/article/-acreage-holdings-appoints-corey-burchman-md-as-chief-medical-officer/?fbclid=IwAR0rxiXFxfJeUtwsqxzpv46TQltSUOkeEmdvAsbXUS16SLXQ2i13SEKGYf0 Here’s an excerpt from the above press release: “Corey is a nationally recognized expert on clinical cannabinoid therapeutics and has chaired multiple national and international conferences on the use of medical cannabis for therapeutic purposes. He is the perfect fit for this critical position and will play an instrumental role in helping Acreage…
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Iowa Mom: DHS Taking Children From CBD Users, Marijuana Patients Should Be Top Priority In 2020
Here’s a note dropped in a patient group recently that should be read by orgs and supporters working on the issue. For more on the issue read: Soldiers are not the only ones who suffer from PTSD, I need to make that clear. Domestic violence survivors have PTSD especially when they were mentally abused.…
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Updates from Week 5 of the Iowa Legislative Session via Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition
*** Note: the following email from IHRC is being shared here because it includes excellent summaries of drug policy bills going through the plumbing at the golden downtown system in 2020. *** Legislative Updates from the State House It’s been a busy week at the state house in Des Moines during week five. From “Ending…
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Iowa Cannabis Advisory Board Meeting, Valentine’s Day 2020, Part 1 [VIDEO]
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Ankeny DMACC Tomorrow: Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Public Meeting, On Valentine’s Day At 10 AM
Upcoming Meeting Detail Title: Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Advisory Board – Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board Meeting Date: 02/14/2020 Time: 10:00 am Location: Iowa Laboratory Facility – 2240 DMACC Blvd., Ankeny, IA Agenda: 02.14.2020 Medical Cannabidiol Board Meeting Agenda Other Files: Draft Minutes: 11.01.2019 mCBD Board Meeting I guess it’s a date.
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Ben From Iowa City: His Story
For more information, visit: https://www.iowaharmreductioncoalition.org/syringe-exchange/ Ben’s Story SSPs offer connections to treatment Ben is a 26 year old from Iowa City who has been using heroin for several years. In the fall of 2017, he met the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition (IHRC) while they were conducting community outreach. He received a naloxone kit and was…
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Iowa Law Enforcement Officers Support Syringe Service Programs and Needle Exchange
The following information is courtesy of the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition. Law Enforcement Officers Support Syringe Service Programs and Needle Exchange Chief Michael Tupper Marshalltown Chief of Police, Marshalltown Police Department “SSPs save money, lives, and take used needles off the streets, which protects both law enforcement and the public. Now is the time to…
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IDW’s Dr. Jordan Peterson Placed In Coma After Western Medicine Nearly Kills Him
Dr. Jordan Peterson Placed In Coma After Pharmaceuticals Nearly Kill Him North American hospitals had misdiagnosed him and nearly killed him as a result, says National Post. The man, the myth, and the legend, intellectual dark web superhero Jordan Peterson nearly died last month after having a bad reaction to benzodiazepines. Jordan was placed in…
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Schizophrenia Causes More Marijuana Use — By Ian Williams Goddard
Reposting from https://www.lewrockwell.com/2020/02/ian-goddard/schizophrenia-causes-more-marijuana-use/. This is important, and on point. Schizophrenia Causes More Marijuana Use By Ian Williams Goddard February 8, 2020 Prohibitionists often cite the correlation between marijuana and schizophrenia as reason to oppose liberalization. However, correlation is not causation, and people with schizophrenia also use other psychoactive substances more than the general population. [1]…
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PTSD Vote Friday At 9 AM: Call This Number! Public Comment Accepted By Telephone At Iowa Board of Medicine Meeting
Iowa Board of Medicine – Public Board Meeting Friday, Feb 7th, 9AM 400 SW 8th St., Suite C Des Moines, IA 50309 (Near the Des Moines Science Center) Make a public comment during the meeting! Phone in number: 866-685-1580 Call-in Code: 971-913-4151 Call the board at 9 am and tell them to vote yes…
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Resources For Talking To Iowa Lawmakers About Marijuana In 2020
Source: http://www.rampgop.org/resources/ Use some of these excellent resources when speaking with your your lawmakers. Do Harsh Penalties for Marijuana Possession Reduce Teen Use? (PDF) Report by Marijuana Policy Project. The War on Marijuana in Black and White (PDF). Report by the American Civil Liberties Union. At the end of this document, there is a state-by-state…
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Do Firms Get High? The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Firm Performance, Corporate Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Activity
Do Firms Get High? The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Firm Performance, Corporate Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Activity Posted: 16 Jan 2020 Jue Wang University of Iowa – Department of Finance Shagun Pant University of Iowa – Department of Finance Tong Yao University of Iowa – Henry B. Tippie College of Business Date Written: June 25,…
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Iowa lawmakers want improved CBD labeling, regulations during 2020 lawmaking session
Meanwhile Senator Dawson of Iowa gives his opinion that while some CBD products are illegal in Iowa, some products are technically legal. From the Times-Republican last week: Labeling CBD products in Iowa Another portion of the bill would require more consumer-warning labeling in the sale of cannabidiol, better known as CBD. Sellers with CBD on…
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Children’s Books That Describe Marijuana’s History
Check out these fantastic books and share them with your kids. Education is empowering. #1) Stinky Steve Explains Medical Marijuana: an Educational Children’s Book About Cannabis (Volume 1) Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Stinky-Steve-Explains-Medical-Marijuana/dp/0615867049 Millions of people use cannabis, also called marijuana, for a wide range of medical reasons. However, because there is still social stigma…
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Yes, PTSD Is On Iowa Board of Medicine’s February Agenda For Addition To Iowa’s Medical Program
We need everyone who can to come and speak in favor of PTSD at the meeting. For details on the February 7th 2020 meeting with the Iowa Board of Medicine, see this WeedPress article. Public comment is highly encouraged and requested at the meeting. It begins at 9 am. Iowa Board of Medicine’s Kent Nebel…
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Iowa Postpones PTSD Addition Until Iowa Board Of Medicine Meets February 7th
From the Iowa Board of Medicine Facebook page: So as seen above, the Board of Medicine has PTSD and ID with self harming/aggression on the February 22nd agenda. Their website doesn’t have the agenda for February published yet. To see the agenda and news coverage of the important February meeting, which will ultimately decide the…
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Iowa Board of Medicine To Discuss Vaping, THC Limits This Thursday, December 19th
From the Board’s websiteis this agenda: pubagenda_12.19-20.19 I’m not sure if PTSD is being discussed at this meeting or not. I had assumed it was. Anyone know? F. Administrative Rules 1. CBD Program Statistics – First Year – 2019 2. Medical Cannabidiol Rules (ARC 4653C) Autism – Severe, Intractable Autism with Self-Injurious or Aggressive…
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Kim Reynolds Visited Medpharm Iowa Last Week
Here’s some of the media coverage. First article was most popular on Facebook. KSCJ 94.9 FM REYNOLDS WILL NOT SUPPORT LEGALIZING MARIJUANA IN IOWA Reynolds toured the MedPharm Iowa facility in Des Moines this past week. The company grows and manufacturers the marijuana-infused products that are sold legally in Iowa as treatment for a limited…
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Senator Grassley Form Letter On Marijuana Policy November 19th 2019
From an Iowan advocate comes the latest and greatest form letter from Chuck Grassley, who met with us about our legal argument and said we have it figured out correctly in Iowa. Chuck really knows his stuff on how this stuff works, which is why letters, while helpful, don’t resolve legal controversies. If you actually…
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Just Announced Plan For Iowa Marijuana In 2020 From Senator Joe Bolkcom And Representative John Forbes!
