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Marijuana Shows Promise For MS Treatment
I It might be time for you to start explaining marijuana as “a harmful, addictive, opiate based killer that ruins lives.” The concept has labored well for legal opiate based pain relievers. Citing marijuana’s actual medical qualities has been doing little to pressure the federal government to do something. But new pain relievers, like the terrifying Zohydro, easily obtain the …continue reading through
Marijuana Shows Great Potential in Dealing with MS
It might be time for you to start explaining marijuana as “a harmful, addictive, opiate based killer that ruins lives.” The concept has labored well for legal opiate based pain relievers. Citing marijuana’s actual medical qualities has been doing little to pressure the federal government to do something. But new pain relievers, like the terrifying Zohydro, easily obtain the eco-friendly light in the Food and drug administration despite alerts from leaders within the medical area. Even as patient recommendations and clinical research flows in highlighting the positive impact of medicinal marijuana, we’re stuck waiting around the federal government bodies meet up with the relaxation from the electorate.
A week ago, the American Academy of Neurology launched new recommendations regarding the management of ms. MS could be debilitating and effective remedies have alluded doctors for a long time. With the possible lack of consistent effectiveness around the party from the traditional remedies, many patients happen to be made to seek complementary and alternative medications (CAM). There’s formerly not been much when it comes to research concentrating on the prosperity of CAM remedies, until lately. The American Academy of Neurology is finally searching to alter that. They lately launched their findings with different overview of 291 studies and research which involve CAM remedies for MS patients.
Lead author from the review and clinical director of Or Health insurance and Science University’s Ms Center, Dr. Vijayshree Yadav, stated “This may be the first review, evidence-based recommendation, on treating MS with CAM treatments.” He continued to state “there were 29 different treatments incorporated within the recommendations. 19 studies checked out cannabis.” The types of cannabis intake analyzed, however, were using dental cannabis extract and artificial THC. Scientists discovered that these remedies were good at treating discomfort for approximately twelve months, but didn’t address the tremors frequently connected with MS.
Losing effectiveness continues to be credited with other conditions given synthetic marijuana. Patients who’ve used medications for example Sativex have regularly reported benefits that rapidly dissipate. When we would inject good sense as it were, it appears an all natural type of Sativex, say naturally growing marijuana, would without doubt be safer on our bodies. MS scientists don’t have many details on using actual marijuana because they are mostly avoided by federal law to review real cannabis. This research is among many read about this highlights the advantages of marijuana. It really makes a person question if our chosen authorities are reading through, or if they’re even literate.
 
Marijuana Remains Illegal as the Federal Government…
Approves a terrifying new opiate based medication.
The federal government maintains that there are no known medical benefits to marijuana. The actual evidence tells a different story as the FDA continues to choose financial bliss for big pharma over the safety of Americans. While opiates (one of the main components of heroin) are highly addictive, both physically and mentally, they enjoy more legally friendly status when compared to marijuana. Medications such as Oxycontin and Vicodin are costing America in both lives and tax dollars. Emergency room visits related to overdoses cost billions per year, a bill that is picked up by working Americans. The situation has become a known epidemic, with medical leaders calling for action. Even the White House considers the current situation a pandemic. This would lead one to believe that the FDA would never approve newer and more dangerous opiate based medications. That would be false. The FDA has recently approved Zohydro, a more potent opiate based pain killer. CNN described this as “frightening” and Dr. Andrew Kolodny, president of the advocacy group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing said “It’s a whopping dose of hydrocodone packed in an easy-to-crush capsule…It will kill people as soon as it’s released.” The FDA, of course, responds by saying the medical benefits outweigh the risks. Of course marijuana’s virtually zero mortality rate could make a better argument for the “benefit outweighing the risk” argument. Zohydro is said to be fives times more powerful than Vicodin.
Does not approve more funding for marijuana’s potential to treat Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s impacts the lives of approximately 5.1 million Americans. Since the symptoms can come on gradually, the disease can remain undetected for sometime. This makes calculating definitive numbers difficult. This condition cuts the quality of life short for many who physically are fine, but mentally suffer from dementia. Gary Wenk, a longtime Alzheimer’s researcher has noticed a trend, especially as those who smoked marijuana in the 1960s are now at the vulnerable age. “We found out that people who smoked dope in the 1960s were not getting Alzheimer’s.” While his research is promising, it has unfortunately been brought to a halt. He recently said “I am not funded to do marijuana research…It costed me about $100,000 to do a whole experiment, $10,000 just to buy the molecule and every old rat is $150. You can see how things add up and individuals can’t afford these things.” It appears that their may be some promise for cananbinoids treating and preventing Alzheimer’s, but no one can be certain since the federal government will not open the door for more testing and research. Besides the obvious financial benefits to reforming marijuana laws (marijuana.net has spoken about incarcerations, tax revenues, war on drugs, etc.) Mr. Wenk pointed out that money could be saved in medical treatment. “If we can keep a person out of a nursing home for five years, we’ve saved that family and their insurance companies an awful lot of money… No matter how we spin this, old people are going to win.”
