cannabisnews.com: White House Official Talks About Medical Marijuana
White House Official Talks About Medical Marijuana
Posted by CN Staff on April 27, 2004 at 13:46:12 PT
By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Writer
Source: Associated Press
Montpelier Vt. -- A question and answer period with a top Bush administration drug control official ended early Tuesday after a supporter of medical marijuana disrupted the meeting. Dr. Andrea Barthwell was taking questions after outlining the administration's prevention efforts when the man started shouting from the audience at the Pavilion office building.
"These people are telling me I have to live in pain," the man said to a scattering of applause before being confronted by a security guard. After a few minutes he left. Barthwell had just finished an outline of the Bush administration's drug control plan, which calls for an almost equal balance of preventing drug use and abuse, providing treatment for addicts, and using law enforcement to disrupt illegal drug supply. She had only begun to discuss the medicinal use of marijuana while taking questions when her talk was disrupted. The time scheduled for her presentation was up and Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Paul Jarris decided to end the meeting rather than try to continue. The Vermont House is considering a bill that would exempt patients with certain chronic conditions from arrest and prosecution for possession of limited amounts of marijuana. The bill was approved by the Senate last year. Advocates of medicinal marijuana argue it can be a humane and effective pain reliever for people suffering from a variety of chronic illnesses, such as cancer, AIDS or glaucoma. Barthwell, whose formal title is deputy director for demand reduction for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said after the meeting that the Bush administration opposed the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana for medical use. "Our position is that a crude plant product is not medicine," said Barthwell. "We would not want to see that here or anywhere." She said the active ingredient in marijuana, which can provide relief to chronically ill patients, can be found in the drug Marinol. And she said advocates for reforming national marijuana laws were supporting efforts to use marijuana for medicinal purposes as a way to begin legalizing it for other uses. Earlier Tuesday Barthwell appeared before the House and Senate Health and Welfare Committees. Gov. James Douglas opposes the use of medical marijuana. His Health Commissioner, Dr. Paul Jarris, said that as a physician he couldn't support the use of medical marijuana, a plant that contains numerous chemicals. Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle, who is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, supports legalizing medical marijuana. There is growing public support across Vermont for medical marijuana. On Town Meeting Day more than 82 percent of Burlington voters came down in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical use. At Tuesday's meeting several people in the audience wore T-shirts with the slogan "ONDCP Spreads Myths," but the audience was quiet until the one man started shouting, ending the meeting. Source: Associated Press Author: Wilson Ring, Associated Press WriterPublished: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Copyright: 2004 The Associated Press Related Articles & Web Sites:Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/Transcript: Hearing On Medical Marijuanahttp://freedomtoexhale.com/hearing.htmHouse May Tighten Rules on Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18651.shtmlLawmakers Take Testimony on Medical Marijuana http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18642.shtmlMedical Marijuana and Its Witless Enemieshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18415.shtml
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Comment #24 posted by Dankhank on April 28, 2004 at 08:10:21 PT
Schedule 3
is where Marinol/Dronabinol currently is listed. The best-kept secret still hidden?It may be, since I asked a doctor this, "A Schedule 3 drug can be prescribed ... offline of the stated use ... for just about anything a doctor thinks it will help?"And the answer I got was ... yes ...
Resist
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Comment #23 posted by RasAric on April 28, 2004 at 06:36:19 PT
Drugs....drugs are bad, mmmmkay?
In a Statement to the press, Propaganda Queen Dr. A."Barfwell" said that, "Crude medicinal herbs have no value because the Pharma pseudo kill companies can't make a substantial profit since plants cannot be patented. But...Drabinol is good, mmmkay kids"?
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Comment #22 posted by Petard on April 28, 2004 at 05:51:08 PT
They contradict themselves
They speak of "THE active ingredient" and then complain about a gazillion bazillion chemicals in pot. Which is it? One active ingredient or scads of active ingredients? And if they choose the scads then how is it Marinol is such an adequate substitute? If they choose the one, THC, then how do they rationalize their fear mongering over the many others?Look, there goes that dog (that won't hunt BTW) chasing it's tail again that dog called the Federal Government that is.