Today’s notes in brief on this morning’s Iowa Statehouse announcements on medical cannabis efforts for 2020: 1. Kim Reynolds, Kim Reynolds, Kim Reynolds Senator Joe Bolkcom made plain the sole remaining obstacle to a decent, patient-centered cannabis program in Iowa. In today’s Iowa Statehouse announcement Livestreamed here on Facebook, Senator Bolkcom said, “This is…
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Iowa Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities — Medical Marijuana
Additional Online CME Opportunities TheAnswerPage The Answer Page is offering 22.5 CME, ANCC and ACPE credits in medical marijuana and risk management at a reduced subscription fee. The Medical Cannabis Institute The Medical Cannabis Institute is the nation’s leading online provider of ACCME and ANCC-certified medical education for the clinical application of medical cannabis. Our…
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CBD/THC Replacing Expensive Prednisone For Myasthenia Gravis Patients Terrorizes Big Pharma
Dr. Joseph Mercola, supporter and promoter of holistic medicines with science backing them up, has this article out on the latest in cannabis science in 2019 where he writes, among other critically insightful things: Cannabis In Modern Medicine By Joseph Mercola Mercola.com Dr. Allan Frankel, a board-certified internist at GreenBridge Medical in Santa Monica,…
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Advisory Board Votes No On Alzheimer’s Petition, But Yes On PTSD And Other Petitions
Alzheimer’s at this point will not be added to the program. Ignoring science, Peter Komendowski, the dude who makes a living off of lying and denying access to government, told the Board today that patients once denied marijuana should not abuse due process and file repeat petitions with the board. Who does he think he…
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Iowa Medical Cannabis Advisory Board Votes Yes To PTSD, Intellectual Disability, No To Opiate Use Disorder
Two out of three petitions today passed. Here’s some of the initial details. You’ll see it on the mainstream news tonight as well most likely. The “no” vote was unanimous concerning opioid use disorder. WeedPress: After Passing PTSD, Iowa Advisory Board Votes 5 – 1 To Add Intellectual Disability With Aggression And/Or Self-Injury Iowa Advisory…
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After Passing PTSD, Iowa Advisory Board Votes 5 – 1 To Add Intellectual Disability With Aggression And/Or Self-Injury
The Board of Medicine will now take up the petition as the next procedural step. Opioid Use Disorder is now being discussed. Here’s today’s Board agenda. See also: Iowa Advisory Board Votes To Pass PTSD, But Now Another Advisory Board Has To Approve It Too
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Iowa Advisory Board Votes To Pass PTSD, But Now Another Advisory Board Has To Approve It Too
The Board isn’t that coy, they know they are a target for being relegislated out of existence since committing mutiny against the Iowa Legislature, and we shouldn’t cut corners. I predicted the Board would vote down PTSD, and am pleasantly surprised this advanced. It doesn’t make sense not to pass it from a freedom point…
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Davenport’s Two Bridges Lead Iowans To Legal Cannabis Selling Towns In Nearby Illinois. How That Might Effect Cannabis Use Rates.
From the Quad-City Times — Moline approves developing zoning regulations for cannabis businesses: “Alderman Dick Potter, 4th Ward, said the legalization of cannabis is long overdue.” It’s a boring article where councilmen dicker and worry about social costs of freedom and liberty from a completely uninformed and blatantly oblivious point of view. Interesting point…
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Iowa Public Radio: Some Pregnant Women Use Weed For Morning Sickness But…
…FDA Cautions Against It (click link for Iowa Public Radio story on cannabis use by pregnant women). Studies show more women in the US are using cannabis during pregnancy. In 2009, when I was first becoming an activist, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy heard testimony on medical cannabis users in Jamaica who were pregnant. The…
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November 1st Iowa Cannabis Board Meeting Has Flower On Agenda, PTSD, More
Below is the agenda for the November 1st 2019 medical cannabidiol board hearing. For more info on the medical cannabidiol advisory board click here. There are links to the left of the page and are all worth reading if you’re new to this. Agenda for November 1st meeting has vaped flower, PTSD, opioid disorder, Alzheimer’s,…
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New York Times: Legal CBD Can Get You Arrested As Drug Tests Think It’s Marijuana. Solution?
New York Times headline says: CBD or THC? Common Drug Test Can’t Tell the Difference Solution? Legalize it. Doesn’t take a scientist.
