Monthly Archives: July 2012

Alternet: “Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To Know”

Tags : cannabis, censored, driving, lungs, media, medical marijuana, mental health, suicide, tobacco Posted in : SCIENCE Add Your Comment Article source: http://blog.norml.org/2012/07/30/alternet-five-scientific-conclusions-about-cannabis-that-the-mainstream-media-doesnt-want-you-to-know/

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Kathy Glyngell – “Cannabis in the UK”; a critique

This entry concerns a paper by Kathy Glyngell entitled “Cannabis in the UK: Is a persistent culture of denial leaving treatment needs hidden and priming a public health time bomb?” published in The Journal on Global Drug Policy (read itRead the Rest »

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A CLEAR Plan For The Regulation Of Cannabis In Britain – Public Consultation

CLEAR invites comment, suggestions and proposals towards a revised version of its CLEAR Plan for the Regulation of Cannabis in Britain (here). The background to this consultation was set out at the beginning of July 2012 (here) How To Respond PleaseRead the Rest »

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This Week’s Links

Cannabis Chat Weekly Round Up The Daily Caller: “Regulations, Not Criminal Prohibition, Best Address Concerns Regarding Cannabis” Tags : Charles Stimson, Daily Caller, Heritage Foundation, legalization, regulation Posted in : GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY Add Your Comment Article source: http://blog.norml.org/2012/07/26/the-daily-caller-regulations-not-criminal-prohibition-best-address-concerns-regarding-cannabis/ This WeekRead the Rest »

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The Daily Caller: “Regulations, Not Criminal Prohibition, Best Address Concerns Regarding Cannabis”

Tags : Charles Stimson, Daily Caller, Heritage Foundation, legalization, regulation Posted in : GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY Add Your Comment Article source: http://blog.norml.org/2012/07/26/the-daily-caller-regulations-not-criminal-prohibition-best-address-concerns-regarding-cannabis/

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This Week in Weed and Video of RAND Congressional Briefing on Legalization

Tags : ban, briefing, California, cannabis, city council, Congress, corporation, dispensary, in, la, legalization, Los Angeles, marijuana, Medical, MS, news, normltv, Oregon, pot, presentation, RAND, study, tv, update, video, weed, Week Posted in : ACTIVISM, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, SOCIETY AddRead the Rest »

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Addiction Today – A Prohibition Supporting Comic

This blog has mentioned Addiction Today before. Addiction Today claims to be the most widely-read, influential journal in the UK alcohol- and drug-treatment field It is also, apparently, a publication dedicated to supporting the prohibition of drugs, keen to promote the viewRead the Rest »

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Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients

<!– Study: Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Muscle Stiffness In Multiple Sclerosis Patients –> by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director July 24, 2012 [Editor’s note: This post is excerpted from this week’s forthcoming NORML weekly media advisory. To have NORML’s news alertsRead the Rest »

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Poll: Support for Marijuana Legalization Initiative Growing in Washington

Tags : data, I-502, i502, initiative, legalization, marijuana, naw, new approach washington, poll, polls, prohibition, Regulate, regulation, state, survey, surveyusa, voting, wa, Washington Posted in : ACTIVISM, GOVERNMENT, LEGISLATION, SOCIETY Add Your Comment Article source: http://blog.norml.org/2012/07/23/poll-support-for-marijuana-legalization-initiative-growing-in-washington/

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This Week’s Links

Cannabis Chat Weekly Round Up White House Rejects Medical Marijuana For Soldiers’ PTSD Treatment Despite evidence that medical marijuana can be beneficial to those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the White House wants to make one thing clear: YouRead the Rest »

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