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Comment #21 posted by The GCW on April 28, 2004 at 05:06:09 PT
BUDSNAXZ
Good observation.Trying to talk while standing on Your tongue does not work yet they continue to try and try... Society is starting to see cannabis prohibitionists as clowns that are not funny.BUDSNAXZ, What else do You see?
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Comment #20 posted by jose melendez on April 27, 2004 at 21:16:33 PT
Also . . .
Also, it's not the active ingredient, but an analogue: from google's html version of: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/pblct/forum/v14n2/v14n2a7e.pdfAt present, there are two compounds based on THC that are marketed as prescription drugs. Dronabinol (Marinol) is synthetic THC, structurally identical to the psychoactive THC found in marijuana. It has been approved for use in the United States since 1986, and is also commercially available in Canada. Nabilone (Cesamet) is an analogue of THC. It is available by prescription in Canada and the United Kingdom, however the United States has not approved this drug for prescription use. Both drugs are available in pill form. Other forms of synthetic THC exist, such as levonantrodol, a THC analogue, and HU-210, which is an analogue much more potent than the THC found in marijuana.8
These drugs are not commercially available and have not been approved for prescription use.
Effectiveness in treatmentInitial evidence for the potential efficacy of any new drug is typically obtained through research with animals in a laboratory setting. Animal studies have shown synthetic THC to be29
effective in stimulating appetite, preventing nausea and vomiting, in pain management and in relieving muscle tremors associated with several disorders (multiple sclerosis, epilepsy).
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The results from animal research have been the basis for beginning clinical trials in human patients. Clinical trials with human patients are subject to a host of specialized problems that are not present in animal research. Trials involving human subjects are less tightly controlled than in the laboratory, and increases in individual variability through medical history or current conditions can influence the study outcome. Small sample sizes are also a limitation in clinical trials, where individual variability can have a more profound impact. The most effective method of clinical trial involves random assignment of patients to either a drug condition or to an inactive (placebo) or an active control condition. Neither the experimenters nor the patients know which they have received, which reduces the possibility of an individual’s expectations or preconceptions influencing the results. These caveats should inform the reader to be cautious in interpreting the results of clinical trials involving human subjects and synthetic THC, as many clinical studies use small samples and inadequate control groups. AND it's not the only active ingredient in medicinal or social cannabis:from google''s html version of: http://www.ukmicentral.nhs.uk/therapeu/drg_inf/drg22-04.pdfTABLE 1: UK STUDIES OF CANNABINOIDS IN MS
Trial Co-ordinator Design Regimen Results expected Ref Dr. John Zajicek Consultant Neurologist, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth 3 year double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled multicentre study of 660 patients with relatively stable MS and significant spasticity in at least 2 leg muscle groups. Primary outcome measures: reduction in spasticity using Ashworth scale. Secondary outcomes: - mobility, quality of life and disability Cannador capsules, extract of cannabis plant standardised to contain 2.5mg THC vs Marinol capsules containing pure THC 2.5mg vs placebo Late 2002 19http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1590.htmlhttp://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=322http://www.acmed.org/jcant/Jcant1(1).pdfhttp://www.ccrmg.org/journal/04spr/conditions.htmlsee also (from July, 2001!): http://www.marijuananews.com/news.php3?sid=472
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Comment #19 posted by BUDSNAXZ on April 27, 2004 at 20:36:05 PT
Did she just help us again?
Was I the only one that caught this?"She said the active ingredient in marijuana, which can provide relief to chronically ill patients, can be found in the drug Marinol." I am truly amazed that I just heard a top member of the ONDCP formally acknowledge that cannabis does have medicinal properties ! :)
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Comment #18 posted by FoM on April 27, 2004 at 20:27:09 PT
Vermont Public Radio
White House Advisor Testifies Against Vermont Medical Marijuana Bill MONTPELIER, VT (2004-04-27) (Host) A key White House drug policy advisor urged members of the House Health and Welfare Committee to reject legislation allowing the medicinal use of marijuana. Doctor Andrea Barthwell says the proposal has no medical benefits and will encourage young people to try marijuana.VPR's Bob Kinzel reports.Complete Article: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=632377Audio Link: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/vpr/news.mediaplayer?STATION_NAME=vpr&MEDIA_ID=440474&MEDIA_EXTENSION=asf&MODULE=news
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Comment #17 posted by goneposthole on April 27, 2004 at 18:32:43 PT
The effectiveness of D.A.R.E.
