cannabisnews.com: Student Wins Battle To Allow Pot Project in Fair Student Wins Battle To Allow Pot Project in Fair Posted by CN Staff on January 29, 2003 at 22:03:51 PT By The Associated Press Source: Associated Press School officials have decided to allow a Belmont eighth-grader to enter a project on medical marijuana in her school's science fair, nearly two weeks after it was banned. The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District decided Wednesday the project met science fair guidelines and was not illegal because 13-year-old Veronica Mouser did not use the pot herself and didn't administer it to anyone during her research. "She's done an awful lot of work and it's a well documented project. It was not clear to us at the start how that could have been done," said district business director Jeff Keuscher, who investigated the girl's complaint that her project be displayed. Veronica's project was set to be entered in the science fair Thursday morning, just in time to be included in the judging. "We're doing just great now that we're in," said the girl's stepfather, Dave Phillips. Ralston Intermediate School Principal Deborah Ferguson told Veronica almost two weeks ago she was barring her project -- entitled "Mary Jane for Pain" -- from a school science fair because marijuana is considered an illegal drug by the federal government. The eighth-grader performed her research by having medical marijuana patients log the effects of pot on their pain and nausea for one week, and then log what happened when they abstained for a week. She determined the weed did help relieve symptoms. Belmont is located about 20 miles southeast of San Francisco.Complete Title: Belmont Student Wins Battle To Allow Pot Project in Science FairSource: Associated PressPublished: January 30, 2003 Copyright: 2003 Associated PressRelated Articles & Web Site:Medicinal Cannabis Research Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/research.htmBelmont Teen Fights Ban of Her Pot Projecthttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15317.shtmlPot Project Pulled - San Jose Mercury Newshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15301.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #5 posted by FoM on January 30, 2003 at 11:11:32 PT The GCW Yes this did happen before. It happened in Santa Cruz!Medical Marijuana Exhibit on Displayed: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread12065.shtml ‘Mary Jane for Pain’ Student Pot Project Gets OK: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread12058.shtmlScience-Fair Pot Project Causes Consternation: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread12028.shtml [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by FoM on January 30, 2003 at 08:42:09 PT The GCW I posted this press release last night but I didn't find any news so far but I'm sure we will find some today.http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread15303.shtml#3 [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by The GCW on January 30, 2003 at 04:32:47 PT FoM, did a potential lawsuit have to do with it? This came up before last year, didn't it?The lawsuit helped and helped set the precedent for this case, if I'm not mistaken. +I was wanting to read about Ed's court session, yesterday. It was Wed's court session, I thought.Ed, has been on My mind.+ Here is news from Utah, that We should be aware of. Quote: "Nothing can stop an over-zealous prosecutor," Boyden quipped. SENATE APPROVES EASIER PROSECUTION OF DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVERS http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n148/a04.html?397 [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by i420 on January 29, 2003 at 23:39:47 PT Awsome!! Alas...common sense prevails!! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by FoM on January 29, 2003 at 22:50:28 PT News Brief From The San Jose Mercury News Belmont Student Wins Fight To Enter Pot Project in Science FairBy Renee Koury, Mercury NewsPublished: January 29, 2003A Belmont eighth-grader won her battle Wednesday to have her project on medical marijuana entered into her school science fair, nearly two weeks after it was banned.The Belmont Redwood Shores School District decided the project submitted by 13-year-old Veronica Mouser met science fair guidelines and stayed within legal bounds. She did not use the weed herself or administer it to any resarch subjects.``Now that we've had a chance to review the project, it's pretty clear that this isn't outside the bounds of guidelines,'' said district business director Jeff Keuscher, who investigated Veronica's complaint demanding her project be displayed.``She's done an awful lot of work and it's a well documented project. It was not clear to us at the start how that could have been done, but with her parents' assistance she's acquired a good deal of information and collected data that allowed her to support her hypothesis.''Veronica was elated: ``We're doing just great now that we're in,'' said her stepfather, Dave Phillips. Her project will be entered Thursday morning, just in time to be included in the science fair judging. The fair started Tuesday and ends Thursday.At the center of her research, Veronica had three medical marijuana patients log the effects of using weed to relieve pain and nausea for one week, and what happened when they abstained for a week. She determined that the pot did help relieve symptoms. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment