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Posted by CN Staff on January 10, 2006 at 22:29:56 PT By Alex Smith, Staff Reporter Source: Central Michigan Life 
Michigan -- A professor from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst attempted to obtain a license to grow marijuana for medical research and was turned down in early December by the Drug Enforcement Administration.The denial continues a 36-year trend allowing only the University of Mississippi, in a partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to grow and provide marijuana to the federal government. “There’s only one government-approved source of marijuana for scientific research in this country, and that just isn’t adequate,” said Lyle Craker, director of the medicinal plant program at the University of Massachusetts in a Dec. 12 Washington Post article. Mahmoud ElSohly, President of ElSohly Laboratories Inc. and director of the Marijuana Project at the University of Mississippi, said the dispute over the right to grow marijuana stems from an international treaty signed in the early 1970s that allows only a single source for controlled substances. Craker says he should be allowed to grow marijuana because research on drugs such as heroin, LSD and ecstasy are conducted at more than one lab, so it should be the same for marijuana. “There is no problem getting registrations for research on marijuana,” ElSohly said. “Actually there are many researchers in the USA that have such registrations. The problem Dr. Craker’s request is that he was asking for a manufacturer registration to grow and distribute marijuana to others.” ElSohly said the University of Mississippi will remain the sole distributor of marijuana for years to come. “The National Institute on Drug Abuse has been providing marijuana for research to investigators all over the country since the late sixties/early seventies,” he said. In Michigan, Marijuana may soon be available for seriously ill patients. A bill was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives Dec. 7 that would allow doctors to prescribe small amounts of marijuana to patients. If the legislation were to pass, Michigan would become the 12th state to legalize medical marijuana. James Hageman, vice provost for research and dean of the college of graduate studies, said he does not believe anyone has ever applied for a license to conduct studies with marijuana at CMU, but the university would support a professor if they were to gain approval. “I do not know of any reason why it (CMU) would not, if it were approved by IRB Committee (Institutional Research Board) and was supported by a national funding agency, thus validating its authenticity as a scientific study.” Hageman said he would not expect marijuana research to create controversy at CMU if it were ever conducted. “I am not inclined to think (it would) but one never knows,” he said. Source: Central Michigan Life (MI Edu) Related Articles & Web Site: Ole Miss Marijuana Monopoly Under Fire Prof. Questions Gov't Monopoly on Marijuana Federal Marijuana Monopoly Challenged Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help |
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| Comment #5 posted by FoM on January 11, 2006 at 08:16:25 PT |
| Medical Marijuana Movement Continues to Grow http://www.progress.org/2005/drc70.htm [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #4 posted by Had Enough on January 11, 2006 at 08:01:38 PT |
| Even Hemp seed milk is only one fat molecule away from mothers milk Can you provide a little more info on this. That is very interesting. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #3 posted by ekim on January 11, 2006 at 07:57:49 PT |
| coming up on NPR the Diane Rehm show at www.drshow.wamu.org or call in at 1-800-433-8850 will be discussing nutrition and its roll in health and diseases. [ Post Comment ] |
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Comment #2 posted by runruff on January 10, 2006 at 23:42:19 PT:
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| Cannabis resin is noncarcinogenic. Unlike tobacco tars it
does not stick to the walls or stay in the sacs of the lungs. In fact it has been used by ancient medicine as an expectorant. It actally cleans the lungs of foreign particals. This is the reason Rastas use it with tobacco. The cannabis binds with the tobacco tars and expectorates.
It is being misreported as a cancer causeing substance.
People who are long time users of cannabis do not get lung cancer period. There is not one medical case to prove me otherwise. Cannabis is mans companion plant on this planet. A gift from the creater. Even Hemp seed milk is only one fat molecule away from mothers milk. Don't believe the lies. There are no marijuana drug dealers. There are cannabis herb vendors. A vocation protected by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Free and open commerce. It is not a gateway drug. Don't let their constant lies and disinformation confuse you.
They [government employees] do not care about us "The Great Unwashed", they are addicted the the best careers they could ever hope to have. Peace and freedom is a right and a responsibility. [ Post Comment ] |
| Comment #1 posted by observer on January 10, 2006 at 23:12:55 PT |
| Here's why prohibitionists want only U.S. gov't issued pot in U.S. gov't studies on how bad pot is for you. So they can test stems and seeds, and call that "marijuana". Keep that in mind next time some gov't liar stands up and claims. "pot has 20 times the tar ... blah blah blah." Stems and seeds. Typical lying government. http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/images/debris.jpg http://drugpolicycentral.com/bot/pg/nida_stems_n_seeds.htm [ Post Comment ] |
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