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January 31, 2011 by admin
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ
Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale transformed into Medical Marijuana University this weekend, where hundreds of people got lessons on how to get into the newly forming industry.
“I’m moving to Arizona from Nevada for this,” said Kathleen Nolan.
She was one of 300 people who paid $300 to attend several seminars on medical marijuana.
“I think this is going to be huge here,” Nolan said.
The event was hosted by Greenway University, based in Colorado, a leading state for medical marijuana. Seminars covered everything from legal, political and business topics, to cultivation, education, nutrition and so on.
“I think the market is great for edible opportunities,” said Karen Anderson. “I think that will be best for me.”
Voters approved Proposition 203 last fall, clearing the way for medical marijuana in Arizona. The state is still working out the exact rules to be followed.
The classes continue Sunday.
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Self-reported medical use of marijuana: a survey of the general population
January 29, 2011 by admin
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Dr. Ogborne is with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Ont. Drs. Smart and Adlaf are with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ont. Dr. Adlaf is also with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
The issue of medical marijuana use has been on the forefront of public debate. There are indications that marijuana is sometimes used to alleviate pain from cancer, to reduce nausea from chemotherapy, to mitigate the wasting syndrome of AIDS, and for the treatment of glaucoma, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and a variety of otherdisorders.1,2 A few studies have suggested that the medical use of marijuana is common among people with HIV/AIDS3,4 and those with certain psychiatric conditions.5,6 However, there are no published surveys of such use among people with other conditions. We report results from the only general population survey known to have included questions about the medical use of marijuana. The survey involved telephone interviews withOntario adults aged 18 years or more. Interviews were completed with 2508 people (67.4% of the 3723 households in which a household member answered the call). For this report we weighted the responses to account for differential selection related to regional stratification and household size.7
In the weighted sample 49 respondents (1.9%) reported using marijuana for a medical reason in the year preceding the survey (Table 1). A total of 173 other respondents (6.8%) reported using marijuana but not for medical reasons. (The correspondingnumbers in the unweighted sample were 47 and 142.) The remaining 2305 respondents (91.2%) in the weighted sample reported no use of marijuana in the preceding year. The most frequently cited reason for using marijuana medically was for pain or nausea (41/49 [85%]). A variety of other uses were reported by a few respondents.
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Compared with nonusers, those who used marijuana for any reason tended to be younger, more likely to have alcohol problems and more likely to have used cocaine in their lifetime (Table 1). Those who reported using marijuana for a medical reason were similar to the other users but were more likely to have used cocaine. A multinominal analysis showed that both groups of users differed from the non-users in age, lifetime use of cocaine and scores on the 10 items of the Alcohol Use Disorders Test (AUDIT) for detecting harmful alcohol consumption.8 However, a similar analysis showed that the only statistically significant difference between the 2 groups of marijuana users was in reported lifetime use of cocaine. Among the respondents who used marijuana for medical reasons, those with no history of cocaine use and an AUDIT score of less than 8 did not differ significantly from the other users with respect to age, sex, marital status or cigarette smoking (an AUDIT score of 8 or more indicates hazardous or harmful use of alcohol).
The finding that about 2% of the population could claim the right to use marijuana for medical reasons, based on self-identified needs, challenges the development of a system to ensure access to quality-controlled marijuana for medical use and could fuel arguments for decriminalization of marijuana for personal use. However, a more restricted definition of medical marijuana use based on clinical indicators rather than self-identified needs may not completely satisfy existing demands.
As in other population studies,9 the use of marijuana for any reason was associated with male sex, relative youth, cigarette smoking, heavy drinking, alcohol problems and cocaine use. Those who used marijuana for medical reasons were generally similar to the other marijuana users but were more likely to have used cocaine. Further research is needed to determine whether experiences with alcohol and other drugs and other lifestyle factors influencemotivations for marijuana use and beliefs in its medical benefits.
The views expressed in the article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Competing interests: None declared.
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January 28, 2011 by admin
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Conference markets medical marijuana to seniors
January 27, 2011 by admin
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Laguna Woods – Wearing a powder-blue cardigan and orthopedic shoes, 86-year-old Dorothy Davidson learned how to make a marijuana smoothie as well as the difference between consuming baked weed and the raw plant at a Saturday conference aiming to teach seniors about medical cannabis.
“You hear so many negative things about it,” said Davidson. “Now I know how it works.”
The Brea woman has suffered from back pain for years after falling down a flight of stairs. Two metal rods in her back support her spine, and Vicodin no longer works well as a pain killer. Her son suggested she try medical marijuana, and with the approval of her doctor, she used it for the first time in December and noticed a difference in her pain level.
Still wary, she attended the Medical Cannabis Conference in Laguna Woods, the first of its kind in Orange County.
Conference organizers point to the aging baby boomer generation as possible beneficiaries of medical marijuana, and their goal was to encourage seniors to incorporate it into their health care r
outines.
Opponents of medical marijuana downplay its medicinal effects and say those with pain have the option to use several legal drugs.
Despite a 1996 California law legalizing the use of pot for medicinal purposes, several cities have tried to keep out medical marijuana dispensaries. The County of Orange adopted a ban for unincorporated areas, as did cities such as San Clemente and Huntington Beach. Officials have said banning dispensaries is better for public safety and welfare.
Other cities do not have laws that allow or disallow the sale of medical marijuana, creating a gray area that sometimes leads to the courtroom.
Dana Point is suing several dispensaries for a peek at their financial records to ensure they are operating legally.
Laguna Woods allows dispensaries, but does not have one. However, some groups run nonprofit collectives in the retirement community located in town.
At the conference, speakers from doctors to lab researchers talked about the benefits of cannabis. They also described attempts at quality control and self-regulation, such as proper labeling. Some said ingesting the raw plant delivers medicinal properties without psychoactive effects.
Several of the about 100 attendees said they voted against Proposition 19, a 2010 ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. They were using the plant to feel better, not to get high. Opponents have said medical marijuana is a pathway to recreational use.
Letitia Pepper, a 56-year-old suffering from multiple sclerosis, a disease involving the central nervous system, said she concentrates marijuana extract with vegetable glycerin to make a liquid. When in pain, she squeezes a few drops under her tongue.
“People come up to me and say ‘Oh, you look great,’ ” said Pepper of Riverside, wearing a T-shirt that said “Pills Kill.” She said friends are surprised when she credits medical marijuana for the change.
Shari Horne, a member of the Village Cannabis Club in Laguna Woods, said the only way to change that is to create a new image for marijuana users.
“We can do it by being the kind of people they’re not expecting. Get rid of that ‘Cheech and Chong’ attitude,” she said, referring to stand-up comedians famous for drug-focused routines.
“People our age — there’s no reason we shouldn’t be able to feel better,” she said.
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Patient Privacy Should Be at the Heart of Medical Marijuana Regulations
January 26, 2011 by admin
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This past November, Arizona became the 15th state to adopt a medical marijuana law. Even with medical marijuana laws in nearly a third of the country, ever-increasing scientific evidence of efficacy, and popular American support at over 80 percent, patients’ rights are still threatened. As long as medical marijuana remains illegal under federal law, patients everywhere are vulnerable. In fact, the discordance between federal and state laws makes it especially important to protect the privacy of patients.
This week, the Colorado Department of Revenue Licensing Authority will be hearing public comment on proposed regulations addressing recent amendments to the state’s medical marijuana law. Leading up to these hearings, members of our organization in CO have reached out to us with legitimate concerns about their privacy as patients. Unfortunately, in the rush to regulate Colorado’s burgeoning medical mari
juana distribution system, it is the privacy rights of patients in particular that have so far been either ignored or disregarded. While there are many issues that the Department of Revenue must deal with, patient privacy should be at the forefront.
For example, it should be of concern to the State of Colorado that law enforcement will have real-time access to surveillance systems that will monitor literally thousands of patients and their purchase of medicine, activity that is still illegal under federal law. Civil libertarians and patient advocates are also concerned that the proposed regulations allow an alarmingly large number of people, including court clerks and their staff, to access records that should be private and protected at minimum by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), if not by state law.
Just in case there was any question about the vulnerability of patient records, one need only look to the State of Michigan, where President Obama’s Justice Department has issued subpoenas for several registered medical marijuana patients. So far, the Michigan Department of Community Health has refused to turn over the records, but the Justice Department recently took the case into federal court. As recently as 2007, under President G.W. Bush, the Justice Department similarly subpoenaed the records of 17 registered patients in the Oregon. Although the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program successfully quashed the subpoenas, it’s unclear whether such resistance can be sustained across the country.
Colorado voters were very specific about penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of patient information. Ballot Measure 20, passed in 2000, clearly states that “any person…who releases or makes public any confidential record or any confidential information…without the written authorization of the marijuana registry patient commits a class 1 misdemeanor.” Patient privacy is an important ethical and public health issue of our time, regardless of whether patients benefits from the use of medical marijuana. By the same token, we must not lose sight of upholding those rights when the patients involved use marijuana as their medicine.
Steph Sherer is a medical marijuana patient and Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access. Americans for Safe Access is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
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Limits for medical marijuana stores advance
January 24, 2011 by admin
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City planners send plan to council despite concern it may actually ban shops
The San Diego City Planning Commission Thursday approved a plan to regulate the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries within the city limits, despite the commission’s chairman expressing concern that the proposed ordinance could be a de facto ban on such businesses.
The commissioners listened to staff recommendations as well as about 100 public speakers to determine the fate of marijuana stores in the city. They voted 3-2 to recommend the proposed ordinance to the City Council.
The topic has been highly volatile and speakers yesterday were largely split, with some viewing the collectives as a boon for sick individuals and others contending they encourage illegal drug use and draw in crime.