Dr. David Sack and Modern Marijuana Propaganda
As scientists provide more solid evidence and a generation of lies is being exposed, a vast majority of Americans now support medical cannabis. Since the science and the hearts of the people are now on the side of advocates, the propaganda machine has been forced to utilize more subtle but equally misleading tactics. Today’s modern …continue reading
White House Denies Soldiers Petition to Use Marijuana for PTSD
Despite having no military combat experience or even approving any federal cannabis research, President Obama has come to a very well thought out conclusion, marijuana has no benefit for sufferers of PTSD. Of course many doctors, scientists, and war veterans of this country feel very differently than the president. A coalition of returning soldiers has …continue reading
Medical Marijuana Industry News June 8, 2012
Dean Skelos and NY Republicans Oppose Governor’s Decriminalization Plan
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo made national headlines earlier this week when he announced that he was seeking to amend New York’s marijuana laws. Though marijuana was decriminalized in the 1970s, possession of less than 25g is still a misdemeanor crime if it is in plain sight. Police officers often exploit a loophole by demanding that that people empty their pockets, then say the marijuana is in plain site, eliminating the possibility of the lighter civil citation ticket that would be issued. Many New Yorkers have been outraged at the tactics that seem to target the Black and Hispanic communities. Cuomo has expressed a desire to change the eliminate the plain sight provision and now only smoking marijuana in public would be considered a misdemeanor offense. State Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos was joined by other New York Republicans in opposition to Cuomo’s proposal. The Senator issued a well thought out statement and said “Being able to just walk around with 10 joints in each ear, and it only be a violation, I think that’s wrong.” John Vlasto, Governor Cuomo’s spokesperson responded by saying “Carrying 10 joints in each ear would require some set of ears.” Mr. Skelos did say that those keeping small amounts of marijuana should not be penalized just because they were following a policeman’s orders.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Prescription Drug Abuse has become an Epidemic…
Though opiates are legal through pharmaceuticals pills, they pose a major addiction problem. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently stated that opiate addiction has become an epidemic in the United States. Additionally, many feel that painkiller addiction is so high that a recent crackdown in opiate pills has pushed addicts to seek out illegal heroin because it contains the similar opiates found in products such as Vicodin and Oxycontin. While this may be news to some, marijuana advocates and patients have long been aware of the dangers that many legal medications possess.
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New Hampshire Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill…
New Hampshire lawmakers are attempting to make their state become the 18th state to permit medical marijuana. This week they passed a bill that would make that happen, but many feel Governor John Lynch will not sign the bill due to fears of how it will be distributed. In 2009 a similar scenario occurred where lawmakers passed a bill only to be vetoed by the Governor. An override of the veto fell two votes short and state legislators fear that could happen again. Evalyn Merrick, a state representative who attributes marijuana with helping her personal fight with cancer said “Over the years, we have convinced many legislators to support this critical reform, With support either from Gov. Lynch or from two additional senators, this bill can finally pass and patients will finally have legal access to medical marijuana.”
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Marijuana Advocate and Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Appears on the Daily Show…
Getting your fair share of the political spotlight is not always easy if you are a third party candidate. However, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has been doing well in getting his libertarian message out there. Johnson is known for supporting progressive social issues such as same sex marriage and marijuana legalization. This week he appeared on “The Daily Show” to talk about his approach to fixing America. He has also been featured several times on “The Colbert Report”. As always he was not shy about calling for an end to the failed war on drugs and continues to be an advocate of small government.
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Medical Marijuana Industry News December 16, 2011
Further Evidence Of Marijuana’s Medicinal Value Uncovered New evidence highlighting marijuana’s effectiveness in treating pain was discovered in a study conducted by University of California San Francisco. The new study showed that marijuana combined with opiates alleviated pain more successfully than with just opiates alone. The study was published in this month’s Clinical Pharmacology …continue reading