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Corticobasal Degeneration Patients Now Legalized For Iowa’s Restrictive Racist Cannabis Law This October 16th
Read the notice from the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board about it here. Supporters of Iowa’s marijuana program are strongly encouraged to call and leave a message for the Board at (515)-725-2076, or send an email at medical.cannabidiol@idph.iowa.gov. Tell the Board that at the next upcoming meeting in November to vote to add PTSD to the list…
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University of Illinois Hosting “Hemp Field Day” September 30th, $10 A Ticket
From The Hawkeye: ROSEVILLE, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension invites farmers considering hemp as a cash crop to CBD Hemp Field Day Sept. 30. The event will open with registration at 9:30 a.m. at American Hemp Research in Roseville, Illinois. Attendees will learn about hemp production from someone who has been in the…
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Something About Madison Wisconsin’s Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival October 5-6
Some dude posted this picture and said to share it so like, here I am. Could have used some details, like a URL or something, and I’m not going to google it but it’s a great graphic deserving of a share just for that alone. If dude that shared this is reading, check out this…
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Senior Activity Event: CBD Oil, At Donnellson Iowa Public Library September 25th
When: 3:30 p.m. September 25 What: Senior Activity: CBD Oil Where: The Donnellson Public Library 411 Main St. Donnellson, IA 52625 319/835-5545 Hosted by Kensington Retirement Home and The Donnellson Public Library. Toby Evans from Happy Mutant Nutritionals will discuss CBD oil, and what it can do for your health. Snacks will…
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Dan Aykroyd Educates On Cannabis Constituent “Terpenes,” Says Dad Uses CBD On Joe Rogan Experience, #1351
Right around the 1 hour 14 minute mark Dan Aykroyd is asked by Joe Rogan whether he ever consumed cannabis during his investigation into the occult and paranormal and Dan responds with some interesting insights into the “oomph” behind marijuana’s medicinal fortitude: terpenes. Dan’s dad takes CBD to sleep at age 97, too! Check it…
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Southside Harm Reduction Services working to distribute and pick-up syringes, provide naloxone, and reduce stigma for those using drugs
The Alley Newspaper was just dropped off today and had this front page article: Reducing harm Southside Harm Reduction Services working to distribute and pick-up syringes, provide naloxone, and reduce stigma for those using drugs By Tesha M. Christensen When Jack Loftus and Jack Martin saw a gap in services for safe injection equipment and…
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Death By Vapors: Vitamin E Acetate Making Black Market THC Cartridge Users Deadly Ill #BlackMarketNews
Kaiser Health News, among other media outlets, are sounding the alarm on hundreds of people throughout the country reporting sicknesses as a result of black market vape pens with THC. Yesterday WeedPress reported hospitalization numbers around 250; today it is upwards of 450 people. Three users so far may have died. This may be somewhat…
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Here’s Another Internship Opportunity For College Students In Poli Sci
Or pretty much any other major, really. I took an internship with YAL earlier this year and am a former Chapter President (DMACC 2011-2012) and am greatly supportive of what they are doing to educate and activate students on economic prosperity, peace, and liberty. Check it out, they’re very intense and can teach you things…
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Marijuana Breathalyzer Expected By Winter; Company Developing Breathalyzer Just Raised $30 million
Good news for Thomas Fiegen, the failed Democratic candidate for 2010 US Senate in Iowa. While running for “office,” a term revered today by morons, Fiegen said he was against medical cannabis until a breathalyzer was developed. Happy to report for pudgy dough boy Fiegen that his wish came true, unlike his political ambitions. Business…
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This Is The Best Article Explaining CBD Dosages For Adults And Children
Also included is a list of recommended dosing instructions for specific ailments. Useful for novice or first time CBD users. Protip: you can’t overdose, but you can still take too much. Check out Hybrid Rasta Mama’s thorough and detailed article on CBD dosing here: Hybrid Rasta Mama: How Much CBD Oil Should I Take? …
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No More Jail For Drugs: Why Seattle Is Following Portugal’s Drug Policy In 2019
Weed all about it in the New York Times:
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Iowa company “Midwest Botanicals” to focus on hemp production for the production of cannabidiol (CBD)
Check out Midwest Botanicals on Facebook. Here’s a recently provided picture of their legal hemp crop: An employee with the company said in response our WeedPress post about the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division 2019 Advisory Memo On CBD Scheduling: “That is why farmers like us cant come back to Iowa. I wish we could supply…
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CBD Illegal: IDPH Position Statement On CBD Products In Iowa
https://idph.iowa.gov/Portals/1/userfiles/234/Files/IDPH%20Position%20Statement%20on%20CBD%20-%2012_1_2018.pdf December 1, 2018 IDPH Position Statement on CBD Products in Iowa Legal Medical CBD Products. Medical cannabidiol (CBD) products are now available for purchase by Iowa patients and primary caregivers who hold a medical CBD registration card issued by the Department of Public Health (Department). Medical CBD products can be purchased at the following…
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Iowa CBD Retailers To Continue CBD Sales Despite Illegal Status
As of August 4th 2019, CBD retailers here in Iowa, who previously said they were unable or unwilling to understand the ever changing CBD laws in Iowa and therefore thought to be operating legally, now say they do not care about Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s opinioin on CBD illegality and will continue to sell…
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Mother Ecstatic: Non-Verbal Autistic Daughter Speaks After Using Iowa CBD Program
Prior to using CBD Oil, Iowan Cory Gaunt’s daughter was non-verbal and taking multiple pharmaceutical medications with multiple side effects. Since taking the Iowa program’s extremely limited CBD Oil, Cory Gaunt’s gifted daughter has ceased use of her communication device from talk to me technologies. (Like a tablet with pictures and a keyboard so she…
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BREAKING: Illinois Just Legalized Marijuana
JB Pritzker’s number one campaign promise has been fulfilled, returning justice to the halls of injustice in the War On Minorities.
