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First-Ever Safety Study of Medical Cannabis Use 
Posted by CN Staff on December 08, 2004 at 14:52:10 PT
Press Release
Source: EurekAlert 
Montreal -- A first-of-its-kind study of safety issues surrounding the medical use of cannabis has just been launched. Known as the COMPASS study (Cannabis for the management of pain: assessment of safety study), the research initiative will follow 1400 chronic pain patients, 350 of whom use cannabis as part of their pain management strategy, for a one-year period. Seven participating pain clinics across Canada are now enrolling patients for this study. 
"Patients in COMPASS will typically have pain resulting from spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, arthritis or other kinds of hard-to-treat neuropathic or muscle pain," explains Dr. Mark Ware, principal investigator and pain physician at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Pain Centre. "We are not recruiting cancer patients for this study." "COMPASS participants will be given access to research-grade herbal cannabis and followed for one year," adds Dr. Jean-Paul Collet, also a principal investigator and Professor of Epidemiology at McGill University. "We'll be looking at a range of safety issues, including adverse events, kidney, liver, heart and lung function and hormone levels," he says. "Patients will also do tests at the start and end of the study, to help determine whether medical use of cannabis affects cognitive function." Since 1999, Canadian patients have been able to use cannabis for medical reasons, under specific circumstances, with a physician's recommendation and Health Canada authorization. However, until now, the safety of cannabis used for medical purposes has not been scientifically studied. "Other studies are looking at whether cannabis relieves pain and other symptoms," says Dr. Ware. "These studies are important, but we also need to know how safe cannabis used for medical purposes actually is. The experience of recreational users gives us some information, but we must understand safety issues in patients who are taking multiple medications and who may have diseases like high blood pressure or diabetes which complicate the picture." The herbal cannabis to be used in the COMPASS study is produced by Prairie Plant Systems Inc under contract to Health Canada. The strain used in this study contains about 12 percent THC (the active ingredient). Government-supplied cannabis will be sent to pharmacies at each site and dispensed to patients there. "Right now, thousands of Canadians are using cannabis to treat their pain," says Dr. Ware. "We need much more information on the safety issues facing these patients. COMPASS is the first-ever attempt to collect this information over an extended period, under a wide range of conditions and in real-world settings." Patients wishing to participate in the COMPASS study should call 1-866-302-4636 (toll-free) and leave their names and telephone numbers. A study coordinator will contact prospective patients to assess whether they meet study requirements. All patient information will be held in strict confidence. Further information is available from www.gereq.net/compass. Sites enrolling patients are the Arthritis Research Center of Canada in Vancouver, the Meadowlark Place Professional Centre in Edmonton, the London Health Sciences Centre, the MUHC and the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) in Montreal, the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation in Fredericton and the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax. This study is financially supported by a $1.8million grant from Health Canada through the Marijuana Open Label Safety Initiative (MOLSI), a grant partnership program with Canadian Institutes of Health Research. For more information please contact: Ian Popple Communications Coordinator (research) MUHC Public Relations and Communications -- 514-843-1560 Complete Title: First-Ever Safety Study of Medical Cannabis Use in Canada LaunchedMedia contacts for other participating centres can be found at: http://www.gereq.net/compassSource: EurekAlert (Web)Published: December 8, 2004Copyright: 2004 American Association for the Advancement of Science Website: http://www.eurekalert.org/Contact: ian.popple muhc.mcgill.caCannabisNews -- Canada Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/Canada.shtml
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Comment #59 posted by FoM on December 21, 2004 at 16:28:09 PT
Related Article from HealthDay
