Archive for: August, 2011

Germany to Host Joint Cannabinoid Research Conference

University of Bonn

IACM 6th Conference on Cannabinoids in Medicine and 5th European Workshop on Cannabinoid Research back to Bonn, Germany. The International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines (IACM) and the European Workshop on Cannabinoid Research will hold a joint meeting aptly titled Cannabinoid Conference 2011 on September 8-10 at the University of Bonn. Members of the IACM pay [...]

FDA Final Order: No Marijuana Growing for Research

Lyle E. Craker, University of Massachusetts at Amherst professor of plant, soil and insect sciences, is surrounded by plants in the campus greenhouse in this Republican file photo.

By Paul Armentano  |  Published in Opposing Views The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued its final order rejecting a ruling from the agency’s own Administrative Law Judge finding that it would be ‘in the public interest’ to grant the University of Massachusetts a license to grow marijuana for federally regulated research. The rejection preserves the monopoly [...]

Meet ASA’s Newest Community Liaison for Los Angeles

Cheryl Aichele, ASA's (Americans for Safe Access) newest community liaison in Los Angeles, talks about first becoming a medical cannabis activist.

Cheryl Aichele Talks About Meeting with Elected Officials Cheryl Aichele, who recently took a position as the Los Angeles Community Liaison for Americans for Safe Access (ASA), discusses what it was like when she first became involved in the medical cannabis movement while Charlie Lynch was faces Federal charges in a medical state. Cheryl will [...]

Elected Officials Beginning to Speak Out Against Marijuana Prohibition

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Sheila Jackson (D-TX), and Rep. Rangel (D-NY) testifying to another failed war, the War on Drugs.

Our friends over at Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) shared this video and we at Medical Marijuana 411 thought it was important enough to repeat. We applaud the Representatives from Tennessee, Texas, California, and New York, but would like to respectfully remind Rep. Rangel that New York City has one of the highest stop [...]

My AMAZING Road Trip to the 20th Anniversary of Seattle Hempfest with a Federal Medical Marijuana Patient

Me, on the far right, with Elvy and her friends, who have been advocating for cannabis for over forty years!

By Dawn M. Schiaretti  |  Published in The Human Solution It all started at 6am on Wednesday morning, August 17, 2011. I hopped on a bus at the Amtrak Train Station in Grover Beach, Ca. then transferred at the San Luis Obispo connection to a train into Emeryville, Ca. Waiting for me was Big Mike, or [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Medical Marijuana Patient on Hunger Strike While War on Drugs Hits Medical Community

Jerry Laberdee, left, is currently on a hungry strike while he remains in jail for growing his medical cannabis and his family is being harassed with further raids and intimidation. (Photo credit: MedicalMarijuana411.com)

Jerry Laberdee, 56, is a Vietnam War Veteran who was sent to war when he got caught with pot. Today Jerry sits in jail for the same crime, and is on a hunger strike and while he awaits his Federal charges. This time, however, he was a qualified medical cannabis patient in a Compassionate Use [...]

Michelle Sexton, Naturopathic Doctor, Discusses Cannabis as a Medicine Plant

Michelle Sexton

By Sam Sabzehzar  |  August 26, 2011 Dr. Michelle Sexton, a naturopathic doctor based in Seattle, Washington, has been studying plant medicine for over three decades, and has recently opened a laboratory where her research and testing will take the industry to new heights. This is our first installment with a naturopath, and we will [...]

Wheelchair-bound Medical Marijuana Patient Uses Cannabis in State that Treats her Like Criminal

Tonya Davis shares her most recent brain scan with Medical marijuana 411 in Seattle at the 20th Anniversary of Hempfest. (Photo credit: Medicalmarijuana411.com)

With a myriad of medical conditions and symptoms, Tonya Davis uses cannabis in edible form mostly, and finds relief from most of her ailments. With sever arthritis, thyroid issues, back and spinal chord injuries, and most recently, calcium deposit buildup, Ms. Davis’ use of medical cannabis helps her survive, and thrive! Medical Marijuana 411 caught [...]

Seattle Hempfest Celebrates 20 Years with Largest ‘Protestival’ in the World

The Hemposium Tent held three day's of Speaker panels full of physicians, herbalists, advocates, and patients. (Photo credit: MedicalMarijuana411.com)

With roughly 300,000 people attending the three-day “Protestival”, Seattle’s Hempfest celebrated their 20th Year Anniversary, making the world’s largest cannabis rally an emotional, and at times cathartic, event held with great reverence. By Sam Sabzehzar  |  August 22, 2011 With cleanup coming to completion, the end of the 20th year of Hempfest will be remembered as [...]

New Film Shows War on Cure for Cancer; Antineoplastons, Like Cannabis, Shows Promising Results

Burzynski

http://youtu.be/H0ibsoqjPac WATCH: Kendra Gilbert Anaplastic Astrocytoma survivor, N . Michigan News – July 2011 LISTEN: Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Lisa Oz speak to Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski and Eric Merola, May 17, 2011 READ: Dr. Joseph Mercola’s article about the film – June 2011 UPCOMING SCREENINGS: September 5, 2011 @ 6:30 PM Gold Coast Arts Centre, [...]

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