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[VIDEO] Press Conference With A Press Release Calling For Reasonably Regulated Marijuana In Iowa Instead Of Blanket Prohibition On Point | Iowa Senator Joe Bolkcom’s February Call To Action Unheeded So Far
Details below the video: Joe Bolkcom News Release For Immediate Release: 2/4/2019 Senator Joe Bolkcom: 319-337-6280 Iowa Should Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Ending Iowa Marijuana Prohibition will reduce harm to residents, save tax dollars, and create Iowa jobs, businesses and additional revenue (Des Moines) State Senator Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City today announced he is…
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BREAKING NEWS | Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board Just Voted Unanimously To Approve Mother’s Petition To Add Adult Autism To Medical Marijuana Accepted Condition List
Iowa Mothers Advocating Medical Marijuana For Autism has the details. Don’t mess with mom. To petition the Board to add your condition please follow this link here. The moms must now convince the Board of Medicine to also approve this addition. The dual layered bureaucracy currently in place by the fake representatives falsifying science and…
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No, Iowa Medical Marijuana Patients, Cops Cannot Do Field Sobriety Tests For Oral Marijuana Use
As we understand it, MedPharm Iowa’s Owen Parker said at this week’s symposium on medical cannabis in Des Moines that field sobriety tests are not yet invented. So, patients with medical marijuana cards — whose average age in Iowa according to Owen Parker is 59 years old — can rest easy knowing they won’t go…
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Notes From Mercy College April First Symposium On Cannabis For Nurses, Physician Continuing Education Credits
The following are my notes from today’s symposium. I arrived late, so here’s some of the information from the handout they had at every seat for people. Page 1 of 8: “It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 14th annual Research Symposium at Mercy College of Health Sciences. Knowledge is a core value of…
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Radio Iowa Covers Near Unanimous House Vote Advancing Medical Marijuana, Loosening Restrictions On Iowa’s Program
Yet again the Iowa Legislature rammed a bill through quickly and quietly without public input, as they deem themselves Most High and issue decrees from Queen Upmeyer atop her throne of hypocrisy and uniform ignorance Read about the latest circus stunt from the Legislature after their 96 for, 3 against vote here courtesy of Radio…
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Developing: Story County Attorney Says CBD Illegal | WeedPress Statement On 10 O’Clock News From Tonight’s Fallout News Found Here
CBD is currently still illegal in Iowa. Now it’s up to the Legislature to free thousands of Iowans from unregulated, contaminated products sold by profiteers as a distraction from whole plant medicine. News Channel 5 has the latest: Jason Karimi is a medical marijuana activist. He is the executive director of Iowa patient’s…
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[VIDEO] MedPharm Iowa Video Updates Iowa Medical Cannabis Progress On Facebook| Continuing Education Courses For Doctors, Healthcare Providers Mentioned
March 22 2019 Key websites mentioned: www.elementaldiscourse.com www.medpharmiowa.com www.weedpress.wordpress.com Follow MedPharm Iowa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MedPharmIowa/ Yoga events, shoutouts to effective cannabis activists in Iowa (good work Jerome as usual, Lindsey) and continuing education courses for providers to get educated on medical cannabis and their responsibility to Iowans as physicians follows: Here’s the original video link:…
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New Technology Impacting Marijuana Industry Likely: Making CBD From Yeast, Not Marijuana Plants?
Head over to MuggleHead.com for the latest
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Advocates At Sensible Change Minnesota Asks Governor To Add Opiate Replacement Therapy To Medical Program
EMAIL GOVERNOR WALZ and tell him to put #PatientsFirst and address affordability and accessibility of medical cannabis by publicly supporting the following, urgent measures: 1) Add the vaporization of raw cannabis. 2) Add chronic pain and opiate replacement as qualifying conditions. “Governor Walz, my name is [name] and I am from [city]. I am asking…
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Update On The Drug Overdose Crisis: Meth Is Back With A Vengeance As Of March 2019
A 550% increase in meth-related deaths from 2010-2017 according to this article by Zero Hedge is real cause for concern. From ZeroHedge.com: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that opioid-related deaths are starting to plateau, officials fret a surge in methamphetamine-related deaths could contribute to the next leg up in the American drug…
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Here’s Video of MedPharm’s Latest Marijuana Education Seminar in Des Moines
The Des Moines area dispensary hosted an educational event about cannabis with a good Q & A at the end on March 7th of 2019 and I thought we’d share video over here for those who could not attend. It is well worth the watch. — Jason
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HEMP LAW SIGNED BY WYOMING GOVERNOR | Facebook Statement Quoted By Media Captures Complexities Of This Moment In Time
Sometimes the media catches moments in time that are deeply personal and also, ironic and/or amusing. While the Governor signed the hemp bill into law, the Governor’s chief of staff reportedly received this gift from a leading marijuana minister: “I just gave the Governor’s chief of staff a hemp gift bag with a hemp…
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Upcoming Senate Judiciary & Public Safety Meeting To Discuss Cannabis consumption, use, and possession authorization
Minnesotans will have the opportunity to testify on a marijuana regulation bill seeking to remove total prohibition from the market. From Sensible Change Minnesota: Monday 11 March 2019 from 1 pm Central to 3:15 pm Central 1100 Senate Office Building Details Hearing on SF 619 (Franzen) ; Cannabis cultivation, consumption, use and possession authorization,…
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Republican Representative Jeff Shipley Live Updates On The Psychedelic Medical Mushroom Bill And His Scheduled Appearance At An Oregon Psilocybin Gala With Dr. Paul Stamets And Dennis McKenna!
From a Facebook update this afternoon following a discussion on the Iowans Access To Alternative Healthcare bill. Relevant discourse concerning the psychedelic medicine bill begins at six minutes ten seconds of the Live video: “Most legislation dies without even getting a hearing…I really think we deserve getting a lot more in depth with these issues.”…
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MDMA Therapy Training Colorado May 2019 Registration Now Available! Details here:
MDMA Therapy Training Colorado, May 2019 MDMA Therapy Training Program training@mapsbcorp.com via mailchimpapp.net Wed, Feb 13, 8:05 PM (4 days ago) me Expanded Access Application Update View this email in your browser MDMA Therapy Training Program We are pleased to announce that an additional MDMA Therapy Training Part B Retreat will take place May 4 –…
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Iowa reacts to GOP medical mushrooms being used under clinical supervision for PTSD, trauma
Here’s the comments so far from today’s Des Moines Register Facebook page: The Des Moines Register 7 hrs · “People are open-minded and they’re curious,” the Iowa lawmaker said. About This Website desmoinesregister.com Meet the Iowa GOP lawmaker who wants to decriminalize psychedelic drugs for medicinal use 180Jayla Clark and 179 others 61 comments33 shares…
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Senator Bolkcom Letter to the Editor: Regulate marijuana
Read his full letter to the editor from Senator Bolkcom here. Originally posted in the Winter 2019 issue of The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter
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Iowa Republican Bill Would Legalize Psychedelic Mushrooms, MDMA As Medicine
Read the scoop at Marijuana Moment here. Psychedelic medicine has got mainstream attention recently and this move by Jeff Shipley focuses on science over politics is very much appreciated by those of us educated and research on psychedelics as life-saving medicine. More on Jeff Shipley: https://beinglibertarian.com/jeff-shipley-the-win-at-the-door-operation/ Stay tuned to WeedPress for developments on this…
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Mercy College To Host 14th Annual Research Symposium “Medicinal Use of Cannabis” On April 1st
MedPharm Iowa, the University of Iowa, and the Iowa Department of Public Health will give presentations. Click here to register your spot to attend today. https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMercyCollegeIowa%2Fposts%2F10156914173539378&width=500 Itinerary: “Medicinal Use of Cannabis” Monday, April 1, 2019 • 12:30 – 4:30 pm Mercy College of Health Sciences Join Mercy College of Health Sciences on Monday, April 1,…
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2009 Bipolar Marijuana Speech, Drake University Des Moines
My first speech in public on marijuana, ever, thanks to Jimmy Morrison‘s efforts at continually documenting individual stories: And ten years later here’s some of my memories:
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Latest Emails Show Thoughtful Chuck Grassley Is Changing His Tune On Cannabis In 2019
A genuine gentleman, every time! This email from our good Senator was downloaded just now from Iowa Patience: Dear : Thank you for taking the time to contact me with your views on medical marijuana laws. I appreciate hearing from Iowans. Congress enacted the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, which created a framework through which…
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This South Carolina Congressman Placates Steve King’s Hate While Respectable Colleagues Sneer At Iowa| [VIDEO]
“This house needs to take this resolution one step further,” says South Carolina Rep. Joe Cunningham.
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Will Susan Karimi of Ames Medical Greeley’s Rude Behavior Towards Marijuana Patients Hide Her Criminal Past? Doubtful.
Karimi has continually harassed medical marijuana patients in Iowa to the point that WeedPress has received a personal complaint from a patient. Once dug up that complaint towards this doctor who refused to sign the patient’s compassionate use of marijuana certificate will be published in full. Susan Karimi, the first waterbirth delivery person in the…
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Medicinal versus Recreational Cannabis Use among Returning Veterans.
Format: Abstract Send to Transl Issues Psychol Sci. 2018 Mar;4(1):6-20. doi: 10.1037/tps0000133. Medicinal versus Recreational Cannabis Use among Returning Veterans. Metrik J1,2,3, Bassett SS4, Aston ER2, Jackson KM2, Borsari B5,6. Author information Abstract Background: Although increasing rates of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) are well-documented among veterans, little is known about their use…
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Emerging Evidence for Cannabis’ Role in Opioid Use Disorder.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30221197 Format: Abstract Send to Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2018 Sep 1;3(1):179-189. doi: 10.1089/can.2018.0022. eCollection 2018. Emerging Evidence for Cannabis’ Role in Opioid Use Disorder. Wiese B1,2, Wilson-Poe AR2. Author information Abstract Introduction: The opioid epidemic has become an immense problem in North America, and despite decades of research on the most effective means to…
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Splendor in the Grass? A Pilot Study Assessing the Impact of Medical Marijuana on Executive Function.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790138 Front Pharmacol. 2016 Oct 13;7:355. eCollection 2016. Splendor in the Grass? A Pilot Study Assessing the Impact of Medical Marijuana on Executive Function. Gruber SA1, Sagar KA1, Dahlgren MK2, Racine MT3, Smith RT3, Lukas SE4. Author information Abstract Currently, 25 states and Washington DC have enacted full medical marijuana (MMJ) programs while 18…
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Cannabis regulatory science: risk-benefit considerations for mental disorders.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29843548 Int Rev Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;30(3):183-202. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2018.1454406. Epub 2018 May 29. Cannabis regulatory science: risk-benefit considerations for mental disorders. Borodovsky JT1,2, Budney AJ1. Author information Abstract The evolving legal cannabis landscape in the US continues to present novel regulatory challenges that necessitate the development of a Cannabis Regulatory Science. Two specific issues of concern…
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Joint Effects: A Pilot Investigation of the Impact of Bipolar Disorder and Marijuana Use on Cognitive Function and Mood.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27275781 Advanced Help Result Filters Format: Abstract Send to PLoS One. 2016 Jun 8;11(6):e0157060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157060. eCollection 2016. Joint Effects: A Pilot Investigation of the Impact of Bipolar Disorder and Marijuana Use on Cognitive Function and Mood. Sagar KA1,2, Dahlgren MK1,3, Racine MT1, Dreman MW1, Olson DP1,2, Gruber SA1,2. Author information Cited by 3 PubMed…
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Cannabidiol enhances anandamide signaling and alleviates psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia
Title: Cannabidiol enhances anandamide signaling and alleviates psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia Author: F M Leweke, D Piomelli, F Pahlisch, D Muhl, C W Gerth et al. Publication: Translational Psychiatry Publisher: Springer Nature Date: Mar 20, 2012 Copyright © 2012, Springer Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/tp201215 Cannabidiol enhances anandamide signaling and alleviates psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia F M…
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Cannabidiol (CBD) as an Adjunctive Therapy in Schizophrenia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17030325 Cannabidiol (CBD) as an Adjunctive Therapy in Schizophrenia: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Philip McGuire , F.R.C.Psych., F.Med.Sci., Philip Robson , M.R.C.P., F.R.C.Psych., Wieslaw Jerzy Cubala , M.D., Ph.D., Daniel Vasile , M.D., Ph.D., Paul Dugald Morrison , Ph.D., M.R.C.Psych., Rachel Barron , B.Vet.Med., M.R.C.V.S., Adam Taylor , Ph.D., Stephen Wright , F.R.C.P.(Edin), F.F.P.M.…
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Case Report: Daily CBD Administration Associated With Remission Of Schizophrenic Symptoms
Arresting the mentally ill for educated and informed self-medicating is unconscionable when they’re only seeking SAFE relief unlike those nasty pharma meds. From https://norml.org/news/2018/12/20/case-report-daily-cbd-administration-associated-with-remission-of-schizophrenic-symptoms Thursday, 20 December 2018 Leipzig, Germany: The adjunctive use of cannabidiol is associated with a remission in schizophrenic symptoms in a patient previously unresponsive to conventional treatment, according to a case…
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Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential (2005
ashton 2005 cannabis j psychopharm Download at the above PDF link Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential C. H. Ashton Department of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. P. B. Moore Department of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal…
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Part 2: Transcript from Medical Cannabidiol Advisory Board Hearing August 3rd 2018 Ankeny Iowa [TRANSCRIPT]
Word count: 21,732 words. See part 1 of this transcript here: https://weedpress.wordpress.com/2018/12/10/transcript-from-medical-cannabidiol-advisory-board-hearing-august-3rd-2018-ankeny-iowa-transcript/ Audio courtesy of Iowans for Medical Marijuana, retrieved from https://www.iowamedicalmarijuana.org/Iowa/MCAB_2018_08_03_2 Note: This is a very much unpolished transcript. This will be reviewed and clarified by others later on when we have more time. For now, the information is so important, and…
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Tour Iowa’s New Medical Marijuana Dispensary From The Comfort Of Your Home With This 22 Minute Tour Guide Of The Windsor Heights Dispensary And Product Lines [VIDEO]
This video comes from MedPharm Iowa on Facebook live yesterday. I recorded it along with the comments. The most important part for patients here is the instructions on titrated dosing. Stop into MedPharm’s dispensaries or the other companies throughout Iowa to get more information, including handouts with instructions, on how to use CBD for the…
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2018 World Health Organization Convenes Special Session On CBD
Heard through MedPharm Iowa’s Rebecca Lucas comes this update in 2018 from the World Health Organization. Check out the science below: https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/ecdd_40_meeting/en/?fbclid=IwAR3crsPpAQ_ODPqcFr-_nFOnx2hIriOJ9Fkhtu3Wuw1nfvFyDt2RmvtShZQ Essential medicines and health products Medicines and health products About us Access and innovation Regulation Publications News Contacts Fortieth meeting of the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence The Fortieth meeting of the Expert…
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Iowa Doctors Aren’t Required To Research Science, Only To Provide Marijuana Patients With This Handout From The IDPH
This is good for physicians, who are worried about not knowing what they are supposed to know, and it’s good for patients, whose doctors concerns can be alleviated by reading WeedPress. One small request from the IDPH: could you guys put a link to the Patient Information Sheet on line item 2 under “Physician…
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LEGAL: Affirmative Defenses For Healthcare Practitioners From The IDPH Website
Affirmative Defenses for Health Care Practitioners Iowa Code chapter 124E.12 (1) – A health care practitioner, including any authorized agent or employee thereof, shall not be subject to prosecution for the unlawful certification, possession, or administration of marijuana under the laws of this state for activities arising directly out of or directly related to the certification…
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Iowa Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities For Medical Cannabis Education Seminars At Des Moines University, Other Schools Found At IDPH Website (Link Here)
Click here to go to the Iowa Department of Public Health Website For More Information From the above link: d Iowa Online Continuing Medical Education (CME) Opportunities Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain – Dr. Jolene Smith DO, DABA, DABA-PM and Dr. Karry Smith PhD, MPH. The link above will take you to a webinar of…
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Here’s the full study from the Harm Reduction Journal On Cannabis Using Patients With Schizophrenia
Acceptance of pharmaceutical cannabis substitution by cannabis using patients with schizophrenia Jan van AmsterdamEmail authorView ORCID ID profile, Jojanneke Vervloet, Gerdien de Weert, Victor J. A. Buwalda, Anna E. Goudriaan and Wim van den Brink Harm Reduction Journal201815:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-018-0253-7 © The Author(s). 2018 Received: 5 June 2018 Accepted: 4 September 2018 Published: 20 September 2018 Abstract Background Cannabis-smoking patients with a psychotic disorder have poorer disease outcomes than non-cannabis-smoking patients with…
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Leafly’s List Of Marijuana Strains For Bipolar Disorder — Science Says Less THC, More CBD Advisable
https://www.leafly.com/explore/conditions-bipolar-disorder They have more. Here’s 62: Blue DreamBdHybrid Sour DieselSdSativa GSCGscHybrid Green CrackGcSativa OG KushOgkHybrid Original GlueGg4Hybrid White WidowWwHybrid Jack HererJhSativa Bubba KushBkIndica PineappleExpressPexHybrid TrainwreckTwHybrid AK-47AkHybrid Durban PoisonDpSativa Northern LightsNlIndica HeadbandHbHybrid Blue CheeseChzIndica Strawberry CoughScSativa ChemdogCdHybrid Purple KushPkIndica Lemon HazeLhSativa Grape ApeGaIndica Alaskan ThunderFuckAtfSativa Blackberry KushBbkIndica Mazar xBlueberry OGMzoHybrid Amnesia HazeAmhSativa Maui…
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Harm Reduction Journal: Acceptance of pharmaceutical cannabis substitution by cannabis using patients with schizophrenia
Excerpted from this Psychedelic Times article: A study recently published in Harm Reduction Journal investigated whether patients with a psychotic disorder would accept smoking pharmaceutical cannabis variants that are less harmful than high-potency cannabis. Results There were very few undesired side effects from smoking the joints in the study. Psychotic-like symptoms were not observed…
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Newsweek: Is marijuana the world’s most effective treatment for autism?