My seven year old daughter returned from school yesterday after attending a 'drug education' indoctrination.These were her words: "(DARE representative) says that we have to wait until we are twenty-one before we can do drugs."They're doing a great job at teaching children to 'just say no'.Must be one more of Murphy's laws at work.
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Comment #16 posted by jose melendez on April 27, 2004 at 18:06:47 PT
Should willow tree bark manufacturing be illegal?
CLAIM "It's not a good thing for this country to do to make more of the illicit substances legal," said Dr. Barthwell."ONE OF MANY VALID ANSWERS:Here in Florida, Bella Donna is prolific in certain areas. Were Angel Trumpets advertised daily as 'the most dangerous drug' or people's property seized and kids told every day of how powerful and dangerous Bella Donna can be, youth access, abuses and deaths would most certainly skyrocket along with demand, budgets, firepower and pay on both sides of the law.
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Comment #15 posted by mayan on April 27, 2004 at 18:06:13 PT
Over 82%!
"There is growing public support across Vermont for medical marijuana. On Town Meeting Day more than 82 percent of Burlington voters came down in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical use." The people are well aware that the government is protecting the profits of big pharm at the cost of human lives. Thanks to the internet, people are realizing that they've been lied to for a very long time...and they are starting to get very pissed off. They're also wondering what else they're being lied to about.The way out is the way in...Public Pressure Forces Judge to Open 9/11 Whistleblower Hearing:
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=1619&blz=1Translator Alleges FBI/State Dept. Espionage, Possible Treason:
http://www.septembereleventh.org/newsarchive/2004-04-27-edmonds.phpSome say Cheney, Bush fear giving varying 9/11 stories:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/world/8516446.htm
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Comment #14 posted by jose melendez on April 27, 2004 at 18:01:17 PT
oops, missed a link
http://www.lungcancerclaims.com/chemotherapy.htmNCI scientists feel that antiemetic drugs or combinations of antiemetic drugs have been shown to be more useful than synthetic THC as "first_line therapy" for nausea and vomiting caused by anticancer drugs. Examples include drugs called serotonin antagonists, including . . . " . . .(T)he U.S. Constitution defines treason as waging war on Americans, or providing aid and comfort to our enemies. Also, the antitrust law known as the Sherman Act clearly deems illegal any price fixing, bid rigging or collusion between persons or corporations that inflate prices of inferior products, cheat the customer, restrain trade or commerce, or any attempt "to monopolize any part of the trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations." Yet news media, law enforcers and politicians alike consistently omit such relevant and material facts even as they turn a blind eye to and even promote foods, food supplements, drugs, deadly and defective drug delivery devices and alcohol products that are irrefutably associated with more than 1 million American deaths each year. According to Title 21, Chapter 22, Section 1712, on Sept. 30, 2003, the chapter and the amendments in U.S. Code that funded John Walters' agency were repealed, including the provisions in Section 1713 that authorized the secretary of state, attorney general, secretary of agriculture, secretary of defense, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to collude with multibillion-dollar conglomerate chemical manufacturers and private military contractors to develop and spray herbicides to "eliminate illicit narcotics crops," specifically coca, cannabis and opium poppy in the United States and foreign countries. "-mesee also:http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n592/a05.html
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Comment #13 posted by KnowHemp on April 27, 2004 at 17:58:36 PT
Too Easy...
Its real easy to make pot look ineffective as a medicine...till you turn to real science! a number of scientists (including carl sagan) have even suggested that pot and people have co-evolved, and benefited from each other. (but now you're talking about evolution-slow down there, buddy) Regardless of how we got here, theres no denying the real facts! we need to repeat the truth as often as possible (and palettable to the listener) in order to beat this clearly narrow agenda. I think the clean environment we WILL HAVE as a result of replacing tree paper and fossil fuels with hemp alone would be enough to justify the legalisation of hemp EVEN IF the DEA thinks it would serve as a cover for pot gardens. As long as they can say it makes you think different and therefore, does damage, they can say that hemp for paper and fuel i just great BUT it impairs the work of the DEA. Cannabis threatens the pharmacueticals, timber and petro industries but killer weed keeps them in the clear.
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Comment #12 posted by jose melendez on April 27, 2004 at 17:55:07 PT
still searching . . .
Re: coment#8http://www.lungcancerclaims.com/chemotherapy.htmDronabinol (Marinol), a synthetic form of the active marijuana constituent delta_9_tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is available by prescription for use as an antiemetic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its use for treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy in patients who have not responded to the standard antiemetic drugs. from: http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?ID=45186&storytype=DeanTopicsQuestions I'm Getting Treatment For Hepatitis C. Will Marijuana Help Me Or Harm Me? January 16, 2003
Original Posting: 11/30/2000 Ernie: I have hepatitis C and I'm getting ready to start the interferon ribarvirin therapy. As an occasional marijuana user, I was hoping to continue smoking it to help me get through the loss of appetite, and restlessness at night. Is there any danger in the way that it is metabolized? Dr. Dean: Good question. Marijuana, like most medications, is metabolized in the liver. With active liver disease, a little dose of marijuana may go a long way. In addition, street marijuana has such variability, predicting its effect is difficult. I know of no contraindication and you know that I'm in favor of medical marijuana, but I'm uncomfortable recommending an illegal substance to you, a person with a serious illness. This is a very specific question that I think you should ask your doctors. You won't be the first person to ask it. People with worse illnesses than yours have used marijuana to fight nausea with no negative consequences and any anti-nausea drug that the doctor gives you will also be metabolized by the liver. I feel more secure with your liver trying to handle marijuana. Marinol, the FDA-approved pill form of marijuana has shown no toxicity to the liver. I would estimate marijuana to be as safe as anything else.NCI scientists feel that antiemetic drugs or combinations of antiemetic drugs have been shown to be more useful than synthetic THC as "first_line therapy" for nausea and vomiting caused by anticancer drugs. Examples include drugs called serotonin antagonists, including ondansetron (Zofran) and granisetron (Kytril), used alone or combined with dexamethasone (a steroid hormone); metoclopramide (Reglan) combined with diphenhydramine and dexamethasone; high doses of methylprednisolone (a steroid hormone) combined with droperidol (Inapsine); and prochlorperazine (Compazine). Continued research with other agents and combinations of these agents is under way to determine their usefulness in controlling chemotherapy_induced nausea and vomiting. However, NCI scientists believe that synthetic THC may be useful for some cancer patients who have chemotherapy_induced nausea and vomiting that cannot be controlled by other antiemetic agents. The expected side effects of this compound must be weighed against the possible benefits. Dronabinol often causes a "high" (loss of control or sensation of unreality), which is associated with its effectiveness; however, this sensation may be unpleasant for some individuals. The informative book, A Guide to Chemotherapy deals specifically with the side effects of chemotherapy and discusses them generally, though not specifically with reference to chemotherapy drugs for lung cancer. "Sedative/hypnotics such as Valium and Dalmane have been used to reduce nausea in patients. Many oncologist are prescribing Ativan, an antinausea medication that also acts as an antidepressant and sleeping pill." also, from: http://home.caregroup.org/clinical/guidelines/hiv/hivmedgloss.htm Dronabinol (Marinol)
Indications: Appetite stimulant for treatment of AIDS wasting syndrome.
Contraindications: Known hypersensitivity, significant cognitive dysfunction.
Dosage: 2.5 mg po bid.
Toxicity: Neuropsychiatric symptoms, gastrointestinal intolerance.
