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Posted by CN Staff on May 20, 2002 at 06:54:41 PT By Jon Carroll Source: San Francisco Chronicle 
Saints preserve me, I never thought I'd live long enough to hear the special assistant to the director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse say, somewhat defensively, "Like any mass processing, it's not a perfect process. But the marijuana we provide and produce is almost entirely free of seeds and stems." Government Sez: We've Got Righteous Weed. Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #11 posted by FoM on May 20, 2002 at 13:53:27 PT |
| Here you go. http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/encm.htm [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #10 posted by FoM on May 20, 2002 at 13:35:05 PT |
| I didn't know it was going to get snipped until I saw it. I'm sorry. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #9 posted by Robbie on May 20, 2002 at 13:27:01 PT |
| San Fran Chronicle won't let you post full articles? I don't see how a 501(c)3 needs to worry about that. Doesn't the Fair Use law cover you? [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #8 posted by el_toonces on May 20, 2002 at 13:09:36 PT:
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| You guys are way ahead of me. It's PERFECT. I am setting up the mail merge now. Thanks. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #7 posted by paul peterson on May 20, 2002 at 10:53:35 PT:
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| Here's my gambit: 1) They purposely grow the worst shit weed in the world, and package it like dirt so that a)no one will want to even try to get the DEA forced to provide it for them, b) no study findings will ever prove that their weed (the DEA SHIT) can even ever help anyone medically, therefore (since theirs is the only weed anybody can ever even use in a study!) nobody is ever going to be able to prove that pot helps medically, c) no other country in their right mind will ever even ask the DEA to provide seeds for their DITCH WEED for the other country to grow pot (Canada didn't know any better, really, when they asked the DEA to help them to start to grow weed-wow, I'll bet those Canadian patients will learn to thank their politicians for not being more persistent & 2) notice, just because some newspaper published some criticism of the DEA DITCHWEED SHIT (Mr. Seeds and Stems, umk), the DEA has actually even tried to defend themselves!! Why, they might even try to improve quality control, eh? I've got a better idea-Why don't we force the DEA to "privatize" the operation, maybe put some COMPETITIVE PRESSURE on them to I-M-P-R-O-V-E or let some private companies come in and do better. I'm thinking that this ranting about low quality control might even force them to try to improve the levels of THC, etc. in the product (which might just force the people that are using the DEA SHIT DITCHWEED to see that it helps people-once it's no longer ditch weed anymore? How am I doing with my ranting, anyway? Do you think they will send a man in black to my door and get me taken away to Siberia or something? I wonder, if that happens, will they at least let me get some fast maturing strain so I can at least grow something better than that DEA ditchweed SHIT, or will that be my sentence-FIVE YEARS FORCED TO SMOKE THE DEA DITCHWEED SHIT? (Please note, I have been disparaging their product on purpose, I have never tried, seen, heard of or had any contact with the DEA DITCHWEED SHIT before, and this is blatant DEFAMATION of their efforts without any supporting documentation-They can easily sue me for these bad things I have said about the DEA DITCHWEED SHIT and I should be ashamed of myself, OK?) PAUL [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #6 posted by FoM on May 20, 2002 at 09:54:40 PT |
| Letter for forwarding
Toonces, I would be honored if you or any other CannabisNews.com denizens would like to forward the following letter to politicians, reporters, or Aunt Tilly: Dear I would like to provide to you a few resources compiled by Ethan Russo, MD, that may be of value as you review the current situation with respect to clinical cannabis. A link to the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics is available here: http://www.cannabis-med.org/science/jcant.htm where you will also find available a PDF file of the entire Vol. 1, #1 issue: http://www.cannabis-med.org/jcant//Jcant1(1).pdf I would particularly like to draw your attention to the results of a Chronic Cannabis Use Study, recently published, that examined the status of 4 of the 7 surviving patients who receive cannabis from NIDA as part of the US Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program. It examines in detail past chronic use literature, provides case studies of the patients, and the results of a comprehensive battery of objective medical tests performed to assess their current status, as well as a critique of NIDA cannabis: http://www.cannabis-med.org/jcant/russo_chronic_use.pdf Next is an in-depth analysis of cannabis in headache treatment: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/hh.pdf and a shorter article on cannabis for migraine from the journal Pain: http://www.druglibrary.org/crl/pain/Russo%2098%20Migraine_%20Pain.pdf The following is a link describing Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs: A Scientific Analysis of Herbal Remedies for Psychiatric Conditions, which contains a chapter on cannabis: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/ermd.htm You will find at the following URL, a PDF file of a book chapter from the American Academy of Pain Management on cannabis use in pain conditions along with practical use considerations: http://www.montananorml.org/docs/Russo-AAPM_chapter.pdf Finally, a new book Dr. Russo co-edited with Franjo Grotenhermen, Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential, has just been released: http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=4513 or http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789015080/qid=1021726965/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-0774046-5830464 The book, Marijuana Myths/Marijuana Facts, by Zimmer and Morgan is highly recommended. I hope that this information will be of value to you. Dr. Russo would like to make himself available to you or any of your colleagues for consultation in the event of any questions:
Ethan Russo, MD Thank you very much for your attention and consideration. Sincerely, [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #5 posted by Ethan Russo MD on May 20, 2002 at 09:28:29 PT:
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| Sorry. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #4 posted by Ethan Russo MD on May 20, 2002 at 09:26:21 PT:
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| Toonces, I would be honored if you or any other CannabisNews.com denizens would like to forward the following letter to politicians, reporters, or Aunt Tilly: Dear I would like to provide to you a few resources compiled by Ethan Russo, MD, that may be of value as you review the current situation with respect to clinical cannabis. A link to the Journal of Cannabis Therapeutics is available here: http://www.cannabis-med.org/science/jcant.htm where you will also find available a PDF file of the entire Vol. 1, #1 issue: http://www.cannabis-med.org/jcant//Jcant1(1).pdf I would particularly like to draw your attention to the results of a Chronic Cannabis Use Study, recently published, that examined the status of 4 of the 7 surviving patients who receive cannabis from NIDA as part of the US Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program. It examines in detail past chronic use literature, provides case studies of the patients, and the results of a comprehensive battery of objective medical tests performed to assess their current status, as well as a critique of NIDA cannabis: http://www.cannabis-med.org/jcant/russo_chronic_use.pdf Next is an in-depth analysis of cannabis in headache treatment: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/hh.pdf and a shorter article on cannabis for migraine from the journal Pain: http://www.druglibrary.org/crl/pain/Russo%2098%20Migraine_%20Pain.pdf The following is a link describing Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs: A Scientific Analysis of Herbal Remedies for Psychiatric Conditions, which contains a chapter on cannabis: http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/ermd.htm You will find at the following URL, a PDF file of a book chapter from the American Academy of Pain Management on cannabis use in pain conditions along with practical use considerations: http://www.montananorml.org/docs/Russo-AAPM_chapter.pdf Finally, a new book Dr. Russo co-edited with Franjo Grotenhermen, Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Potential, has just been released: http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=4513 or http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789015080/qid=1021726965/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-0774046-5830464 The book, Marijuana Myths/Marijuana Facts, by Zimmer and Morgan is highly recommended. I hope that this information will be of value to you. Dr. Russo would like to make himself available to you or any of your colleagues for consultation in the event of any questions: Ethan Russo, MD Missoula Medical Plaza, 900 North Orange Street Missoula, MT 59802 Voice: (406) 327-3372 FAX: (406) 327-3355 E-mail: erusso@mtneuro.com or erusso@blackfoot.net Thank you very much for your attention and consideration. Sincerely, [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #3 posted by el_toonces on May 20, 2002 at 09:00:09 PT:
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| FoM, thanks for finding and posting this atypically honest piece and thanks Mr. Carroll for penning it. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #2 posted by el_toonces on May 20, 2002 at 08:57:55 PT:
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| Ethan -- Am only too happy to help. I have already sent a letter with some photos printed from the links you provided, and a copy of the Missoula study, to Rep. Dave Bonior. I am trying to put together a 'kit' of sorts for presenting material about medical cannabis (I refuse any longer to refer to medicine as "marihuana" or any such term) and I want everything in the kit to have a very professional and serious appearance and tone, yet also portray the dramatic efficacy cannabis can provide as a medicament. In addition to your work on the legal patients, I was thinking of including the text of the summary on cannabis from your Handbook of Psychotropic Herbs, which I think has the qualities of being clinical, brief and authoritative without being full of medical argot. Do you have any other suggestions for putting together such a kit or 'briefing book' to be used for educating non-medical professionals? Also, any paticular places you want the article on government pot quality sent?
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Comment #1 posted by Ethan Russo MD on May 20, 2002 at 07:09:07 PT:
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| Here we go again. I feel it necessary that everyone deserves to judge this issue for themselves. Here is the link FoM so generously posted from the Chronic Use Study displaying the seeds and stems from just 3 NIDA cannabis cigarettes: Picture of Debris - 3 NIDA Cannabis Cigarettes http://freedomtoexhale.com/debris.jpg Please forward this everywhere, along with the link to the article itself: http://www.montananorml.org/docs/ChronicCannabisUseStudy.pdf This will possibly help skeptics to understand the benefits of clinical cannabis, its minimal risks, and the hypocrisy of the US government in the entire process. Thanks for your consideration. [ Post Comment ] |
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