This post was meant to be one sentence and turned into a lecture. Please read and comment and tell me what you think! Newsweek: Is marijuana the world’s most effective treatment for autism? https://www.newsweek.com/2018/02/23/really-good-weed-why-cannabis-may-be-worlds-most-effective-remedy-core-806758.html “It’s morning in Nahariya, a tiny Israeli town near the Lebanese border, and 4-year-old Benjamin is repeatedly smashing his head against…
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Important Law Making Event On December 14th: Severe Autism To Be Added, Or Not Added, To Iowa Marijuana Experiment | Email FAACT.Iowa@gmail.com to help us lobby for severe autism today
Via Facebook: “Severe Autism with physical aggressive behavior in children has been recommended and approved by the board of cannabidiol to be added as a qualifying condition in Iowa for medical cannabis. December 14th is next meeting for final approval with Iowa board of medicine. Letters of supports can be sent to the email listed.”…
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Research Shows Major Flaws In Epidiolex Pharmaceutical CBD [MIRROR]
This following post is of extreme importance educational wise, especially for activists. This post is going to be updated as Mike Robinson finds more. Mike, forgive me for sharing this in it’s entirety, but this is the best work we’ve seen out there on this topic. Let us know how we can help you promote…
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When Peter Komendowski Criticizes Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates As Wanting To Get High
He’s actually criticizing a coalition of medical marijuana patients desperate for someone to speak on their behalf. Previously on WeedPress: Peter Komendowski’s Partnership for a Drug Free Iowa surely has a price when it comes to compassion and caring Now that that coalition has succeeded, Peter should lose his job. He’s a waste of money,…
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Inside MedPharm Iowa’s New Des Moines Marijuana Grow Facility | PHOTOS
Fancy doohickeys and shiny labcoat technicians abound at the new $10 million marijuana grow facility from the Colorado and Des Moines based company Medpharm Iowa.
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Paul Ryan, Republican Speaker of the House Surprisingly Endorses CBD, Industrial Hemp At Kentucky Rally Yesterday | October 31st 2018
From Ganjapreneur: Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) gave a surprise endorsement on Tuesday to industrial hemp and cannabidiol (CBD), the widely-touted cannabis ingredient that is growing increasingly mainstream as an alternative medicine. First reported by Marijuana Moment, Ryan addressed the issue while campaigning in Kentucky for his colleague Rep. Andy Barr (R-Kentucky). It…
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Iowa City Awards IHRC The 2018 Human Rights Award for “single-handedly saving the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of Iowans” through overdose and hepatitis prevention programming” #HarmReduction #OpiateCrisis
From my jahkingcome23@gmail.com email: Subject: IHRC Wins Iowa City Human Rights Award Sarah Ziegenhorn hello@iowaharmreductioncoalition.org IHRC awarded 2018 City of Iowa City Human Rights Award. On behalf of IHRC, Executive Director Sarah Ziegenhorn has accepted the 2018 Ken Cmiel Human Rights award. The city recognized IHRC for “single-handedly saving the lives of hundreds, if not…
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Cannabinoids for Behavioral Problems in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial With Crossover.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02956226 Study Description Go to Brief Summary: This study aims to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of cannabinoids mix [cannabidiol (CBD), Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a 20:1 ratio, BOL Pharma, Israel] for behavioral problems in children and youth with ASD. Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase Autistic Disorder Drug: Cannabinoids – 99% pure cannabinoids mixDrug: PlaceboDrug: Cannabinoids…
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Microbiologist Insight on Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Being A Result Of Neem Oil Says Aflatoxin Should Not Be Ruled Out Yet
This comes from the WeedPress Facebook page after a SteemIt article was posted that warned that the result of the “Cannabis Hyperemis Syndrome” (flash in the pan) scare could be a result of neem oil, which is used by cannabis growers because it’s organic but is taken into the plant during flower cycle. Below is…
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WA: Board of Pharmacy Doesn’t Want to Review Science
Despite the fact that Washington’s Don Pierce has recognized that rescheduling marijuana at the state level and petitioning the federal government is the “ultimate solution” to ending federal interference with state medical marijuana laws, the Washington Board of Pharmacy has decided to “not consider” rescheduling marijuana. The National Boards of Pharmacy had a news alert…
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Cannabis Science Inc. Press Release about Lynnice Wedewer, 7 time Cannabis Survivor
Cannabis Science Announces Critical Cancer Patient Dr. Lynnice Wedewer, Ph.D., Cured Seven Times By Medical Cannabis The Company Plans A Documentary Featuring Dr. Lynnice Wedewer, Ph.D., And Other Cancer Patients Being Treated with Medical Cannabis COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cannabis Science Inc. (NASD OTCBB: CBIS) a pioneering US biotech company developing pharmaceutical cannabis products, is pleased…
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WA: Republican Senator Cheryl Pflug “Not Aware” of Her State’s Sovereignty!
A recent blog article at the Seattle PI, Medical Marijuana, What’s Going On? highlights some issued surrounding Washington’s recent medical cannabis bill, Senate Bill 5955.. At a recent public hearing on the bill, Senator Cheryl Pflug appeared to be confused on the legal process to reclassify marijuana. She seems to think the Federal government has…
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Lawsuit Filed Against State of Iowa Yesterday. Weed All About It!
Yesterday, I had the humbling experience of serving someone for the first time. No, I didn’t serve dinner. I served a lawsuit. The defendant: The State of Iowa. The Board of Pharmacy hearings were initiated with a lawsuit. The Iowa Legislature has stalled long enough at the expense of sick Iowa Patients. Why is the…
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Global Commission on Drugs Report: Drug War a Failure! Will our leaders listen?
For your “about time” eye roll of the week, read today’s report from the Global Commission on Drugs here: Global_Commission_Report_English I’m going to read the report after class later tonight…but here’s some highlights thanks to Doug Read: ”Encourage experimentation by governments with models of legal regulation to undermine the power of organized crime and safeguard…
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Building a List of 2011-2012 Marijuana Conferences Nationwide
Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Executive Director Jimmy Morrison posted this on our Facebook page this afternoon: “We are helping someone make a list of all the marijuana conferences coming up across the country in 2011 and 2012. What conferences have you heard of?” Know of a conference? Contact Jimmy Morrison at jimdmorrison@gmail.com. Which reminds…
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Global Marijuana March review, and other news…what a week!
