Tag: Compassion
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Portugal COERCED Drug Addicts To Quit — Missing This Point About Portugal Is Obscene
I’m pretty sure drug policy advocates by and large don’t look into the details in Portugal’s successful drug model. By decriminalizing drugs, Portugal lowered drug addiction burdens for society by providing treatment and connection instead of disconnecting incarceration and isolation. That’s what you hear all the time from drug policy reformers — and they’re persuasive…
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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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Now Hiring: Student Intern For Strategies On Minnesota Cannabis Legalization
From a top advocacy group in Minnesota comes this internship opportunity for students: https://www.facebook.com/job_opening/483885099064245/?source=share Policy Intern Sensible Change Minnesota Internship/Placement We are looking for a student who wants to gain experience working on policy change in Minnesota! Ideal candidates have great attention to detail, are self-sufficient, and able to utilize technology to work remotely.…
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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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Here’s The Imperfect Medical Marijuana Bill Passed At The Statehouse Today After Six Years Of Work
Uploading video to YouTube so you can watch the full discourse for yourself and make up your own mind. Thanks for following WeedPress on Facebook. Today’s vote was nearly unanimous. House File 732 had various amendments offered. Representative Jeff Shipley’s amendment was withdrawn. He spoke about being confused as to why marijuana is controversial, that…
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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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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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VIDEO | MedPharm Iowa Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Today Includes Well Placed Educational Video Shorts, Answers Iowans About Manufacturing Processes, Commitment To Exploring Science In Spite Of Iowa Legislators Farming Ignorance
MedPharm answered some questions on their Facebook video feed after the event. They’ve always been very approachable and open to intelligent discourse. Jason Karimi · 32:29 What extraction methods will you be using? MedPharm Iowa · 0:00 Plants are extracted using solvent-free super critical CO2. Plant extracts are then further purified and concentrated to prepare…
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Iowan with Spinal Stenosis: “We’ll treat you with surgery, radiation, toxic levels of opiates and pharmaceuticals, but when it backfires, we’ll threaten you with fines and jail if you try to treat yourself with a natural plant”
Here’s another testimonial from an Iowan who wishes to remain anonymous. Follow WeedPress on Facebook. If you’d like your story heard by legislators this next session, email me at jkarimi2007@hotmail.com, or write to me on the Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Facebook page. You can remain anonymous if you’d like. I’ll publish your story here…
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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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PRESS ADVISORY: A Sensible Conversation about Medical Cannabis in Iowa — Monday, December 2 at Des Moines Public Library
NOVEMBER 22 , 2013 PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE USE A Sensible Conversation about Medical Cannabis in Iowa – Monday December 2, 6:00-7:30 pm at the Des Moines Public Library, downtown, 1000 Grand Avenue. The meeting will feature a presentation by the former Medical Director of the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program. Dr. Jenison will make…
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