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Medical Marijuana Rally Hits Capitol 
Posted by CN Staff on April 13, 2005 at 07:29:04 PT
By Anthony Giovanini, State Hornet
Source: State Hornet
California -- Smoke rose from the steps of the state Capitol Saturday from individuals practicing their legal right to use medicinal marijuana. "This is a coming out rally for the medical marijuana community," said Peter Keyes, chief financial officer for Compassionate Coalition. The free rally was sponsored by Compassionate Coalition, a non-profit organization formed in support of medicinal marijuana.
"I have a kidney transplant patient from Sacramento State who gets their medication from us," said Louis Fowler, owner of Alternative Specialties, a local medical cannabis provider. Medicinal marijuana doesn't seem to be a big concern to Sac State students as a whole. Out of 100 students who were randomly asked about their stance, 23 had no opinion, 56 were for medicinal marijuana and 21 were opposed. But many said it depended on the circumstances. "I'm personally against all illicit drugs," said Jeff Allen, a Sac State senior in management of information systems who is also former president of the College Republicans. Justin Knighten, a public relations sophomore and member of the College Democrats said, "If it's for medical purposes, I'm for it." "I'm in favor of medical marijuana in terms of pain management of side effects for cancer chemotherapy," said Robyn Nelson, director of the nursing department. A major concern in the medicinal marijuana community is a case accepted by the Supreme Court regarding Angel Raich, a 39-year-old mother of two who suffers from an inoperable brain tumor, who sued the state of California over the use of homegrown medicinal marijuana and won the case. Despite the ruling for Raich in the California case the case now faces the possibility of being overturned by the Supreme Court. Medicinal marijuana users attending the rally had a variety of reasons for their individual legal prescriptions. "I have full-blown AIDS," said Ryan Landers, California state director for the American Alliance for Medical Cannabis. "I get a loss of appetite as well as vomiting; marijuana controls those pains happening in my stomach." A few individuals attending the rally spoke of their personal testimonials for use of medicinal marijuana. "Medical marijuana has made a massive difference in my life," said Keyes, who suffers from irritable bowl syndrome and has been a permitted user since 2000. Compassionate Coalition was hoping to have a turnout of a 1,000 participants; however, the crowd never was larger than just over 100 people at any one time. Dana Jay, president for Ahima International, gave a speech about marijuana safety in growing the plant. "I think marijuana is now an accepted medicine," said Nathan Sands, director of marketing and communications and a representative on the board of directors for Compassionate Coalition. "The quarter I started using marijuana were my highest grades I'd received at school," said Sands, who is a UC Davis graduate. Compassionate Coalition formed over a year ago in the hopes of defending patients' rights and meeting the needs of the medicinal marijuana community. Source: State Hornet, The (CA Edu)Author: Anthony Giovanini, State HornetPublished: April 13, 2005Copyright: 2005 State HornetContact: hornetop csus.eduWebsite: http://www.statehornet.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:A.A.M.C.http://letfreedomgrow.com/Compassionate Coalitionhttp://compassionatecoalition.org/Angel Raich v. Ashcroft Newshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/raich.htmHigh Court To Rule on Medical Pothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20454.shtmlMedicinal Marijuana on Trialhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20418.shtmlI Really Consider Cannabis My Miraclehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread20078.shtml 
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Comment #12 posted by FoM on April 18, 2005 at 07:25:34 PT
You're Welcome Eco
Above the posts here you can access it under Recent Comments. I can't change anything on CNews so I hope you understand.
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Comment #11 posted by eco-man on April 18, 2005 at 07:16:04 PT
FoM
Thanks for the new comments link. I had not noticed it before. Maybe you could label it "new comments" instead of just "comments" so that dummies like me might understand what the link is for. I may have thought it was some kind of feedback form or something. Anyway, this is the first time I knew of it. Even though I have been to the CNews homepage many times.
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Comment #10 posted by FoM on April 18, 2005 at 06:55:41 PT
Eco
I'm not sure if you are aware of the New Comment page. This shows the most recent 100 comments.http://www.cannabisnews.com/newcomments.shtml
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Comment #9 posted by FoM on April 18, 2005 at 06:54:10 PT
Eco
No page I'm just quick! LOL! 
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Comment #8 posted by eco-man on April 18, 2005 at 06:45:52 PT
Latest posts link?
Wow, that was fast. Hi, FoM. I had an urge to check back and saw that you had already responded. Do you get some kind of notice when new posts are made? Is there a page that others can possibly go to if they want to see what articles have recently gotten posts in the last hour or so?
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Comment #7 posted by FoM on April 18, 2005 at 06:37:39 PT
Hey eco!
You're welcome and it's good to see you. 
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Comment #6 posted by eco-man on April 18, 2005 at 06:29:53 PT
Thanks, FoM, for the photo links. Gallery started.
http://gallery.marihemp.com/sacramento2005april9medmj
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Comment #5 posted by mayan on April 13, 2005 at 16:38:59 PT
Lemming
"I'm personally against all illicit drugs," said Jeff Allen, a Sac State senior in management of information systems who is also former president of the College Republicans.Go figure. What if cannabis was no longer illicit. Would Allen support medical cannabis if it were no longer against the law? Would he possibly deny a sick,dying person the only medicine that could offer them some relief just because it's against the law? Any responsible,thinking citizen understands that it is their responsibility to oppose unjust laws. Jeff Allen just doesn't get it.
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Comment #4 posted by Sukoi on April 13, 2005 at 15:41:12 PT
Compassionate Coalition
I ran across this today at the Drug War Rant:Medical Marijuana discussionshttp://blogs.salon.com/0002762/2005/04/13.html#a865I also ran across some other stuff today:This kind of crap can easily be prevented; END THE WAR AGAINST CANNABIS USERS:Gunfight Breaks Out In Street During Pot Robberyhttp://www.koin.com/news.asp?ID=2073This is an interesting look at the DEA's new book:DRUGS OF ABUSEhttp://mrsun.us/2005/04/drugs-of-abuse.htmlAnd although this is not current, I thought that it may be useful to some:A Guide to Drug-Related State Ballot Initiativeshttp://www.nationalfamilies.org/guide/initiative_index.html
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on April 13, 2005 at 08:35:45 PT
Pictures From Above Article
Here's the link to the article with two nice pictures.http://www.statehornet.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=showImage&article_id=425c3cc70288b&image_num=1http://www.statehornet.com/vnews/display.v?TARGET=showImage&article_id=425c3cc70288b&image_num=2http://www.statehornet.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/13/425c3cc70288b
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Comment #2 posted by Hope on April 13, 2005 at 08:30:00 PT
Thinking about Colorado this morning...
I imagined for a moment this was students!
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Comment #1 posted by Hope on April 13, 2005 at 08:25:33 PT
Oh man!
I felt misplaced when I first started trying to read this article. I kept thinking, "Surely this must be in Canada"!Brave, brave folks. I'd be too scared.
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