Pregnancy category C.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on April 27, 2004 at 17:54:37 PT
Related Article from WCAX TV News
Bush's Drug Czar Testifies in Montpelier
Montpelier, Vermont - April 27, 2004Medical Marijuana is again creating heat at the Vermont statehouse.Tuesday a member of the Bush administration came to tell lawmakers her thought on medical marijuana.Dr. Andrea Barthwell works with the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Eight states allow chronically ill patients to use pot to relieve pain. Dr. Barthwell wants to make sure Vermont does not become the ninth. "It's not a good thing for this country to do to make more of the illicit substances legal," said Dr. Barthwell.A medical marijuana bill has passed the Senate and is now in this House committee. Some say if it gets voted out of committee to the House floor there could be enough votes for it to pass."I have trouble as a physician," explained Dr. Barthwell, "recommending a crude botanical as medicine if it has not gone through the rigorous review that protects the publics health.Dr. Barthwell's visit sparked a protest outside the statehouse. The protestors say the marijuana bill would affect about 100 chronically ill people in Vermont and that more pot would not turn up on the streets.Katherine Parera was one of the protestors. She uses marijuana to ease her pain from a chronic illness."I think this bill is about people who are chronically ill working hard to live," explained Parera.Progressive Representative Dave Zuckerman from Burlington supports the medical marijuana bill.He told protestors, "It's time for politics to stop and it is time to do the policy that is right for Vermont."It's unclear what will happen now to the medical marijuana bill because time is running out this session. Governor Jim Douglas says he is against the use of medical marijuana and that more emphasis should be put into finding other ways to manage chronic pain.Kristin Carlson - Channel 3 News
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=1820364&nav=4QcSMe2z
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Comment #10 posted by jose melendez on April 27, 2004 at 17:46:16 PT
Write!
"Our position is that a crude plant product is not medicine," said Barthwell. "We would not want to see that here or anywhere." She said the active ingredient in marijuana, which can provide relief to chronically ill patients, can be found in the drug Marinol. And she said advocates for reforming national marijuana laws were supporting efforts to use marijuana for medicinal purposes as a way to begin legalizing it for other uses. From: Jose Melendez jose xxxxxxxxxxxxDate: Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:53:07 US/Eastern
To: NewCase.ATR usdoj.gov
Subject: Fwd: price-fixing, collusion complaintThe jig is up:Re:http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n597/a07.html?397Claims by physician and public health official Andrea Barthwell that her duty is to protect our communities from drugs deserve closer inspection and investigation by the Justice Department.Even as she recommends drug testing of our kids, efforts to combat youth marijuana use to date have resulted in pot use rates by high school seniors of well over fifty percent. The specious claim that drug testing, mostly for marijuana, makes our roads safer ignores multiple peer reviewed studies that all conclude that pot users never demonstrate the impairment associated with even small amounts of alcohol.In addition to questionable collusion between Barhwell's office and profitable drug testing firms, there can be no question that the Office of National Drug Control Policy carefully avoids publicizing that drugs approved for daily use by children by the Food and Drug Administration include the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor Prozac, and powerful
amphetamines like Ritalin and Adderal.Prozac and it's very profitable analogues have been associated with youth suicides, and kids have traded Ritalin for beer and cigarette money for years. Considering these facts, it would seem clear that it is ONDCP, and not NORML that is dedicated to making drugs more available in our communities.Even as they discard due process along with our first, fourth and fifth
Amendment rights, drug warriors unconstitutionally (Article III,
Section 3) aid and comfort those who manufacture and sell products shown to harm Americans, products that otherwise would be forced to compete with far safer, raw generic medications and intoxicants.Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, clearly prohibit price fixing or bid rigging agreements, conspiracies or other contracts that restrain trade or commerce between States and foreign nations.Apparently such rules are irrelevant when it comes to protecting the profits, pensions and
paychecks created by billion dollar pharmaceutical, tobacco, alcohol,
incarceration and fatty food industries whose products are indisputably associated with over one million American deaths each year due to complications from their legally taxed use as advertised.Got fraud? Criminalize prohibition. Or, have another drink.See also: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n225/a07.html?54148Jose MelendezFrom: NewCase.ATR usdoj.govDate: Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:36:04 US/Eastern
To: 'jose xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: spelling corrected
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Alternate-Recipient: Allowed
Disclose-Recipients: ProhibitedDear Mr. Melendez,Thank you for contacting the Antitrust Division with your concerns regarding drug testing. We understand your concerns, however at this time, your complaint does not warrant action by the Antitrust Division. We appreciate your interest in the enforcement of federal antitrust laws.Sincerely,
New Case Unit
Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice- - -
see also: http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/guidelines/primer-ncu.htm
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Comment #9 posted by ekim on April 27, 2004 at 17:45:26 PT
How many ballot issues are on for NOV.