There are approximately 180 dispensaries in the city of San Diego, all of which are technically operating illegally under current zoning laws. The proposed rules would only allow medical marijuana stores in select commercial and industrial zones.
According to Americans for Safe Access San Diego chapter member Kate Valentine, this leaves only 97 parcels in the city where medical marijuana could be sold.
Additional restrictions include a 1,000 foot buffer zone between the shops and schools, youth centers, parks, day care centers, religious institutions and other dispensaries. Americans for Safe Access to say this may limit the available parcels to five or six that could meet all the conditions.
City officials could not confirm the numbers at the planning meeting.
However, Commissioner Tim Golba, who voted in favor of the recommendation, said he wants city staff to provide more data before the City Council acts, probably within two to six weeks.
“I think of everything we’ve seen today, this map … is potentially the most damning,” he said. “Even at 97 parcels that’s pretty restrictive if you assume half of those are either not available or landlords wouldn’t even consider renting to it. Now we’re down to 50 sites in the whole city that would be applicable. That’s probably overly restrictive in anybody’s eyes.”
The sentiment was echoed by Chairman Eric Naslund, who suggested the guidelines should be loosened.
“I want to make absolutely certain that it isn’t so overly restrictive that it becomes an outright ban and I think that that’s where the present ordinance is heading,” he said.
Some groups like San Diegans for Safe Neighborhoods want even more restrictions. At a news conference on Wednesday, the group’s chairman, Scott Chipman, called for the shops to be at least 1,000 feet away from colleges, universities, residences, licensed treatment facilities and places where alcohol is sold. Additionally, the group wants the dispensaries to have 24-hour security and a police-regulated business permit.
How do deal with the stores has been a hot-button issue since California voters approved medical marijuana legislation in 1996. Local municipalities did little to regulate the establishments until the number of collectives boomed within the past few years.
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A Cheech and Chong medical marijuana bill
January 23, 2011 by admin
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A Cheech and Chong medical marijuana bill
It must have taken some doing, but advocates of “medical” marijuana have come up with a bill that would actually invite more abuse of the drug than straightforward legalization.
The “medical” belongs in quotation marks here, because the measure in Olympia would junk a key rule designed to prevent common drug seekers from getting marijuana on medical pretenses. And once recreational users or addicts got their pseudo-medical authorizations to use the drug, they’d enjoy more privileges than simple legalization would give them.
They’d be protected, for example, if ex-spouses objected to leaving children in their care; judges would not be permitted to consider marijuana use as a factor in custody arrangements except in extreme cases involving “long-term impairment” – whatever that means.
The bill would bring down the hammer of discrimination law on companies with anti-drug policies. Employers who refused to hire or employ marijuana users – the drug stays in the body long after use – could be investigated and sanctioned by the state Human Rights Commission.
That’s just scratching the surface of this amazing piece of legislation. It would also legalize large-scale commercial marijuana grow operations and wholesaling – no specified limits on quantity. Cities and counties would not be permitted to ban grow operations in their jurisdictions; the measure leaves all control over licensing to the state.
Growing, processing and selling could be conducted in secrecy. Call this one the Home-Buyer’s-Surprise Provision.
There’s more: Police officers would have to check state databases for medical marijuana licenses before responding on probable cause to “cannabis-related incidents” (more traditionally known as “crimes”).
Individual officers could be personally fined or sued for failure to do so. There’s no obvious reason this wouldn’t apply to, say, a cop who spots dope and money changing hands in a dark alley. Odd: The law doesn’t paint a legal bull’s-eye on officers for responding to “alcohol-related incidents.”
The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, has been touted as a “clarification” of the legal status of the illegal marijuana dispensaries that Washington cities and counties – including Tacoma – have begun to tolerate.
The measure’s actual reach is far, far more sweeping; it amounts to legalization with privileges.
To legitimize the dispensaries, the logical first step would be to impose genuine medical-pharmaceutical rigor on the authorizations that allow people to acquire “medicinal” pot in the first place.
As things stand, a handful of clinics – often fly-by-night operations – do brief, assembly-line-style “exams” of marijuana seekers and churn out authorizations like factories. They rubber-stamp the documents – often for about $200 a pop – for users with nebulous complaints of “intractable pain.” These mills have been transforming who knows how many garden-variety marijuana smokers into “patients.”
The law permits little effective regulation, and no one has ever been sanctioned for over-authorizing marijuana. The lack of controls blurs the line between legitimate providers and money-hungry enablers.
Instead of tightening the process, Kohl-Welles’ bill would actually loosen it. Under the existing law – an initiative approved by the voters – marijuana is largely treated as a last resort to be used only when legal, conventional treatments and FDA-approved medications fail. Her measure would let it be used as a first resort.
With this in place, any drug abuser who didn’t get his get-out-of-jail-free card would deserve to be arrested for sheer stupidity.
Words fail. This bill could have been written by Cheech and Chong 30 tokes past midnight. Any lawmaker inclined to support it should make a point of reading it first.
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