The WHO Project on Health Implications of Cannabis Use – A Comparative Appraisal of the Health and Psychological Consequences of Alcohol, Cannabis, Nicotine and Opiate Use.
Cognitive Performance Unaffected After Marijuana Smoking – The study’s findings follow those of a Harvard study published last month in the Archives of General Psychiatry determining that long-term marijuana smokers who abstain from the drug for one week or more perform identically on cognition tests as nonusers. A previous study on marijuana and cognition by researchers at John Hopkins University in Baltimore found “no significant differences in cognitive decline between heavy users, light users, and nonusers of cannabis” over a 15-year period in a cohort of 1,318 subjects.
AAMC represents a fellowship of Health Professionals, patients, educators, clergy, caregivers, and community members. Included in AAMC membership are experts in the field of cannabis medicine including clinical applications, cultivation, history, and medical preparations. – The Primary Mission of AAMC is patient advocacy, patient rights, and support. Additional aspects of the AAMC Mission include clinical research and educating decision makers. Klikk the pic for www.letfredomgrow.com.
Dutch drug policies do not increase marijuana use, rigorous comparative study finds – This findings appear in the May issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Craig Reinarman, professor of sociology at UCSC, coauthored the article, “The Limited Relevance of Drug Policy: Cannabis in Amsterdam and in San Francisco,” with Peter D. A. Cohen, director of the Centre for Drug Research (CEDRO) at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Hendrien L. Kaal, now an instructor at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
“Even Cary Grant did acid, because he made so many movies he didn’t know who the hell he was. With the right people and in the right place, it can be an enormous, beautific, birthing experience.”
- Carlos Santana, musician – Cannabis Culture Forum
No longer a pipe dream – New animal research now indicates that marijuana-like compounds can aid a bevy of debilitating conditions, ranging from brain disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s disease, to pain and obesity. Research from California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco points to the promise of marijuana-like treatments for those with the fatal brain disorder ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Medical marijuana helps – The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis bill (Senate Bill) currently being considered by the Legislature would provide relief from suffering for certain people with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis (MS) and spinal cord injury by allowing them to use marijuana as a medicine. Physical suffering is a horrible thing to experience. It is unpleasant also to watch someone you love suffer for months or years with intractable nausea, unremitting pain or uncontrollable violent muscle spasms that result from debilitating or terminal illnesses. – By Dr. Steven A. Jenison.
Pot doesn’t cause lung cancer – Pot doesn’t cause lung cancer, researcher says Also doesn’t seem to cause emphysema or birth defects, Senate hearing told.
The History of Hemp in Norway
Written by Jan Bojer Vindheim
Raid a house, kick a dog, plug a suspect – A family in Pueblo, Colorado, is suing the DEA and the Colorado Bureau of Investigations after a no-knock raid resulted in their two sons being arrested and jailed despite the fact no drugs were found on the premises.
THE NETHERLANDS MUST EXPORT THEIR DRUG POLICIES
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