thanks E -- that pulsating ad ran like a machine looking for a worker, caring nothing about human qualities just measured responses like testing for inactive metabolites.the line is drawn the stage is set many States have done the hard work-- now the human can vote.Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle, who is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, supports legalizing medical marijuana. There is growing public support across Vermont for medical marijuana. On Town Meeting Day more than 82 percent of Burlington voters came down in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical use.
http://www.mmdetroit.org
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Comment #8 posted by Marc Paquette on April 27, 2004 at 17:28:05 PT:
What a bunch of baloney!
Hi my Friends;The Cannabis plant has been used as medicine (and much more) since many thousands of years on this Earth.This is just another attempt by the US government to give the multinational control to the pharmaceuticals only.Marinol is very hard and bad on the liver, and only 5% is methabolized with this medication. It also makes you like a vegetable once they kick in, you are not as functional (compared to marijuana), and it is not as reliable for pain. For those who have chronic hepatatis C and have a liver completely intolerant to ALL medications, marijuana is the only way to go. Marinol is also very expensive as a prescription and it's not everyone that have insurance to cover their cost.Peace,Marc
http://www.medpot.net
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Comment #7 posted by E_Johnson on April 27, 2004 at 17:03:23 PT
Look at this
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,118346,00.html
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Comment #6 posted by E_Johnson on April 27, 2004 at 17:00:37 PT
The crude plant is not medicine
but low potency pot is better for teens.Go figure.
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Comment #5 posted by sukoi on April 27, 2004 at 14:54:51 PT
Yep, more lies again!!!
"Our position is that a crude plant product is not medicine,"I guess this means that they are going to target "aloe vera" next and then any vegetation that contains any nutritious compound. Instead of eating oranges, bananas and broccoli, they'll make US eat pills, pills and more pills!
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Comment #4 posted by FoM on April 27, 2004 at 14:52:10 PT
global_warming
So very true.
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Comment #3 posted by global_warming on April 27, 2004 at 14:50:20 PT
We Can't Grow Marinol
But we can tend our herbs in our little and poor gardens.
We cannot continue to support this bloated system that is called health care. For when it explodes, from the burdonsome cost, the poor little people, will inherit the "pain", and the cost of this insane folly that the good Dr. is perpetuating.-gw
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Comment #2 posted by Virgil on April 27, 2004 at 14:45:28 PT
The health food store in Boone sold some hempoil
After about a year of looking for hemp seed or hemp seed oil someone finally got me some out of Boone. I take this as a highly serious matter because I have long been convinced of the health value of hemp seed and its oil. It is not just the omega-3's. It is the inclusion of omega-6 in the best ratio known to man that makes hempseed oil so valuable for its nutrition. When they speak of omega-3 fatty acids I think there are three and the body cannot make any of them. There is one omega-6 that the body cannot make and two it can from the first. One of these would be the GLA that is promoted in various oils and even these may not be made by a person that is sick. It is not as strong a taste as linseed/flaxseed oil. It may not be big news, but it is an example of candor.
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Comment #1 posted by Virgil on April 27, 2004 at 14:09:38 PT
Telling lies again
"Our position is that a crude plant product is not medicine," No. The Nazi position is that the plant should not be free and that no cannabinoid is legal in its extracted form even when those cannabinoids have no known risk when ingested with food or tinctures. No way. No how. The crude plant should be legal and if it found use as herbal remedy or nutritional supplement so be it. The above is not an honest assessment of federal policy and the discussion on the subject lacks all candor that people find comforting like the man that spoke to the silence and the lies.Now what is the FDA definition of medicine anyway? Isn't it anything that is better than nothing? Barfwell needs to be brought to justice and sentenced just like the rest of the cabal that runs/ruins everything.There is nothing like cannabis policy/attitude to show that we are in fact ruled by treason. Cannabis Prohibition is mass murder and I may well be dead if it were not for the inflamatory fighting properties of the bud a crude plant. I call bullshit and I call treason.
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