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OPNews - January 2006 edition
A Publication of Ohio Patient Network (OPN)
ORGANIZATIONAL NEWS
Happy Anniversary to OPN
I've been doing a lot of writing about flashbacks recently. It's been 10
years since the founding of DrugSense, which has provided so many Web
services to organizations like OPN. One hundred years since prohibition came
to Westerville, Ohio, my hometown. (Please see:
http://www.drugsense.org/dsw/2005/ds05.n430.html#sec6) There's one more
important anniversary on the horizon: the Ohio Patient Network turns five in
January.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=263&
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STATE NEWS
THE RANDY BRUSH MEDICAL MARIJUANA TRIAL
Another Ohio Patient Persecuted and Prosecuted -- (Columbus, OH) On Tuesday,
January 17, 2006, Randy Brush of Wellsville, Ohio will again appear before
Columbiana County Judge C. Ashley Pike on felony marijuana cultivation
charges. This case, originally to be tried in October, was continued until
January 2006. Like so many cases of its kind, it refutes the claim that
patients who use cannabis medicinally are rarely arrested and prosecuted
with regard to their medicine.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&I
temid=2
Amnesty International & War On Drugs
The Amnesty International Regional Conference was held in Cincinnati. A
resolution titled "The War on Drugs and Human Rights" was introduced,
debated, and voted in unanimously. I have included the text of the
resolution at the end of this article. So what is next you ask?
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&
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NATIONAL NEWS
FDA Requests Public Comments Regarding Marinol
Rockville, MD: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on behalf of the
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking public comments
concerning the abuse potential, medical usefulness, and availability of the
prescription drug dronabinol (aka Marinol).
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&
Itemid=2
MEDICAL POT USER SEEKS COURT'S OK
Attorneys for an Oakland woman filed a new brief Wednesday with a federal
appeals court seeking sanction for her use of marijuana to treat her pain
and illness. Angel Raich, who suffers from numerous ailments including a
brain tumor, severe weight loss and chronic pain, sued in 2002, challenging
the federal government's constitutional power to regulate interstate
commerce as it extends to locally grown marijuana, supplied without charge
to patients whose use is permitted by state law.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&
Itemid=2
STUDY: POT SMOKERS DON'T GET THE BLUES
November 22, 2005--Why the long face? Maybe you're not getting enough pot.
Mitchell Earleywine, a psychology professor at the State University of New
York at Albany, and Thomas F. Denson, of the University of Southern
California, recently completed a study claiming that people who smoke
marijuana are less depressed than those who never smoke.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243&
Itemid=2
TIME Magazine - The Year in Medicine from A to Z
Time Magazine lists marijuana as a medicine
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=244&
Itemid=2
Dr. Denney in Arkansas
By FRED GARDNER -- Philip Denney, MD, seemed to be winning some hearts and
minds as he testified before a committee of the Arkansas legislature Nov. 17
in support of "An Act to Permit the Medical Use of Marijuana." The
bill had
been introduced by Rep. Lindsley Smith and co-sponsored by Sen. Sue Madison,
both Democrats from Fayetteville, a relatively liberal university town. It
would establish a state-run identification card program and permit
physician-approved patients to possess four ounces. Growers could have three
flowering and 10 immature plants, and could possess up to one pound "in
conjunction with a harvest."
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=245&
Itemid=2
Grandma Won't Apologize for Pot, her "Emotional Vitamin"
Longtime cannabis user Ruth Bergner outs herself in her autobiography, "I
Smoke Pot with My Family: Speaking Up at 85," iUniverse, Inc. Bergner
challenges stereotypes, speaking candidly about the positive difference
marijuana has made in her life. The emotional health benefits she describes
broaden the debate over pot's medicinal value.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=246&
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Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Michigan House of Representatives
LANSING, MICHIGAN - Building on the strong voter support for medical
marijuana initiatives over the last 16 months, Rep. LaMar Lemmons III
(D-Wayne County) and a bipartisan group of cosponsors have introduced a bill
to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest statewide.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=247&
Itemid=2
Medical Marijuana Introduced In NJ Assembly
Assembly Bill 4501, the "New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana
Act," which would enact legal protections for authorized medical marijuana
patients, has been introduced in the New Jersey Legislature.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&
Itemid=2
NURSES BACK MEDICAL MARIJUANA
It is difficult for nurses to remain silent when patients are denied access
to an effective medical treatment. That is why the Wisconsin Nurses
Association supports the medical marijuana bill authored by Rep. Gregg
Underheim (R-Oshkosh), known as AB 740.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256&
Itemid=2
BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA ID VOTE ON HOLD
Pot cards are on hold, for now. County supervisors Tuesday unanimously
decided to postpone for two weeks a vote on ID cards for medical marijuana
users.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248&
Itemid=2
Current Lewis & Clark Law Review Focuses on Medical Marijuana Use
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Comments and reactions continue
to swirl in the aftermath of last summer's U.S. Supreme Court decision on
medical marijuana use. Lewis & Clark Law School's forthcoming law review
focuses scholarly attention on the doctrinal and policy implications of the
case, Gonzales v. Raich.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249&
Itemid=2
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR POLITICS
THIS WEEK'S issue of Time magazine basically lists marijuana as a medicine.