Canadian Study to Look at Safety of Medical MarijuanaTUESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDayNews) -- A study to examine the safety of medicinal marijuana has been launched in Canada. COMPASS (Cannabis for the Management of Pain: Assessment of Safety Study) is currently enrolling participants. It will track 1,400 people with chronic pain for one year."Patients in COMPASS will typically have pain resulting from spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, arthritis or other kinds of hard-to-treat injuries or muscle pain. We are not recruiting cancer patients for this study," principal investigator Dr. Mark Ware, a pain physician at McGill University Health Centre Pain Centre, said in a prepared statement."COMPASS participants will be given access to research-grade herbal cannabis and followed for one year. We'll be looking at a range of safety issues, including adverse events, kidney, liver, heart and lung function, and hormone levels," Dr. Jean-Paul Collet, another principal investigator and a professor of epidemiology at McGill, said in a prepared statement."Patients will also do tests at the start and end of the study, to help determine whether medical use of cannabis affects cognitive function," Collet added.The use of medical marijuana is legal in Canada as long as a patient has a doctor's recommendation and approval from Health Canada.This is the first Canadian study to examine the safety of medical marijuana."Other studies are looking at whether cannabis relieves pain and other symptoms. These studies are important, but we also need to know how safe cannabis used for medical purposes actually is. The experience of recreational users gives us some information, but we must understand safety issues in patients who are taking multiple medications and who may have diseases like high blood pressure or diabetes, which complicate the picture," Ware said.The marijuana that will be used in COMPASS contains about 12 percent THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The marijuana is being grown by a company under contract to Health Canada. It will be shipped to pharmacies at each study site and then dispensed to study participants.More information:Health Canada has more about medicinal marijuana.http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/feature/magazine/2000_08/marijuana.htmCopyright: 2004 HealthDay
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Comment #58 posted by FoM on December 10, 2004 at 10:52:46 PT
About The Ohio Shooting
Since this has been on the news more frequently I have tried to figure out why it happened. The man that did this looked like he was out of it. I've seen that look in people's eyes that have done similar killings. It isn't alcohol but mental illness I believe. I dislike alcohol but that's personal and nothing more. 
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Comment #57 posted by afterburner on December 09, 2004 at 22:33:58 PT
RE Meth
There is an escalating need for more as users become more immune to the effects. I once saw a cartoon with a meth user trying to use a needle about ten times as large as himself. The word on the street was "Speed kills." My friend who worked at a drug treatment group home found speed users to be much more difficult to help than "acidheads." Heroin addicts were even more difficult as they tended to be very withdrawn. I do agree with Hope that the personal problems and disturbed emotions precede the hard drug use.  "The harder the prohibition = the harder the drugs." --rogerchristie, The Hawai'i Cannabis (THC) Ministry 
http://www.thc-ministry.org/
NORML's Weekly News Bulletin -- November 12, 2004 http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/19/thread19815.shtmlIt's a medical thing. Doctors should be treating people whose life problems have led them to hard drugs, not cops. When the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914 was passed, a group of patients, using previously legal, but addictive, patent medicines, suddenly became criminals. Regulation of medicine allows the whole person to be treated: spirit, soul, mind, and body. Regulation of medicine helps insure safe use. Regulation of medicine helps keep families together. Regulation of medicine helps people to straighten out their lives and find productive work. Regulation of medicine helps to reduce law enforcement expenses and taxes.
Historical Research on Drug Policy, 1910-1919 
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Comment #56 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 17:41:18 PT
Hope
The problem with a pure form of Meth it is too good. It helps with energy, dieting, you can clean your house in no time more then once. The problem is coming down. It's a terrible crash. The higher a person goes, when they come down it can cause serious depression among other things. It's just a drug that most people try, then quit or die.
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Comment #55 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 17:23:00 PT
You may be right
Maybe the meth they make in Texas is weaker? I haven't known of many users...but I suspect that the crazier you are...the crazier you are on meth.A doctor told me once that amphetamines were one of the very best antidepressants...but that most people couldn't handle them. When the natural thing happened of their body adjusting to it and the effects seemed to decrease...they took more...which isn't good and is when the trouble starts.
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Comment #54 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 17:16:16 PT
Hope
I know how you feel but I believe Meth is way worse then most amphetamines. I must be honest about how I feel about this substance. I've seen too much. 
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Comment #53 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 17:08:34 PT
Well ...hell!
They are already forcing speed on some people...and tragically it's children...in the form of the ritalin and adderall type drugs.Well...hell!Excuse me!They are already doing it.
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Comment #52 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 17:06:51 PT
Probably, in a few years
they'll be forcing fat people to take small doses. Nothing our government does surprises me anymore.
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Comment #51 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 17:04:32 PT
Meth
I'm not saying that meth is a good thing for everyone or that it can't be misused or lost control of...it can. Anything can be overdone or lost control of. But I think it should be legal and it will be safer all the way around. I think alcohol and cigarettes should remain legal. You don't have to use it...but you don't have to cage and persecute people who do. Prohibition only makes it worse. Don't we all know that by now?I've not known but two or three people who used meth...but I watched them closely when I had the opportunity and they seemed to suffer, to my surprise, no ill effects and in some ways even seemed to improve their energy level and balance their outlook on life and even thrive on it. Speed has been around a long time. People like it. I think it should be legal so that it is safer and people are safer. A lot of you may think I need correcting in my opinion...but that's what I think.Yes, it's dangerous and terribly risky and what I hear scares me...but I think any substance is less risky if it's legal and regulated. Dang...at one time having a gas hot water heater was more dangerous than driving a race car. I lost a sweet friend to one. It was hideous.Besides it apparently is extremely popular…the way government acts about it there must be a huge population of meth users out there. Adults should have a choice, even if I don’t like what they choose. And besides…in my observations…it looks like more self medicating to me…and I believe that’s a natural right of humans and animals and birds…and anything that lives…if they can do it.
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Comment #50 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 16:01:14 PT
Hope
You're right. The anger was already there before the alcohol. As far as Hitler he used Meth but I don't know about alcohol. Meth makes a person really bizarre.http://amphetamines.com/adolf-hitler.html
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Comment #49 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 15:49:12 PT
"Is it alcohol that is causing the violence?"
I don't think so. Although alcohol can numb one's conscience and fuel fires of anger and hatred...the fire was already there.We had violence, I believe, before we had booze.I believe Hitler was a tee-totaler…and violence boiled from him.
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Comment #48 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 15:27:10 PT
Dankhank
It is called a favicon! I got it! LOL!
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Comment #47 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 15:15:54 PT
Yes It Is...
easier to remember ... however ...I cringe a little when contemplating little thingy being associated with me ... :-)  That's all I will say on the matter of the little thingy.
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Comment #46 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 15:05:27 PT
Favorite Icon
Now that I'll remember! Thanks! I'll give it a try.Little thingy is so easy to remember though! LOL!
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Comment #45 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 14:54:04 PT
Favicon
Here's where you can try to make your own "little thingy."http://www.favicon.co.uk/My IE still won't see mine ... but Firefox does.
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Comment #44 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 14:08:44 PT
Hope
I saw about the shootings in Columbus on the news. I don't know why things like this happen. I always thought Columbus was a nice city. We used to go there frequently for different events. I haven't been to Columbus except to see Neil Young in many years. Is it alcohol that is causing the violence? I know people that were drinking were the nasty ones at the concert. It's odd to watch people act stupid for lack of a better word. Oh demon alcohol sad thing is I can't recall.
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Comment #43 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 11:45:17 PT
Kampia's self control
I guess I've been too into Bam Margera lately because of my grandchildren. I'm way too much thinking about slapping people lately.Self control is the best route. No doubt about it.
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Comment #42 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 11:42:47 PT
pop up blocker
There is one in my new computer, too. I did use the Google blocker before though and it is great.Also with this new computer apparently AOL signed me up automatically...for a year...and the first nearly thirty dollar bill was on my credit card this month! After many phone calls we finally...I hope...got the AOL thing canceled, but apparently we've lost about thirty dollars to that stinking AOL.We didn't sign any paper and sure didn't sign up online...I avoid anything AOL like the plague. They didn't agree to refund us. They just flat robbed us, apparently...and are getting away with it. They charged us for a month's use and we NEVER even came close to using anything of their's.AaarghAfterburner...I'm watching that c-span show with Kampia debating that Evans guy. Kampia is one cool guy. He's so self-controlled. Way to go, Rob Kampia!
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Comment #41 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 11:36:28 PT
Dankhank
I wanted to mention your little thingy like I have on CNews is working with IE. It's looks nice. I'd like to make one for my FTE site but I don't know how yet. Everything in good time I say! 
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 11:15:10 PT
afterburner
I haven't gotten the upgrade on Real Player yet but I will. I use Windows Media Player most times. I've had good luck with this player. I don't know why but I have a pop up blocker on this system. I didn't download anything though.
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Comment #39 posted by afterburner on December 09, 2004 at 11:08:51 PT
Re Google Bar
BTW, if you haven't downloaded the latest free Real Player, the picture and sound are improved. The continuity is mainly better, but still a little wonky, at least on dial-up. It also comes with the option of a Google Bar for easy access to search, previous searches, and Google News.I forgot to add the Google Bar has an excellent pop-up blocker. You'd be surprised how many you get (if you don't already have a pop-up blocker). I've already blocked 97 pop-ups in just 5 days since I downloaded the Google Bar.
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Comment #38 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 11:08:08 PT
Update
Matt has gotten in touch with me and is working on it! It should be fixed soon.Hope I'm glad you got your problem fixed. I love this new computer. It is amazing and the 19 inch LCD monitor is saving my eyes. I made a CD for Stick for the road but haven't tried to do a DVD yet other then play one. 
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Comment #37 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 10:57:10 PT
Same goes
for the bouncer.
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Comment #36 posted by afterburner on December 09, 2004 at 10:56:33 PT
Something to Do While Waiting for the Front Page
US NV: Column: Taking A Look At Marijuana Immigration 
by Terri Choate, (07 Dec 2004) Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada
http://www.mapinc.org/newscc/v04/n1758/a02.html?397 Netherlands: Dutch Pot Grower's Dream Goes Up In Smoke Mon, 06 Dec 2004
Toronto Star (CN ON)
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n1755/a07.htmlPot Video:
Pot-Radio with Pot-TV 
 
Running Time: 18 min 
Date Entered: 07 Dec 2004 
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-3274.html
 "Outrageous, sexy and wacky home made weed videos from the net, Brujiera, Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg, Rare BBC footage of Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention and KMFDM's Drug Against War."
 
BTW, if you haven't downloaded the latest free Real Player, the picture and sound are improved. The continuity is mainly better, but still a little wonky, at least on dial-up. It also comes with the option of a Google Bar for easy access to search, previous searches, and Google News.Rob Kampia Smokes Out Narc On C-Span:
Pot-TV 
 
Running Time: 45 min 
Date Entered: 07 Dec 2004 
http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-3299.html
 "In light of the Supreme Court decisions about medical marijuana, on this TV show Rob kampia of the Marijuana policy project, nails this Narc to the floor with reason and logic."
 
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Comment #35 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 10:56:12 PT
way off topic
but there is a sad Texas/Ohio connection here. This is a case where the cop did the right thing, probably. I'm thankful for such cops. It appears he didn't hesitate to risk his own life to save others. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041209/D86S4U201.html
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Comment #34 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 10:50:21 PT
Whew!
I restarted and everything seems ok. I must have a deep path already worn into this new computer to CannabisNews.Sorry, Dankhank...I thought you were leaving today. Be safe and have a goodtime anyway.
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Comment #33 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 10:34:22 PT
Hope 
I don't know what could be causing your problem but when I have had problems with pages not displaying it had to do with some configuration problem. Have you changed anything recently?
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Comment #32 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 10:33:20 PT
CannabisNews
and my mail is all that's working.
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 10:32:20 PT
Dankhank
I've had people come to my Neil Young Greendale pages from countries that I never heard of. It also tells what resolution, operating system, and browser a person uses which helps with how to make a page I think. I am amazed that my Neil Young pages still get accessed every day. Every single day from all around the world. We are lucky to have Neil Young in America. Some countries he hasn't toured for so many years I wonder how they even remember who he is. Have a great holiday! http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/young.htm
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Comment #30 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 10:32:16 PT
What's going on?
Can't get Google, Drudge, Bible Gateway. All of them say this page cannot be displayed. Not one site comes up...except CannabisNewsCannabisNews just pops right up. How is that possible?Take care, Dankhank...and have a good time.
