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March Marks Medical Marijuana Milestone
Posted by CN Staff on May 07, 2006 at 10:17:44 PT
By Emily Hagedorn, Californian Staff Writer
Source: Bakersfield Californian
California -- In front of the Liberty Bell on Truxtun Avenue, Douglas McAfee asked if anybody had a light. And from the rush of lighters presented to him, he lit up a joint of marijuana, took a long drag and exhaled. Then he held up the joint for everyone to see. "It starts here," said the president of the Bakersfield chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, to the crowd of about 60 people.
The group marched from Beach Park to the Liberty Bell Saturday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the passage of California's Proposition 215. Passed on Nov. 5, 1996, the Compassionate Use Act legalized medical marijuana for use by qualified patients. The march was also a part of the Million Marijuana March, an international event where groups from around the world rallied for the legalization of marijuana. "All the medicine in the pharmacies is made from plants and minerals," said Jeff Clark, president of the Upper Kern County chapter of NORML. "Marijuana is just a plant." Chris Helton said marijuana helped him regain his life. Three years ago an accident at work on an oil rig aggravated a then-unknown brain tumor. "All I could do is lay in bed," said the 44-year-old Bakersfield resident. And since being prescribed marijuana, the tumor in his brain has stopped growing, and he's been able to resume gardening and activities like walking in marches, he said. Helton currently takes no other medicine. "Let people know what you're doing," he told the crowd. "We're here, and we're not going anywhere." The National Institute on Drug Abuse says marijuana use can cause memory loss, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure and respiratory illnesses. It is also the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, the institute says. "It's God's natural pain medication," Clark said. "I think they (opposers) should just calm down, smoke a joint and watch a good movie." Source: Bakersfield Californian, The (CA)Author: Emily Hagedorn, Californian Staff WriterPublished: May 7, 2006Copyright: 2006 The Bakersfield CalifornianContact: opinion bakersfield.comWebsite: http://www.bakersfield.com/CannabisNews -- Cannabis Archives http://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml
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Comment #3 posted by eco-man on May 08, 2006 at 01:59:57 PT
MMM. Google News results archive. Photos.
GMM-MMM 2006. Google News results archive: http://multi19.fortunecity.com/e/mmm2006.htmGoogle News results archive for Mexico City GMM-MMM only:
http://multi19.fortunecity.com/e/mexicocity2006mmm.htmFor the 2006 and 2005 Global Million Marijuana March (GMM-MMM) city lists with many links go here: http://www.globalmarijuanamarch.org2006: http://www.geocities.com/tents444/mmm2006map.htm2005 GMM-MMM with many links, reports, photos, videos, forums, etc.:
http://www.geocities.com/tents444/mmm2005map.htm For instructions and links on creating, editing, and distributing flyers, banners, posters, and handbills please go to the 2005 flyers page:
http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2005flyersMany 2006 flyers, banners, posters, and handbills. All events, not just MMM:
http://gallery.marihemp.com/2006flyers2006 event photos: http://gallery.marihemp.com/2006Many 2005 event photos: http://gallery.marihemp.com/mmm2005
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on May 07, 2006 at 15:26:54 PT
Pictures from Toronto Global Marijuana March
http://gallery.marihemp.com/toronto2006mmm
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Comment #1 posted by kaptinemo on May 07, 2006 at 12:52:16 PT:
Here it is again: cannabis and brain tumors
Chris Helton said marijuana helped him regain his life. Three years ago an accident at work on an oil rig aggravated a then-unknown brain tumor. "All I could do is lay in bed," said the 44-year-old Bakersfield resident. And since being prescribed marijuana, the tumor in his brain has stopped growing, and he's been able to resume gardening and activities like walking in marches, he said. Helton currently takes no other medicine. Cannabis can retard, and in some cases, destroy brain tumors. Here's more proof, of the scientific variety:Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids
Journal of the National Cancer Institute,
Vol. 55, No. 3, September 1975, pp.597-602 
by A.E. Munson, L.S. Harris, M.A. Friedman, W.L. Dewey, and R.A. Carchman http://tinyurl.com/fxbc4From Scientific American Marijuana Extract Fights Brain Cancer in Mice http://tinyurl.com/j2rl5An excerpt from The Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics Anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol, a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, on human glioma cell lines http://tinyurl.com/gp82nStudy after study, done independently of each other, decades apart...and the same verifiable result. Now, why don't we hear more about this? Why no Apollo-class research programs? Why no massive investments in research? Why the strenuously repeated claims that cannabis has no medicinal properties (unless of course it's an analog like Marinol or Sativex)?How many have died whose deaths may have been prevented? Their blood is on the hands of each and every prohibitionist for doing everything they have to halt legitimate research into therapeutic purposes of cannabis. A new ring in Hell would have to be constructed, just for them
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