Now, can Washington and President Bush finally wake up and change federal
policy so that states can allow sick people to use medical marijuana if they
need it?
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=250&
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'War on Drugs': A Foul Tragedy
By Garrison Keillor, In These Times. December 6, 2005.We Democrats are at
our worst when we try to emulate Republicans -- as we did in signing onto
the "war" on drugs that has ruined so many young lives.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=251&
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Terminal cancer patient fined $2,000 for marijuana
LIHUE, HI -- A cancer patient with a medical marijuana license from
California said he was relieved that he avoided jail time after being
sentenced last week for promotion of marijuana.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=252&
Itemid=2
COUNTY TO SUE OVER PROP. 215 IN FEDERAL COURT
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted in closed session Tuesday to
file a federal lawsuit against the state of California in an attempt to
overturn Prop. 215, which, approved by voters in 1996, established a
patient's right to obtain, grow and use marijuana with a doctor's
recommendation.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=253&
Itemid=2
LTE: MARIJUANA BROUGHT RELIEF TO MY DYING FATHER
This is a story about a son's love for his father and the medicinal relief
supplied by marijuana.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&
Itemid=2
Council to allow marijuana clinics
Pot centers to go in industrial areas -- By Mike Sprague Staff Writer --
WHITTIER, CA - The City Council has voted 3-2 to allow medical marijuana
dispensaries in certain industrial areas of the city. If the council
approves the second reading of the ordinance at its Jan. 10 meeting,
Whittier will be one of 21 cities in California that have laws allowing such
establishments.
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=257&
Itemid=2
Cross Country Bicycle Ride for Medical Marijuana Safe Access
JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE NUMBER SEVEN --
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/bikeride/
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License returned to doctor in pot case
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A doctor accused of growing marijuana in his home will be
allowed to resume his practice under probation, the state Medical Licensing
Board decided.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=261&
Itemid=2
Uncle Sam's Pot
Several stories: FEDERAL MARIJUANA MONOPOLY CHALLENGED; Government's Medical
Pot 'Just Isn't Strong Enough'; Prof. Questions Gov't Monopoly on Marijuana;
Uncle Sam's Medical Pot Project Is Light on Research, Heavy on Compassion;
DEA Lawsuit Supporting Prof. Craker's Proposed UMass Amherst Marijuana
Production Facility
Read more...:
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=262&
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Memorial
Dr. William Byrnes Wenner - Nov. 24, 2005Dr. William Byrnes "Bill"
Wenner,
79, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Kona surgeon and Kaiser Medical Center
doctor, died at home. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He is survived by wife
Cynthia "Cynee" Gillette-Wenner, sons Bill Jr. and Henry, daughter
Julie,
hanai daughter Cathy Lynch, a grandchild and a hanai grandchild. Private
celebration of life. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo, Kona Hospital
Foundation or American Cancer Society.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=220&
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Steve Tuck News
War on Drugs Hits New Low; Steve Tuck Is A Free Man
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OPED: GOOD DRUGS
Researchers Discovered That Chemicals From Marijuana Rejuvenate an Area of
the Brain Linked With Learning.
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http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=242&
Itemid=2
Dutch Politicians Seek Marijuana Rules
By TOBY STERLING -- AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - A broad coalition of
political parties unveiled a pilot program Friday to regulate marijuana
farming on the model of tobacco, which opponents say would be tantamount to
legalizing growing the drug.
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