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Sativex (pharmaceutical marijuana) approved in ten more European countries
If your strategy to legalize the use of plant cannabis by all people for any reason is to preach “All use is medical/wellness”, cannabinoid pharmaceuticals is where you’ll end up. There exists a paradigm for the medical / wellness use of substances, and it lies in the realm of doctors and pharmacists and prescriptions and manufactured drugs. However, there also exists a paradigm for the recreational use of substances, and it lies in the realm of taverns and bartenders and DUI laws and ID checks and home brewing.
Once again, FORMER world leaders endorse marijuana legalization
The former world leaders recommend that we stop “the criminalization, marginalization and stigmatization of people who use drugs but who do no harm to others.” They point out that “models of legal regulation of drugs” should be instituted by governments to reduce the power of organized crime and protect the health of citizens and that this “applies especially to cannabis.” They explain that a realistic government drug policy would avoid “simplistic ‘just say no’ messages and ‘zero tolerance’ policies in favor of educational efforts”.
Stash for Mon, Nov 30, 2009
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Welcome NORML España!
We’re happy to announce the formation of another international chapter in Spain, known as NORML España! Carlos M. Cardenas is the founder, and he’s already gotten his NORML chapter involved in ExpoCannabis in Spain this weekend.
Georgia Rep. Tommy Benton (R-Jefferson) favors “caning” and “executions” for marijuana crimes
This just in from a Georgia Stasher as part of our ongoing series called Politicians on Pot, where listeners send in replies from their elected officials regarding marijuana law reform. Thanks for the email. We will have to agree to disagree on this and whether or not money is wasted. I am opposed to the [...]
Cannabis drug for multiple sclerosis
A pioneering cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis from GW Pharmaceuticals has been filed for approval in Europe, paving the way for its potential approval at the end of 2009 or early in 2010. Following numerous delays, the submission to regulators in Britain and Spain is a landmark for the British drugmaker, which also announced it [...]
Marijuana fights brain cancer!
Appearing in the April issue of Journal of Clinical Investigation came an obscure medical discovery this past month in Spain, The active chemical compound in marijuana aggressively targets brain cancer cells, and helps to kill them by encouraging them to dissolve themselves, according to a recent report by Spanish researchers. As someone who could benefit [...]
Portugal vs. Spain: Which is better for cannabis consumers?
It blows my mind to realize I have people listening to me from all around the world. I just received this email from Spain from an author who has read my post on Portugal’s decriminalization of drugs. I hear you speak lately about Portugal and their cannabis decriminalization But Portugal it’s not better than Spain [...]
Marijuana ingredient may reduce tumors: study
The active ingredient in marijuana appears to reduce tumor growth, according to a Spanish study published on Wednesday. The researchers showed giving THC to mice with cancer decreased tumor growth and killed cells off in a process called autophagy. “Our findings support that safe, therapeutically efficacious doses of THC may be reached in cancer patients,” [...]
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