cannabisnews.com: DOT Dismisses Complaint from User of US Marijuana DOT Dismisses Complaint from User of US Marijuana Posted by CN Staff on March 29, 2004 at 14:59:11 PT By The Associated Press Source: Associated Press Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - The U.S. Department of Transportation found that a man who legally uses government-provided marijuana for medicinal purposes should have been allowed to board a Delta airlines flight here with the drug three years ago.But the order dismisses the complaint filed by Irvin Rosenfeld, a stockbroker who has used marijuana through a federal program to treat pain from a chronic bone condition since November 1982. Rosenfeld filed the complaint last year, after he said Delta agents refused to let him board a flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Washington, D.C. in March 2001. Rosenfeld, who had told the airline and reporters of his plans to take his marijuana on the flight, alleged that he was a disabled person and that the airline discriminated against him.The order said that because of the "highly exceptional" circumstances in the case, no action against the airline would be taken. Fewer than 10 individuals have the right to carry marijuana, as Rosenfeld does."It is understandable that Delta's employees were reluctant to allow him to board and were unable to confirm promptly that he was entitled to travel with his marijuana," the report, released on Friday, said.A Delta spokesman said the airline had no comment.The report added that Rosenfeld's conduct during the incident "may be properly termed 'grandstanding,'" and "that Mr. Rosenfeld should have been allowed to board the flight ... but that such documentation and information was not available to the Delta employees involved in the incident."Rosenfeld suffers from a rare bone disease causing tumor growth, which in turn leads to muscle spasms, internal bleeding and severe pain.He said the marijuana has been the only effective medication and that he smokes about 12 cigarettes each day.Rosenfeld said he plans to appeal the order."I was so wronged by what Delta did and I just have to say it one more time to the DOT," he said. Source: Associated Press Published: March 29, 2004Copyright: 2004 The Associated Press Related Articles & Web Site:Medical Marijuana Information Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/medical.htmMan Travels With Pot, His Medicinehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread15895.shtmlSuit Dropped in Fight Over Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread14994.shtmlLegal Pot-Smoker from Boca Sues Airline http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread11507.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #12 posted by paul peterson on March 30, 2004 at 13:14:01 PT virgil & mayan Dr. Russo did, indeed, examine four patients, mostly in Montana last year. My friend, Barbie D., has MS really bad and so a nurse came to northwest Iowa to examine her in my hometown. Russo published a "Chronic Use Study" or some such name which I have in a file somewhere (the patients showed no adverse long-term effects, even for serious nicotine use in conjunction with the government tin weed. Barbie has lived about 10 years longer than she was expected to and with therapy she was even getting out of her wheelchair when I last visited. (Visit Russo's website and you can certainly access the article-I'm not good at "posting" those things).Incidentally, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision (Conant v. Waters, etc.) no-noing DEA's butchering of doctors' freedom to speak freely with patients about pot gives a synopsis of FOUR I.N.D. patients histories, by name, no less, and Barbie Douglass is listed first, in case you're interested in more detail. I'll bet those four could be the same ones Ethan studied.It gets better though. In my early research I actually SPOKE WITH pot researchers at the University of Chicago (program into it's FIFTH YEAR, involving "safety in the hands of an unregulated public" the quote: NO SERIOUS ADVERSE EFFECTS AFTER YEARS OF USAGE!), ALSO University of Iowa (program into it's THIRD YEAR, involving brain scan changes in pot smokers-the findings: 1) pot increases blood flow in the ventral areas of frontal lobes, where EMOTIONAL THOUGHT5 ORIGINATE (keep that in mind, girls), 2) no permanent rewiring of ANY BRAIN CIRCUITS, especially lacking were changes in the STIMULUS-REWARD circuits (ie: addiction potential is very low), 3) no adverse changes anywhere in the brain from chronic, long-term usage.Both researchers asked me not to "publicize" those matters at all at that time, since they were both trying to get their DEA licenses renewed and grants refreshed (THEY COULDN'T "publish" anything that would be seen as "encouraging" marijuana advocacy, medical or otherwise, or they knew they would be dead meat in Maryland). Yes Timmy, there is much known about long term use and it ain't bad-t'al, now go on-ta bed, I'va finished the story for tonight. Somewhere in the Homeland. [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by JR Bob Dobbs on March 30, 2004 at 03:48:53 PT Forchion If Ed is not allowed to be named NJWeedman.com because the judge believes it promotes an illegal activity, would this judge have a problem with Ed changing his name to StopTheDrugWar.org? http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/ [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by Virgil on March 30, 2004 at 00:26:07 PT Mayan When Dr. Russo first became interested in cannabis after finding out the federal government was not, he examined most if not all of the people let in under the experimental alternative medicine program. That is why he sometimes comments on individuals as these things pop up. He has seen them in Montana and examined them. I think there are seven left now. [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by Prime on March 29, 2004 at 18:32:22 PT The good ole days... I used to get high on Delta flights from Philly to Raleigh, that was back when you could smoke on the plane. The fans in the bathrooms on jets have some serious suction power so I was never really that worried about getting caught.Now I'll just have a brownie before flying. Sorry... just reminiscing. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by E_Johnson on March 29, 2004 at 16:54:40 PT This is too absurd to be America ""It is understandable that Delta's employees were reluctant to allow him to board and were unable to confirm promptly that he was entitled to travel with his marijuana," the report, released on Friday, said. "What do they expect the marijuana to do, spontaneously explode in mid air?I feel like Alice in Wonderland here. [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Dark Star on March 29, 2004 at 16:48:58 PT Yes, There's a Study! http://www.cannabis-med.org/jcant/russo_chronic_use.pdf [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by mayan on March 29, 2004 at 16:20:47 PT Research? I agree, bongathon. I believe the government says it provides the cannabis to the 10 individuals as part of a study or research or something like that. Has the government monitored these people's conditions or done any studies or research on them at all since the 10 started receiving the cannabis? Does anyone here know anything about this? The way out is the way in...Press Coverage of 9/11 Inquiry in San Francisco: http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/archive/scoop/stories/a7/2c/200403290003.62a5a53f.htmlCitizensWatch Brief on Press Conference and 9/11 Hearings http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/archive/scoop/stories/ae/7f/200403290002.2614939e.htmlRumsfeld & Myers Testiomony re. Air Defense of Pentagon: http://www.911citizenswatch.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=162&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 The conscience of the 9/11 commission: http://www.911citizenswatch.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=161&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0Attack Warnings - People who Avoided the Airlines and the Twin Towers: http://911research.wtc7.net/sept11/warnings.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by druid on March 29, 2004 at 16:14:44 PT Judge Rules against NJWeedman! Boo-hiss Judge Rules Against Pot ProtesterNot Allowed to Change Name to NJWeedman.comMarch 27, 2004 — A self-styled marijuana activist will not be allowed to change his name to NJWeedman.com.The name change for Edward Forchion was nixed Friday by Superior Court Judge John A. Fratto.A spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said the ruling came after prosecutors argued the name change would "promote an illegal activity."Forchion was placed in an early-release program in April 2002 after serving 16 months of a 10-year prison term for possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.He subsequently was jailed for five months by authorities who said he violated the program by filming public service announcements pressing for changes to New Jersey's laws and advocating legalizing marijuana.When he was released from jail in January 2003, Forchion was returned to the early-release program but barred by a judge from promoting illegal use of marijuana after his release.Forchion, who refers to himself as "NJ Weedman," has said he used marijuana because of his religious beliefs and for medical reasons.He has made three bids for a seat in Congress, losing twice and quitting one race after being indicted on drug charges.(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by FoM on March 29, 2004 at 16:09:15 PT global_warming Oh No! I'm a Relic too! I've been called a lot of things but a relic is new. LOL! That made me laugh! Thanks! [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by global_warming on March 29, 2004 at 15:54:41 PT Relics Hi AllThis guy Irv, is a relic of some distorted past that most of us have no knowledge, let us hope that he lives a few more longer years, since he is an activist, and obviously doe not sit down and shut up, like most of us in the good ol usa.In regards to the posting about "sleepy alaskans", maybe some pc guru can start a web page called "wakeup alaska.com" to inform the denizens of the fridgid northwest what is coming down. You have to love this internet stuff, how about a souderisanass.com, the realm of domain names is virtually endless and can support just about every subject.Peace -gw [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on March 29, 2004 at 15:13:58 PT bongathon There are a few articles and here is one. The Initiative for full legalization in Alaska this November is going to be a very big deal! I'm keeping my fingers crossed.Alaska Court: Drug Ban Unconstitutional: http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread17184.shtml [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by bongathon on March 29, 2004 at 15:08:15 PT go get em irvin once again we are reminded that the federal government does allow medical mj for a few individuals yet the ONDCP and the grand poobah johnny p continue to deny that there are any medical uses for the plant. on a different note, i was talking to some alaskans, one of which didn't even know that their supreme court had basically nullified the ban on home mj use. funny how these court decisions are kept so quiet. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment