by Trevor Lyman on July 13, 2011
Join us as we call congress in support of the repeal of cannabis prohibition. Now is the time to act. Nearly 50% of the country wants to legalize marijuana.
Educate your friends and family about marijuana and ask them to join us in our effort here at MarijuanaPhoneBomb.com.
Our first goal is to have every member of congress sign on as a co-sponsor to the Ron Paul / Barney Frank HR 2306 Bill to End Federal Prohibition on Marijuana. [full text]
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by MPB-AA on February 22, 2012
If one prominent attorney is right about the legal ramifications of the District of Columbia’s marijuana law — specifically, that it was approved by the U.S. Congress — then it could be a game-changer nationwide.
D.C.’s medical marijuana law was the first time that the United States Congress had ever given its explicit assent to any state or local law that permits the medicinal use of marijuana — and, according to a California attorney who specializes in health care compliance, that is enormously significant under the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2009, noting that it was “allowing” the voters of Washington, D.C., to vote on and implement that city’s Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment law, Congress approved medicinal cannabis in the federal District of Columbia, over which it has all governmental power.
On December 2, 2011, in anticipation of the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries and cultivation centers, the District’s mayor released final rules for the program. Last month, the D.C. Council compromised on medical marijuana cultivation centers, a compromise agreement that limited the number of centers in each ward to six. The District of Columbia’s medical marijuana program is now being implemented.
“States with medical marijuana programs should now be free from federal interference since Congress has allowed local control,” attorney Matthew Pappas at
Pappas Law Group, based in Long Beach, California, told
Toke of the Town Monday afternoon. “Congress being the legislative branch of the federal sovereign and the only body that can change these laws has now done so by recognizing the voting rights of Washington, D.C., citizens.”
by MPB-AA on February 22, 2012
Researchers have found that Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol (CBD), two plant-derived cannabinoids, are neuroprotective in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease (PD), presumably because of their antioxidant properties.
The neuroprotective effects of a series of cannabinoid-based compounds with more selectivity for different elements of the cannabinoid signaling system in rats with unilateral lesions of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons caused by local application of 6-hydroxydopamine were evaluated for the research purposes.
Cannabinoids Effective In Treating Parkinson’s Disease [continued]
by Trevor Lyman on February 20, 2012
Testimony from citizens of all walks of life in, both in favor and against, House Bill 1705 to tax and regulate the sale of Cannabis. Please click on the image of the speaker you want to hear to watch their video.
For a playlist of all videos click here.
by Trevor Lyman on February 14, 2012
From Forbes:
Drug warriors often contend that drug use would skyrocket if we were to legalize or decriminalize drugs in the United States. Fortunately, we have a real-world example of the actual effects of ending the violent, expensive War on Drugs and replacing it with a system of treatment for problem users and addicts.
Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. One decade after this unprecedented experiment, drug abuse is down by half:
Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal [continued]
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Anyone can see this is ground breaking news. It turns the whole argument for the drug war, and the justification for spending billions of dollars fighting drugs, losing lives and incarcerating people for life, on it’s head. You’d think this news would be the headlining story on all the major news networks for a solid week. But instead we’re hearing hardly a peep.
Why? Well we can debate the reasons, most would point to the fact that the media is in bed with the establishment and the establishment is making money on the drug war, hence the silence. But whatever the reason one thing is for certain, the mainstream media is not doing it’s job and we the people are suffering greatly as a result.
Please join the boycott of mainstream media sponsors at MSMBoycott.com and lets work together to either correct the way the mainstream media operates, or replace them.
by MPB-AA on February 13, 2012
Tony Bennett Calls For Legalization Of Drugs Following Whitney Houston’s Death
by MPB-AA on February 7, 2012
Colon cancer is the most common cancer afflicting the Western world, with over 100,000 new cases and nearly 50,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. Cancers are generally considered a cellular disease, characterized by unlimited cell proliferation, causing tumors and subsequent metastasis (migration from the tumor). In past studies, CBD, a constituent of medical cannabis called cannabidiol, has already shown many potential benefits in the treatment of cancer as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective agent. In these cases, CBD seems to protect normal cells while attacking those that are diseased. New research shows that CBD shows potential to be a preventative measure against colon cancer.
Can Marijuana Component Ward Off Colon Cancer? [continued]
