Tag: Chronic pain
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Dear Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, my prescription has a warning that it may cause death.
Iowa patient Brandy Beckholm writes: I’m an Iowa native woman and I’ve made a message trying to reach out to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds about a “normal person” seeking alternative medical pain management. I explain my side effects from taking Percocet and mind you, it was only 6 pills out of 15 prescribed. I fell…
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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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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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Illinois Vets Can Treat PTSD With Cannabis. Friday Vote To Add PTSD To Iowa Cannabis Program Should Pass Too, Says Senator Bolkcom
Follow Senator Joe Bolkcom on Facebook. Friday is in two days. Have you emailed the Board yet? Senator Bolkcom writes on his Facebook below, Illinois’ medical cannabis program is separate from their recreational program because they want to make sure it will continue if the recreational program is repealed in the future. “Along with…
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This Drug Overdose Was Completely $@#%#~! Preventable | A Personal Tribute To Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition’s Andrew Beeler, Drug War Victim In 2019
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you…misguided and hate based drug policy and demonization of drug users must change. Right the fuck now. The Iowa Press Citizen wrote a tribute: He died of an overdose, but he’ll be remembered for helping others avoid a similar fate Below is Sarah Ziegenhorn, Executive Director and founder…
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In A First For The Iowa Legislature, Marijuana Bill Advances In JANUARY
That’s incredibly early. I am not aware of any marijuana bill making any advancements at this point in the Legislative calendar, ever. Subcommittee recommends passage of Senate File 77 01/31/2019: SF 77 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of medical cannabidiol, by altering the list of debilitating medical conditions and changing…
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Cedar Rapids Iowa Activists To Host “Don’t Punish Pain Rally” Representing Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Lupus, Other Emotionally Empowering Chronic Pain Syndromes
Facebook event page details and updates available here: https://www.facebook.com/events/268928997074471/?active_tab=about Details Media coverage: https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/09/13/chronic-pain-patients-rally-springfield-hospital-drugs/1285090002/ There is a DON’T PUNISH PAIN RALLY in Green Square Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 18 from 12:00 until 2:00 PM. *PLEASE REPRESENT OUR PAIN COMMUNITY IN IOWA BY FOLLOWING THESE SIMPLE RULES- 😍 NO Smoking 🚭 in Green Square…
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This NCAA Athlete Might Be Barred From Playing At Auburn for Using CBD To Treat His Seizures
From SBNation.com: An Auburn walk-on’s family says NCAA rules make him ineligible because he uses cannabis oil to treat seizures 11 comments The player has epilepsy. By Alex Kirshner@alex_kirshner Updated May 26, 2018, 1:27pm EDT Share Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports C.J. Harris was slated to play this season as a preferred walk-on defensive back for…
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Legislative Session Underway: Top Cannabis Stories Around the State
I haven’t posted in over a week now as I’ve been spending most of my time on the phone or computer talking with people. This activism thing is a full time job these days, with no pay, little to no thanks, and a lot of headaches. I love this job. Here’s some of my favorite…
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Anonymous Iowan: “It was the first time in years that I was completely free from pain.”
I’m an Iowan, and I use cannabis as a medicine. I’ve led a fairly normal, small town Iowa middle class life. My parents were Republican small business owners that went to church every Sunday. I was raised to be a responsible, ethical, hardworking Christian young man. I was a straight A student all throughout my…
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November Sets New Record for WeedPress As Patients Continue to Send Letters About Their Struggles
Last month saw more media attention on the issue of medical cannabis than I’ve ever seen — and it’s mostly due to the patients that have been pushing this issue and coming forward. Senator Bolkcom said we needed to gather patient testimonials, and patients have responded since I put the call out on the Iowa…
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Iowa Couple’s Anonymous Testimony to WeedPress About Diabetes, Chronic Pain: “There have been days we thought about killing ourselves because of the pain being so high”
This comment comes from the comments on Iowan With Chronic Back Pain: “Cannabis has felt like a second chance at life. I just don’t want to feel like a criminal.” Write to me at jkarimi2007@hotmail.com, or comment on the WeedPress Facebook page if you’d like to share your story without exposing yourself. “I was 29…
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Chronic Pain Patient’s Anonymous Testimony: “I Need Cannabis to Live my Life Without Pain…These People in Office in Iowa are Cruel!”
A patient of over 20 years sent in this anonymous testimony: Please keep my name confidential as I have children and would risk prosecution and losing them. I began using cannabis after two unfortunate car accidents within months of each other. I was prescribed pain pills and used a chiropractor for my back injury in…
WeedPress: The Paper Trail 