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OPNews - March 2006 edition
A Publication of Ohio Patient Network (OPN)
ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS
Editorial: Should We Be Friends with Smokers?
The ban on public smoking is coming to the halls of the Ohio State legislature.
Should the Ohio Patient Network align ourselves with the tobacco smoker, the
new prohibitionist, or just keep quiet?
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=266&Itemid=2
STATE NEWS
Drug Warrior No Show; Reformer Steps Up
University of Cincinnati, January 26--- Once again William Bennett cancelled
his trip to Cincinnati to speak to the University of Cincinnati College Republicans.
Robert Ryan, regional representative of Republicans for Compassionate Access
and friend of LEAP, was graciously provided time by College Republicans chairman
Kevin Welch to speak at their meeting. Ryan spoke about the political impact
of medical marijuana, and spineless Democrats.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&Itemid=2
Tougher pot penalty is opposed
A proposal to toughen the city's penalty for marijuana possession met firm
resistance Tuesday from residents and some Council members.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=299&Itemid=2
Urge the Cincinnati City Council to oppose increased penalties for marijuana
possession
Please take a few moments to write to the members of the Cincinnati City Council,
asking them to oppose Council Member Thomas's motion to increase penalties for
possession of small quantities of marijuana. https://ssl.capwiz.com/mpp/mail/oneclick_compose/?alertid=8491991
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=297&Itemid=2
NATIONAL NEWS
Cannabinoids As Cancer Hope
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6814
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=296&Itemid=2
New Lawyer, New Strategy for Kubby
California -- A new legal team representing medical marijuana activist Steve
Kubby appeared in an Auburn courtroom Wednesday requesting their client's case
be heard by Judge John Cosgrove. Cosgrove presided over the original jury trial
in which Kubby, 59, was sentenced in 2000 to 120 days jail time for possession
of psilocybin and mescaline.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=298&Itemid=2
Medical cannabis bill gains momentum
Legislation makes third appearance in General Assembly - By JANE HUHSTATE CAPITOL
BUREAU - February 20, 2006 -- Julie Falco came to Springfield last week for
the third year in a row to persuade lawmakers to legalize marijuana for medical
purposes.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=295&Itemid=2
Handful of doctors certify thousands of patients
Five years after Hawaii adopted its medical marijuana law, 3,000 people have
registered to use the drug but only a handful of doctors - - most of them on
the Big Island -- are certifying their need to be treated with it.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=300&Itemid=2
Bill Would Let Teens Carry Pot With No Threat Of Jail
Massachusetts - Setting up a conflict with the Romney administration, lawmakers
on Monday advanced a longstanding Beacon Hill proposal to decriminalize the
possession of enough marijuana for teens to roll dozens of joints. Approved
6-1 by the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee, the proposal would change
the penalty for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana to a $250 civil fine
for anyone 18 years old and younger. Currently, someone convicted of such an
offense can be sent to jail for up to six months for the crime and pay a $500
fine for a first offense. According to Lea Palleria Cox of Concerned Citizens
for Drug Prevention Inc. and a bill opponent, an ounce of marijuana equals roughly
57 joints. The issue has been a source of contention for years in the Legislature,
with the late Sen. Charles Shannon as its biggest advocate. Lawmakers in the
past have included a similar provision in the budget, only to have it vetoed
by former Acting Gov. Jane Swift.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=302&Itemid=2
MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL TABLED BY HOUSE
SANTA FE, NM -- Rep. Joseph Cervantes, R-Las Cruces, alleged that a medical
marijuana bill that passed earlier this session in the Senate was sent to the
House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee to die.
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NATIONAL NURSES GROUP BACKS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
The American Nurses Association recognizes that patients should have safe access
to therapeutic cannabis - marijuana.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304&Itemid=2
THE CRIMES OF POT JUSTICE
When Marijuana Arrests Might Be Death Sentences--Last week a man was shivering
and vomiting in a cold cell in Auburn, California, at the foot of the Sierra
Nevadas in Placer County, his urine bloody, the medicine he needs denied him.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=305&Itemid=2
Talking medical marijuana
Sara Watson Arthurs, The Times-Standard -- More research is needed on medical
marijuana, and Humboldt State University might be just the place to do it, said
Dr. Rebecca Stauffer, director of student health and counseling, Saturday afternoon.
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PATIENTS WORRY ABOUT COUNTY'S CHALLENGE TO COMPASSIONATE USE ACT
The deep furrows in Craig McClain's brow slowly ease as he feels the first
effects of the marijuana smoke he has just inhaled. His pain-wracked body relaxes,
as he sits gingerly on the special bed in his Vista home.
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Testing medical marijuana
A recent marijuana bust by Ravalli County officials in the home of a medical
marijuana user promises to flesh out Montana's new and relatively untested medical
marijuana law.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=308&Itemid=2
COUNTY MOVES MEDICAL MARIJUANA CHALLENGE TO STATE COURT
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County leaders have abruptly switched their precedent-setting
lawsuit to overturn California's medical marijuana law from federal to state
court this week.
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GOING NOWHERE
ACLU ATTORNEY SAYS ASSISTED-SUICIDE RULING SHOWS FUTURE OF COUNTY'S POT LAWSUIT
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COUNTY FINDS ALLY AGAINST MEDICAL POT
San Bernardino Board Votes to Join S.D. Suit
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=311&Itemid=2
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Dutch get first cannabis pharmacy
February 02, 2006--THE Dutch city of Groningen looks set to open the Netherlands'
first pharmacy totally dedicated to providing high quality cannabis for pain
relief at affordable prices, it was reported today.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=301&Itemid=2
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