Marijuana could soon be legalised in Copenhagen, after the city voted overwhelmingly in favour of a scheme that would see the drug sold through a network of state-run shops and cafes. The scheme, if approved by the Danish parliament at the start of next year, could make the city the first to fully legalise, rather than simply tolerate, marijuana consumption.The drug is already sold openly on the streets of Christiania, a self-proclaimed ‘free town’ in the city centre, despite the closure of the neighbourhood’s Amsterdam-style coffee shops in 2004.But marijuana has never been officially decriminalised and those caught in possession…
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LUKE ‘MING’ FLANAGAN wore a Louis Copeland suit made out of hemp in the Dáil chamber this morning to highlight the 10 year anniversary of his campaign to have cannabis legalised. A spokesperson for Louis Copeland confirmed that it was the first time the high-end tailor had created a suit made out of hemp.Speaking to theJournal.ie, the TD for Roscommon-Leitrim South said that he had bought the material outside of Ireland but that the suit had been made in Dublin. “If I could have purchased it here, I would have,” he said.The hemp suit is “very comfortable, excellent material, and…
New medical marijuana documentary SCIENCE VS. STIGMA, Tells medical patients true stories of persecution and social stigma. In the film , brave medical patients share their struggles to access a demonized medicinal herb that helps their serious medical conditions. The film features, Dr. Dustin Sulak, DO, who presents scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of cannabis in treating more than a dozen medical conditions. Through interviews with patients, the film puts a human face on some of the collateral damage from the war on drugs. SCIENCE VS. STIGMA was produced by Maine Green Cross, a patient group involved in providing…
A new report in Biological Psychiatry suggests that deficits in endocannabinoid function may contribute to anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Endocannabinoids are substances made by the brain that affect brain function and chemistry in ways that resemble the effects of cannabis derivatives, including marijuana and hashish. These commonly abused drugs are well known to increase appetite, i.e. to cause the “munchies”. Thus, it makes sense that deficits in this brain system would be associated with reduced appetite.Researchers measured the status of the endocannabinoid system indirectly by determining whether there was an increase or decrease in the density of endocannabinoid receptors, called…
New York based Dr Julie Holland talks about her work with post traumatic stress disorder sufferers. Live videolink talk filmed at the Envisioning a Post Prohibition World event organised by Know Drugs and Open Democracy. Dr. Holland has spent her adult life investigating drugs. At the University of Pennsylvania, she majored in the “Biological Basis of Behavior,” a series of courses combining the study of psychology and neural sciences, with a concentration in drugs and the brain, or psychopharmacology. During her college years, she authored an extensive research paper on MDMA (ecstasy). Dr. Holland received her medical degree from Temple…
I believe cannabis users should unify around what we oppose, not which policies we might support. There will always be a heated battle while spokespersons suggest what we should be doing with cannabis. Such positive proposals infuriate us because it’s nobody’s business how much cannabis we take, how many plants we grow or how strong our preferred strain is. On the other hand, the central goal for all responsible adult drug users is to bring an end to the vicious sectarian atrocities visited upon us by government. They smash our homes, shatter our families, deprive us of freedom – and…
HIGH: The True Tale Of American Marijuana is a documentary that covers the war on drugs and its causes, effects, and victims in the United States and around the world. It includes a violent drug treatment program called Straight Inc. that tortured children and corrupted families, all in the name of a cult image about the evils of drugs and homosexuality. The program was founded by a man who climbed the political ladder and now holds a position of power and influence in Washington. There’s the overbearing drug czar that doesn’t care for the people he hurts in his quest…
A marijuana extract called ‘Cannabidiol’ could help prevent painful neuropathy in patients receiving the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, according to new animal experiments . “Our preliminary findings…indicate that cannabidiol may prevent the development of paclitaxel-induced allodynia in mice and therefore be effective at preventing dose-limiting paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in humans,” according to the report by Sara Jane Ward, Ph.D., and colleagues of Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia.Paclitaxel-commonly used in the treatment of advanced breast or ovarian cancer-can cause nerve damage (neuropathy), leading to symptoms like pain, numbness, or tingling.Cannabidiol is a marijuana extract that has pain and inflammation-reducing effects, while…
According to an observational study at Tel Aviv University, Israel, cannabis may have a positive effect on disease activity in Crohn’s disease , a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. In this study disease activity, use of medication, need for surgery, and hospitalization before and after cannabis use were examined in 30 patients. Disease activity was assessed by the Harvey Bradshaw index for Crohn’s disease. The indication for cannabis use was lack of response to conventional treatment in 21 patients and chronic intractable pain in 6. Another four patients used cannabis for recreational purposes and continued as they observed an improvement in…
92 year old Gus Ridley says he has smoked weed since 1936, his wife says ”I can take it or leave it, I’m better off when I take it”. Gus passed away in 2000.
