Tag: science
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Senator John Thune: Federal Solution To State Medical Marijuana Laws In Hands Of State, Not Congress
Senator John Thune’s office had me come install a TV mount for them and while there I asked a question. I got a letter in response that wasn’t a form letter at all. Below is the recording I made of my phone call to the state Attorney Generals office. I am also contacting the governor…
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Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Better Quality of Life Outcomes
Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Better Quality of Life Outcomes BY NORML POSTED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2022 São Paulo, Brazil: Cannabis consumers report better mental health and quality of life outcomes than do non-users, according to data published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Brazilian investigators surveyed a convenience sample of 7,491 self-identified marijuana consumers and 839 non-users. Participants’ responses were…
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Youth and Truth: Can Marijuana Lead To Enlightenment?
Gonna watch this one later for sure. Out yesterday from “Sadhguru Answers:”
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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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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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Tell The Senate You Want Iowa To Vote On SF 500 To Fight Overdose Crisis | Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition
Ask leadership to schedule SF 500, the bill to legalize Syringe Service Programs, for a full Senate vote We need Iowans to join us now to get this bill all the way through! Read SF 500 Tell Senator Schneider and Senator Whitver that Iowa needs SSPs in 2019 It’s all written for you, just hit send…
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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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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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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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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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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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Steve King Tells Iowans With Crohn’s, Epilepsy, To Get Bent And Die
And JD Scholten just might stop him from continuing his racist legacy on behalf of the worst part of Iowa. That’s right America — Iowans don’t like the King overall, just the voting minorities. In a letter to an Iowa Patient and nurse by the name of Angela Kerr dated July 6, 2018, the most…
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MedPharm Iowa Announces Iowa’s First Medical Cannabis Product ALIVIAR — can’t wait to see the commercials on that one
From the MedPharm Iowa Facebook Page: History being made here. These will be the first legal cannabis products to ever be sold in Iowa. That means THC & CBD. The Aliviar product lineup is available to patients in the Iowa Medical Cannabis Program. MedPharm Iowa’s Aliviar products offer a variety of ratios to accommodate for…
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Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Endorses Dr. Andy McGuire for Governor
Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Dr. Andy McGuire Gubernatorial Campaign was endorsed by Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana this evening via their Facebook: Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana After careful vetting of the Democratic primary field Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana would like to encourage voters to participate in the June 5th primary by casting…
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Medical Cannabidiol Advisory Board Hearing Scheduled For August and November — Dates and Location Plus How To Petition For Additional Illnesses (Without Having To Spend Time Suing For Equal Protection)
https://idph.iowa.gov/mcarcp/meetings 08/03/2018 – 08-03-2018 – Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Advisory Board Meeting – Iowa Laboratory Facility – 2240 DMACC Blvd., Ankeny, IA 11/02/2018 – 11-02-2018 – Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Advisory Board Meeting – Iowa Laboratory Facility – 2240 DMACC Blvd., Ankeny, IA Here’s the link to apply for a medical card: https://idph.iowa.gov/mcarcp/applications Here’s the link to…
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KCRG TV-9 Covers Opiate Crisis…While Certain Iowans Judge Sick People As Less Than Human, Others Seek Compassionate Alternatives Instead
http://www.kcrg.com/templates/2015_Sub_Video_Share?contentObj=483278551 Medical cannabis as an alternative wasn’t included in this report but has been included in others. Opiates are much more dangerous than cannabis, and CB1 and CB2 receptors in the brain are a major cause of migraines. Endocannabinoid science matters. From KCRG’s article, “Feeling the pain of the opiate crackdown:” “In fact, to reduce…
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Oskaloosa High School Cheer Coach FIRED For Medical Marijuana Facebook Post? Miss Iowa United States Weighs In
After a national precedent setting appeals court case with a payout of $353,000 over a T-shirt that was officially licensed by Iowa State University, an Oskaloosa, Iowa High School cheerleading coach seems to have been fired from her position as a student role model and leader for her opinion that marijuana is an issue worth…
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Carl’s Cannabis Corner, January 23, 2011
http://blip.tv/file/4673441 My guest is Jason Karimi, Author of WeedPress Blog .We will discuss efforts to find a sponsor for medical marijuana legislation in Iowa, as well as Jason’s role in co-founding Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana and the effort to establish a Board of Directors for the organization. We will also discuss: SSB 1016 –…
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