The National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference will take place in D.C. later this month and it is clear Americans for Safe Access is taking a strategic approach to bridging the gap between public and policy and bringing in experts from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition as well as medical experts to discuss harm reduction, science, public [...]
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Relax, rest, forget, and protect: The Endocannabinoid System’s intricacies were one of the many topics of discussion by some of the world’s top cannabinoid experts. By Sarah Russo | May 12, 2012 The 7th National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics was put on by Patients Out of Time and held on April 26-28th 2012 [...]
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Al Byrne, Co-founder of Patients Out of Time, talks about how medical cannabis helps his PTS(D), and encourages dropping the “Disorder” part of it, adding that stress is natural and dealing with stress is a natural process and sensible cannabis use has been very helpful for him since returning from Vietnam. There is actually no [...]
Having survived Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) for 22 years using cannabis (marijuana) as medicine, Cathy Jordan of Florida explains how it works to keep her alive – as a neuroprotective, cough stimulation, and the “cottonmouth” effect that controls the excess saliva so dangerous to ALS patients. Cathy also cites proven efficacy for Multiple Sclerosis and [...]
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Between 1987 and 1992 I became involved with a Veterans Health Administration and Agent Orange Class Assistance Program that funded Vets, acting as peer counselors, to search out and offer aid to fellow Veterans. All the counselors who did the field work fought in Vietnam as did almost all of the clients or patients. By [...]
In the current patchwork of Medical Marijuana laws and regulations across the country, clinical cannabis use is not decided by the military patients’ need for medicine, but rather where they live. This practice is, of course, totally illogical. Realizing that Veterans are not being treated for their injuries properly, is not surprising to me. I [...]
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Writ filed in DC Circuit Court for unreasonable delay in answering 9-year-old petition Published in Americans for Safe Access A Coalition of advocacy groups and patients filed suit in the DC Circuit Court today to compel the Obama administration to answer a 9-year-old petition to reclassify medical marijuana. The Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) has [...]
John Hopkins University began a campaign called ‘Meatless Mondays‘ to encourage people to get a bit healthier by reducing their amount of meat on their menu. How can this help medical marijuana? Easily. Through the reduction of meat in one’s diet, we have an opportunity to create a conversation about cannabis that is contrary to [...]
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By Hiedi Handford I must say – I am simply stunned by what has transpired within Montana over the past 3.5 months. STUNNED. We – I speak for medical cannabis folks – MANY across our great state whom I have personally met – walked into this session with the spirit of working together to build [...]
By Chris Kilham | Medicine Hunter Yesterday was known as National Marijuana Day or 4/20—and if the idea of having a marijuana deficiency sounds laughable to you, a growing body of science points at exactly such a possibility. Scientists have known that the active psychoactive compound in marijuana is THC, which is short for tetrahydrocannabinol. [...]
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