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Comment #29 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 10:24:24 PT
Statcounter
just got it up and running ... should have done it years ago ... but now I may glean some idea of whither my visitors come from ...I live near a military fort and am using a perk left after the years of my service. A convenient do it yourself auto shop will allow me to do a transmission service on our van.We're heading to Gilbertsville, KY on 18 Dec for a couple of days, then to Warner Robins, GA for a week or so. Back to OK for the new year.Going with spouse/grandaughters to see other grandma and g-granma, my Mom.so, I'll head out soon to do that ...FoM, thanks for the info, looks like a good service .......Peace, all ...
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Comment #28 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 10:24:08 PT
This is so strange
I've been surfing the net only about five or six years, but nothing like this has ever happened before.I can't get any web pages to come up...EXCEPT CannabisNews.
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Comment #27 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 09:31:44 PT
I Don't Know
If we'll win but we must try. If we don't let our light shine wouldn't the world be a very dark place? That goes for every person who believes in a cause. That goes for every person who believes that there is a better way. When it's all said and done isn't that all that really matters?
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Comment #26 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 09:30:55 PT
FoM, Afterburner, Dankhank
I'm very aware of "leaning" on you guys for strength this morning.Thank you all so much for being here.
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Comment #25 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 09:26:26 PT
Dankhank
"I sometimes imagine the same."Me, too.
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Comment #24 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 09:22:38 PT
FoM
I'm serious, too. You're a jewel.It's sad that such living jewels, like yourself, are often formed under great pressure.Maybe someday you can tell me what FoM stands for.I suspect what your son went through has a lot to do with your dedication. I'm sure he feels honored that you are his mother.Just yesterday, I was thinking and grieving for my grandchildren's future under the heavy hand of the government. It makes me so sad, but it's one of the reasons I keep trying to help push this big boulder of future freedom up this huge mountain of prohibitive government. Then I thought of you. You don't have to worry about grandchildren...you keep going for much less selfish reasons. Who knows if we'll ever get the boulder of future freedom to the top...but if we let go...we'll be crushed. So we keep pushing.I marvel, as well, at the legal patients, like George McMahon, who could just take his medicine and try to live. But instead they stand up with us for what is right. 
 How can such true decency be ignored? It can’t.Let’s roll!:-)
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Comment #23 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 09:21:21 PT
mission from God ....
I sometimes imagine the same.I never understand what good humans think when they lack the vision we have.The local rag had an editorial from the head of the Urban League in yesterday's edition re: racism of drug war. I haven't scheduled my meet with the Ed board, will do it soon, but I know there has been a change in their coverage of the drug war in recent years.Sometimes I see signs of change... nice ...
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 09:08:12 PT
Dankhank
I wanted to mention this to you. I really like the stat counter I have on my FTE web site. If you click on the botton where it says statcounter you might want one too. It has been relatively stable and they have a message board for discussion about the counter. For two days in a row last week my FTE page had over 1350 hits per day and average 500 plus hits a day now. I think it was 600 or more yesterday. I use Front Page 2003 with my new computer to make pages. I used Front Page 2000 for my older computer which is ME.http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/
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Comment #21 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 08:48:06 PT
Hope
Seriously I do believe this is what I am suppose to do. That is what gives me the energy to continue.
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Comment #20 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 08:42:31 PT
FoM
I believe you and it's obvious He chose the right person for the mission.
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 08:33:21 PT
Hope
Thank you. I have a reason why I do what I do.Words taken from The Blues Brothers:I'm on a mission. A mission from God!
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Comment #18 posted by Hope on December 09, 2004 at 08:22:08 PT
Dankhank, about FoM...Amen!
"It's amazing how dependable you've been caring for this site."Thank you, FoM. I not only appreciate you, I MARVEL at you and what you accomplish everyday.
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Comment #17 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 08:05:46 PT
Dankhank
Thank you! Maybe it will help.
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 08:01:23 PT
Chat Wraps Up the Year in Reform
December 9, 2004Several Drug Policy Alliance staffers joined executive director Ethan Nadelmann online this week for a live chat to wrap up our most important accomplishments of 2004 and look ahead to next year.Reform of the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York topped the list, with Gov. Pataki likely to sign important changes into law soon. Ethan acknowledged that the Real Reform 2004 Coalition, of which the Alliance is a member, has much work left to do toward ending the draconian drug laws.Alliance legal affairs director Daniel Abrahamson discussed the Raich v. Ashcroft case, and the heads of several other offices filled the online audience in on their thoughts about the year in reform.Reena Szczepanski, director of the Alliance's New Mexico office, says she's optimistic about a medical marijuana bill's chances next year in the legislature."Eighty percent of New Mexicans support this bill. I hear weekly from patients who call me and say that they need this medicine," Szczepanski said.Listen to the archive:http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/12_06_04chat.cfm 
http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/12_09_04chatfolo.cfm
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Comment #15 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 07:58:23 PT
OK... did it ...
Done, I just left a rambling voicemail at Drug Sense, guess it's kinda early out west, still.Asked them to please tell Matt to do the fix. Hope he shares the fix with you... or ... ME?!Just kidding... if they've ever seen the code for MY site they would laugh to death or at least coma.
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 07:46:36 PT
Dankhank
Thank you. I love CNews. It's my job and I care for it like I would anything that is very important to me. I have a code in my noze! LOL!Seriously we both have the flu but are slowly getting better and thanks for asking.As far as Matt and Mapinc. they don't communicate with me but you can try to get thru to them if you want too.
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Comment #13 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 07:39:17 PT
turn over
not sure what that means, but I hope it happens soon.I know I must have sounded like a petulant young-un, when I should have been inquiring about Your health. I read about your colds and such. How ARE you feeling, today? Not counting current dilemma, of course.It's amazing how dependable you've been caring for this site.Maybe it's time to ask Matt for, what we called in the Army, an SOP. A standard operating procedure should document the nice to know things to keep things rollin'. In any case, glad to see you're OK, and I guess we we will wait on Matt. 
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on December 09, 2004 at 07:26:35 PT
Dankhank
I let Matt know about ten days ago that we were going to turn over 20,000 articles because he needs to do a simple code thing or the front page breaks. He hasn't returned my e-mail or fixed it yet. I have a number of articles to post when he finds the time to fix it. I'm sorry for the problem. I only wish I knew how to fix it myself and I sure would.
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Comment #11 posted by Dankhank on December 09, 2004 at 07:20:11 PT:
access
It's 9 Dec. 9:20 Central time zone and when I come to CN I get everything, 'cept the latest stories. I'm writing this from the breaking stories list or somesuch.Is it me or is CN down, hopefully temporarily?It's 420 somewhere ..........
Truth
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Comment #10 posted by Hope on December 08, 2004 at 21:39:16 PT
E Johnson
reference points...meaning sources. (Must have been thinking of asking for talking points.)
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Comment #9 posted by Hope on December 08, 2004 at 21:37:27 PT
E Johnson
Obviously a person would need to have the right information at hand so research is called for. My brain is not coming up with a message to send to Salon...yet. But I'd love to see a copy of what you send.Maybe I could semi-plagerize your work?Mass mailings can and often do bear similar messages.I won't copy your work exactly...but I sure would appreciate a jump start by your pointing out the best reference points.
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Comment #8 posted by mayan on December 08, 2004 at 18:38:45 PT
The Most Studied Plant 
Humans have been using this plant for thousands of years and it has killed nobody but "we need to do more studies on it." In the meantime, let's approve the next Vioxx! Here's more on yet another stolen election...Ohio election fraud uproar blasting to new level:
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2004/975Formal Ohio Recount Demand Announced; Cobb Testifies in DC, December 8:
http://gp.org/press/pr_12_07_04.htmlCobb Testifies Today at Congressional Forum:
http://www.votecobb.org/Conyers Hearings on Ohio Vote Fraud Coverage: 
http://www.truthout.org/cblog.shtmlProf. says vote numbers don't add up:
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=20483&ntpid=1Footprints of Electoral Fraud: November 2 Exit Poll Scam:
http://www.coastalpost.com/04/12/01b.htmTHE WAY OUT IS THE WAY IN...Will the Peace Movement Pursue the Truth About 9/11?