I spoke at the Des Moines Global Marijuana March 2011 this past Saturday, and wow, what a busy week it’s been! Since then, Maryland has passed a medical defense bill, and Delaware’s governor has made Delaware the 16th medical marijuana state! On top of that, exciting news from Washington…more on that later. Here’s some highlights…
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Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana announces First Annual Online Conference
The conference will be where Iowa Patients unveils their strategy for 2012, along with up to date studies that activists can use to make the most impact when approaching legislators. Iowa Patients Executive Director Jimmy Morrison announced the First Annual Online Conference Saturday following the Global Marijuana March: We need your help to make this…
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SSDP’s Justin Kander: Man cures cancer with cannabis successfully
I met Justin in Washington DC in early February while attending CPAC 2011 to volunteer for Governor Gary Johnson. Justin has established himself as a respectable activist in Maryland. Here’s his guest column in the The Diamondback Online from the University of Maryland. Diamondbackonline.com article . The Diamondback > Opinion Guest column: Alternate treatment By…
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Iowa Public Radio covers medical marijuana
http://iowapublicradio.org/newsroom.php Medical Marijuana Legislation 01/05/11 filed by Jeneane Beck Advocates of medical marijuana are gearing up for the start of the Legislative Session hoping to convince State Lawmakers to reclassify the drug. Leaders of both political parties have already expressed an unwillingness to legalize pot for medicinal purposes. But Iowa Public Radio’s Jeneane Beck reports…
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Change.org: Top ten victories in 2010
Change.org just listed their top ten victories in 2010. Here’s number 6: 6. CBS backs down from censoring drug-reform ad CBS ran an infamous anti-choice ad from Focus on the Family during the last Super Bowl, but when the drug policy reform group NORML tried to run ads on the company’s Times Square billboards advocating…
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Take this survey! University of Albany studying cannabis behavior.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cannabis Took me only ten minutes. Study Description You are being asked to participate in a research study designed to investigate the potential relationship between various personality characteristics, illicit drug use, and other behaviors. The study is being conducted under the supervision of Dr. Mitch Earleywine, Department of Psychology through the University at Albany. If…
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Sign up for monthly chapter calls about safe access to marijuana in your state!
ASA Chapters and Affiliates— In order to bridge the gap between the work we do on a federal level and the work you all are doing in your respective states, ASA would like to announce monthly chapter calls. The chapter call serves as a check in to hear the current situation each of you…
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Iowa BOP tomorrow afternoon…IowaPolitics.com
www.iowapolitics.com/index.iml?Article=218712 The Iowa Board of Pharmacy has done some wonderful work over the past 16 months and Iowans for Medical Marijuana are grateful to the staff as well as each of the individual members of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy. Iowans for Medical Marijuana now ask the Iowa Board of Pharmacy to pre-file legislation for…
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Iowa Office of Drug Control hurts patients
Original article and citations can be found at: http://wp.me/PLB4e-ik Today, a press release appearing on Iowapolitics.com titled “Office of Drug Control Policy: Iowa report cites new drug threats, urges action” left a bad taste in my mouth. I agree that meth and K2 are bad. I agree that marijuana treatment rates are probably higher than…
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DEA considering rescheduling Dronabinol related products
After reading through the document, I have some questions… Why has the US Attorney General delegated his responsibility of adding or moving scheduled substances to the DEA Administrator? I need to look into how that came to be… The proposed rule change under 21 CFR 1308.13(g)(1)….while it says the amendment is for clarity, why does…
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The Tenth Amendmend and Cannabis go hand in hand
Grow Freedom. Not Government. I came across this concept at http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com the other day, and I must say…what a concept. Freedom. In this country? That’s what this country was founded on! Despite our government’s many shortcomings, we really are blessed to have the best foundation for a country in the history of mankind. But to…
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Iowans for Medical Marijuana Press Release: BOP hearing tomorrow!!!!
On the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s agenda for November 2 is an endorsement of California’s Proposition 19 (legalizing marijuana in California) by former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders. Also on the agenda is the Quad Cities Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG), which worries that Iowa will become like California. The Iowa Board of Pharmacy must decide…
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More proof that research is being done on cannabis and cancer.
More information on cannabis and cancer can be found at http://www.cancermarijuana.com/
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Feb. 6 Berlin WI THC EXPO hopes to help heal hurting economy and patients
Gary Storck of Madison NORML wrote in his recent blog entry about an exciting event in Wisconsin this week. BERLIN: On Saturday, February 6, 2010, as the community rallies together in momentum for National Medical Marijuana Awareness Week, the Berlin Wisconsin Public Library will house supporters of hemp and medical marijuana as various organizations come…
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NIDA research could lead to better treatment for pain and marijuana addiction
Well lookit the hell right here. I stumbled across a press release I seemed to have missed last march, from our very own National Institute of Drug Abuse. (www.drugabuse.gov) You know these guys. The ones who funded Donald Tashkin, who after years and years has come out for the legalization of marijuana, based solely on…
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Marijuana is Not An Accepted Remedy, and There Are Substitutes
Marijuana is Not An Accepted Remedy, and There Are Substitutes By James C. Backstrom, Duluth News Tribune http://cannabisnews.com/news/23/thread23874.shtml M.N. — While Minnesota’s law enforcement leaders have compassion and sympathy for persons suffering from serious diseases and afflictions, we strongly oppose the adoption of a law legalizing marijuana for medical purposes for many reasons.First, marijuana is…
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Wallstreet Journal: Is Marijuana a Medicine?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703626604575011223512854284.html IS MARIJUANA A MEDICINE? Charlene DeGidio never smoked marijuana in the 1960s, or afterward. But a year ago, after medications failed to relieve the pain in her legs and feet, a doctor suggested that the Adna, Wash., retiree try the drug. Ms. DeGidio, 69 years old, bought candy with marijuana mixed in. It worked…
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Researchers Find Study of Medical Marijuana Discouraged
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/health/policy/19marijuana.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y January 19, 2010 Researchers Find Study of Medical Marijuana Discouraged By GARDINER HARRIS Despite the Obama administration’s tacit support of more liberal state medical marijuana laws, the federal government still discourages research into the medicinal uses of smoked marijuana. That may be one reason that — even though some patients swear by it —…
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Effective Arguments for Medical Marijuana
Effective Arguments for Medical Marijuana, including responses to the top 35 most common objections to medical marijuana : http://www.mpp.org/assets/pdfs/download-materials/MMJArgumentsNov08.pdf
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