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03.04.10
"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded."

Abraham Lincoln (1809-65), U.S. President. Speech, 18 Dec. 1840, to Illinois House of Representatives --

03.02.10
MI: Some patients say getting medical marijuana is still a problem NPR | 3/1/10 | Rina Miller
02.24.10

[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's media advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up for NORML's free e-zine here.]

02.24.10
WORLD: Medical Marijuana May Help Fibromyalgia Pain CNN & Health.com | 2/24/2010 | Anne Harding

02.22.10
MO: Pettis County makes cannabis-like K2 illegal in the county connect midmissouri | 2/22/2010 | Kermit Miller

02.21.10
MO: 'Legal Marijuana' Shows Up on Local Store Shelves EMissourian.com / Feb. 19, 2010 / Nathan Woodside

It's said to have the same effect as marijuana, it's completely legal and now it's being sold in St. Clair.

02.21.10

“Where Do You Get ‘It’ From?”

Author: Publius*

02.20.10
IL: Marijuana Substitute, K2, Readily Available Chicago Sun-Times / Feb, 20, 2010 / Jim Janssen

You don’t have to look hard to find legal dope for sale at Chicago head shops. The marijuana substitute called K2 is openly on display, sold as incense for up to $35 a gram.

02.19.10
CA: Medical Marijuana Has Merit, Research Shows WebMD / Feb. 18, 2010 / Kathleen Doheny

Although Research Shows Medical Mariuana Works, Critics Say California Center's Research Is Flawed

02.19.10

On Wednesday of this week, the University of California added a scientific underpinning to something many of us already know; in the first US clinical trials in more than 20 years, researchers found that marijuana helps relieve the pains and muscle

02.19.10

And the winner is…

Roger Morgan, Chairman and executive director of Coalition for a Drug-Free California, with Drug czar’s office keeps drug use down

Before one throws the “drug czar” out with the bath water (“The drug czar should go,” Commentary, Feb. 8 ) he should look closely at the critics.

02.18.10
US: Medical Marijuana: An Over-Hyped Drug Forbes / February 18, 2010 / Peter A. Lipson

02.16.10
CO: Cannabis Science Announces Preliminary Results of Its Survey of Cannabis Use By Veterans and Others With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) "Listen to What Our Veterans Are Telling Us" Cannabis Science Inc. / Staff / February 16, 2010
02.16.10

[Editor's note: This post is excerpted from this week's forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML's media advisories delivered straight to your in-box, sign up for NORML's free e-zine here.]

02.10.10
What is Glaucoma

The term glaucoma actually refers to a whole group of diseases, each of which gradually erodes the sight without warning.  The disease often has no warning signs in the early stages and some experts suggest that half of the people affected by glaucoma don’t eve

02.05.10
CO: Cannabis Therapy Institute Tries To Stop Seemingly Unstoppable Medical Marijuana Bill About Doctor-Patient Relationships Westworld / Feb 5, 2010 / Michael Roberts
01.31.10
MD: Putting Fences Around Medical Marijuana Use The bill to be introduced, making Maryland 15th state to allow it, might be the most stringent in the nation. Baltimore Sun / January 31, 2010 / Kelly Brewington and Meredith Kahn
01.25.10
CO: Medical Marijuana Conference Seeks Top Pot UPI.com / January 25 / 2010 / Staff

01.23.10
CO: Cannabis controversy Boulder County Business Report | 1/22/2010 | Ryan Dionne

BOULDER - For chronic pain try some Kush or Orange Blossom. For appetite issues, go for the Orange Haze or Haze Wowie.
01.21.10

The pure, unadulterated, distilled essence of Reefer Madness, courtesy of California Assembly Candidate, Republican Paul Chabot:

01.19.10

You can’t get more mainstream in the media than The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, who both highlight the growing medical acceptance of medical cannabis and the uber-political conditions placed on medical researchers who want to conduct rigorous scientific studies on cannabis’ medical efficacy and safety.

01.19.10
NY: Researchers Find Study of Medical Marijuana Discouraged New York Times / January 18, 2010 / Gardiner Harris
01.17.10
Overcome the politics to stop children dying in pain The Daily Telegraph | 1/18/2010 | Tracey Spicer

POLITICIANS enjoy beating their chests about "zero tolerance".

On drugs. Binge drinking. Bullying. Sexual harassment. But what about zero tolerance for suffering?