http://gp.org/articles/dunlea_2004_12_06.htmlWORLD TRADE CENTER RESCUE HERO SUES BUSH AND OTHERS UNDER RICO STATUTE,ALLEGES WILLFUL COMPLICITY IN ATTACKS 
THAT KILLED 3,000:
http://www.911forthetruth.com/AMENDED AND RESTATED CITIZENS' COMPLAINT AND PETITION
TO ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR AN INDEPENDENT GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION:
http://www.justicefor911.org/Justicefor911Index_111904.php
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on December 08, 2004 at 18:17:35 PT
Sukoi 
We are watching it now! I just added his book to my Christmas List. It's number 1 at Amazon.
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Comment #6 posted by Sukoi on December 08, 2004 at 17:59:57 PT
For those interested
John Stewart is on Larry King right now Directv channel 202.
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Comment #5 posted by kaptinemo on December 08, 2004 at 17:55:40 PT:
They'll be using Flin Flon Flack?
I call it that because of the heavy metal content of the Prairie PLant Systems weed. Like blasting your lungs with volatilized metal from explosives. Sick people will be given this? And it's got 12% THC?As my Brit friends used to say, "Pull the other one." They must have made some drastic improvements since the last batch; they had to, to make such claims for a vast improvemnt in quality...
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Comment #4 posted by E_Johnson on December 08, 2004 at 16:45:33 PT
What the folks at Salon are up to now
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/12/08/ptsd_treatments/index.htmlA whole article on PTSD and they manage to mention Israel and not mention marijuana extracts being tested for PTSD and they mention science and they manage to avoid mentioning that even Scientific American now says that PTSD is caused by damage to the CB1 system.Every time I read Salon, I feel like they're worse than Fox, really.We have to attack them. How about a mass letter writing campaign to break down their ignorance barrier on pot and PTSD?
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Comment #3 posted by Sukoi on December 08, 2004 at 16:42:57 PT
OT - This is different but very interesting:
Cannabis, Forgetting, And The Botany Of Desirehttp://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle7937.htmlAnd then there’s this:Drugs and Crime Across America: Police Chiefs Speak Outhttp://www.drugstrategies.org/Police_Poll.pdf
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on December 08, 2004 at 16:08:22 PT
Related Article from The CBC
Canadian Patients Recruited for Medical Marijuana Safety StudyDecember 8, 2004MONTREAL - People with chronic pain from across Canada are being recruited for a study that aims to determine the safety of medical marijuana. In the COMPASS study, researchers at Montreal's McGill University will follow 1,400 patients with chronic pain. 
The cannabis used in the study contains about 12 per cent of the active ingredient, THC. Of the participants, 350 will use research-grade medical marijuana as part of their pain management strategy for one year."Patients in COMPASS will typically have pain resulting from spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, arthritis or other kinds of hard-to-treat neuropathic or muscle pain," said Dr. Mark Ware, the study's principal investigator.Cancer patients are not eligible, said Ware, a pain physician at the McGill University Health Centre.At the beginning and end of the study, participants will do tests to help researchers determine whether the drug affects cognitive functions.Investigators will look at safety issues such as side-effects, kidney, liver, heart and lung function and hormone levels.While previous studies have looked at whether cannabis relieves pain and other symptoms, the safety study is unique.The research is needed to understand safety issues, particularly among patients who take several medications or have other diseases like diabetes or high blood pressure.Written by CBC News Online staffCopyright: 2004 CBChttp://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/12/08/marijuana041208.html
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Comment #1 posted by global_warming on December 08, 2004 at 16:02:56 PT
One More Study
The prohibitionists like to stroke themselves, for study after study has revealed that Cannabis is a benign substance and is far less dangerous than some of the other state approved drugs in the world.When this study is concluded, we will not be any closer to the truth, and Cannabis will continue to be demonized.What is becoming more clear and evident is that someone or some group of people absolutely refuse to allow this benign and healing herb to become part of the new world.
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