Tag: harm reduction
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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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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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Why I Want To Hand Needles Out To Drug Users — Answers From A Job Application
Questions and answers from a recent drug policy org volunteer application: Why do you want to volunteer? Pictured left to right: hero mom advocate Maria la France; me, with coffee; West Des Moines Sally Gaer, leading cannabis reform advocate in Iowa; Iowa NORML President (2013) Aaron Schoeneman; and Rachael ‘Leyen’ Selmeski, who later appeared in…
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Multiple Iowa Legislators Promise Bipartisan Work In 2020 To Send Official Letter to Federal Government to Respect State Medical Marijuana Laws In 2020 And Remove Schedule I
In what appears to be a major breakthrough in understanding marijuana policy, a proposal to draft and vote on an important resolution in 2020 was vocalized by Democrats and Republicans in the Iowa Senate during final discussion on the latest expansion to the five year old medical cannabidiol program in the state of Iowa. Here’s…
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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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DEVELOPING: Illinois To Legalize Recreational Marijuana “Nearly Right Away” Says New Governor | Get Ready For A Midwest Shake-Up
Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois By: Nic Flosi Posted: Nov 07 2018 04:18PM CST Video Posted: Nov 07 2018 09:56PM CST Updated: Nov 07 2018 10:08PM CST CHICAGO…
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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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Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition Video On Facebook Live Explains Harm Reduction Philosophy, Science For Reducing Risky Behavior
Are you a binge drinker? Engage in unsafe sex? Know someone who has a drug or gambling problem? Check out the video below from the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition and go to https://www.iowaharmreductioncoalition.org for more information. “We don’t expect anything. We don’t come with judgment. We see people as humans and see them for…
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September 28th: The 3rd Annual University of Iowa Harm Reduction Summit
Register to Join us on 9/28 in Iowa City for the Iowa Harm Reduction Summit View this email in your browser Overdose prevention, hepatitis C treatment, and expanding a care continuum for people who use drugs. Experts from around the country will visit Iowa on September 28th to share their experiences working in syringe service…
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Corin Juehring Drugged At 515 Alive Music Festival In Des Moines — Public Service Announcement
This horrifying story as told by the victim should be utilized to educate people on drug use and etiquette at festivals and other locations since 1, people will use drugs and 2, other people will give harmful drugs to people without their consent thus 3, drug use education, like sex education, needs to evolve from…
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Iowan Dr. Ed Hertko: “Available Prescription Drugs Often Come With Far More Serious Side Effects Than Marijuana”
The following speech was given by Dr. Ed Hertko at the 2009 Iowa Board of Pharmacy hearing on medical cannabis in Des Moines, Iowa. Transcript of speech available here on page 37 – 48. “I’ll read my paper, which I called “Déjà vu. Medical Marijuana, Where Are You?” Ladies and gentlemen of the Iowa Board…
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