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States Turn To Unenforced Federal Law
Posted by CN Staff on March 04, 2020 at 11:05:39 PT
By Emily Kopp
Source: Roll Call
Washington, D.C. -- Since 2014, Congress has protected patients and cannabis programs from federal marijuana prosecutions in states that allow it for medical use.Medical marijuana’s unique legal status involves a little-known provision called the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment that Congress renews every year in spending laws. It says the Justice Department cannot use federal funds to prevent states from implementing their own medical marijuana laws.
Yet marijuana’s continued status as a Schedule I substance — the most severe drug category — remains fodder for those opposed to legalizing medical marijuana in other parts of the country.Today, 33 states permit medical cannabis programs and the number of estimated patients has tripled, exceeding 3 million, since Congress acted, advocates say.Polling shows voters broadly support allowing patients to use marijuana to treat conditions like cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder and HIV, even in states that trend conservative on other issues.In states considering the issue this year, including Alabama and Tennessee, opponents continue to cite the drug’s Schedule I status.In Tennessee, House Speaker Cameron Sexton, a Republican, said in January that he won’t take up medical marijuana because “it’s against federal law.”A commission created by the Alabama Legislature to advise lawmakers on cannabis policy last year recommended that the state adopt a medical marijuana plan this session, and it published draft legislation to do so.But opponents on the commission said the top reason for their objections was “the fact that marijuana remains a Class I Controlled Substance under state and federal law.”Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall inflamed debate further in January when he wrote a letter in opposition to legislators.“State laws that allow any use of marijuana, medical or recreational, are in direct conflict with duly enacted and clearly constitutional law,” Marshall wrote. “Thus, state marijuana statutes enacted in violation of the law are damaging to the law itself.”Alabama state Sen. Tim Melson, a Republican who chaired the cannabis commission, was not pleased by the letter.“I wish he had reached out to other [attorneys general] that have medical cannabis and see how they deal with it before he came out with a blanket statement, but that didn’t happen,” Melson told the Montgomery Advertiser.“We’re not reinventing the wheel here,” he said in another interview.When asked how Marshall’s conclusions fit with the specific federal protections, the attorney general’s spokesman issued a one sentence response: “Marijuana, indisputably, remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.”Conflicting LawsSuch arguments underscore why Congress is considering a number of bills to deschedule marijuana entirely or reschedule it in order to better study it. They face long odds in the Senate, which has yet to move on a House-passed bill that is limited to offering protections for banks that do business with marijuana companies.But advocates for legalization say federal prohibition is a red herring, and that states shouldn’t have to comply with a federal drug law the Drug Enforcement Administration is barred from enforcing.“States are authorizing conduct that is prohibited under federal law, so at first blush, I can see how this could be confusing and surprising, but at this point, two-thirds of the country have implemented comprehensive medical marijuanalaws,” says Karen O’Keefe, state policy director for the Marijuana Policy Project, a pro-legalization advocacy group that lobbied for the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment.The rider halted most raids involving medical marijuana in states with legalization.The patients and providers who cultivate, process and dispense the cannabis these patients rely on in these states for the treatment of debilitating illness do not have to fear federal charges as long as they are in compliance with state law, says Sean Khalepari, regulatory affairs coordinator for the pro-medical marijuana group Americans for Safe Access.But the unusual nature of the provision is not well understood, some say.Confusion ReignsIt took more than a decade for Congress to pass the amendment, named for its sponsors, former California Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican, and Sam Farr, a Democrat. After some Republican lawmakers voiced support, it passed the House narrowly in 2014 and was preserved in a final appropriations deal. President Barack Obama signed it into law.Rohrabacher-Farr has been incorporated into every Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations law since. In 2018, Reps. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat, and David Joyce, an Ohio Republican, added the language to the base text of the bill, making it more durable.Although the amendment serves as a shield against federal prosecution, “I think it can be misunderstood that this rider does not in and of itself legalize medicinal marijuana at the federal level,” says Jeffrey Vanderslice, who worked as an aide to Rohrabacher in 2014.Since the Justice Department technically retains the ability to prosecute medical marijuana — even in states that have legalized it, if a business or individual doesn’t comply with state law — advocates are hoping for more certainty on the federal level eventually.Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s interpretations and actions have contributed to the confusion. In 2018, the administration rescinded guidance by the Obama administration known as the Cole memorandum, which directed Justice to deprioritize prosecuting state-legal marijuana businesses. Trump’s reversal stoked worry and confusion among supporters of legalization.The office of the attorney general has since turned over from Jeff Sessions, a severe critic of marijuana, to William Barr.Barr said during a Senate hearing in 2019 that he operates under the Cole memo, but leaves significant discretion to U.S. attorneys in each state. Meanwhile, the White House has sought the repeal of Rohrabacher-Farr in each of its budgets, including in Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget proposal. Congress has always bucked that recommendation.No ConsistencyPhil Telfeyan, who litigated the first medical marijuana case to be dismissed due to Rohrabacher-Farr, says a more permanent remedy to the incongruity between state and federal law is needed.“The real problem right now is inconsistency. There are 94 U.S. attorneys, all appointed by the president, with varying philosophies about medical marijuana,” Telfeyan says. “It’s totally within the discretion of U.S. attorneys in different districts.”A U.S. attorney in Seattle may be more forgiving than a U.S. attorney in Birmingham, he says.“At the end of the day, we need not just an appropriations rider but a statutory change,” Telfeyan says.Meanwhile, other states are planning to move forward on medical legalization.In Kentucky, the Republican-controlled legislature and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear are working together on a bill this year.To say that medical marijuana programs violate federal law is “accurate, but a little misleading,” says Kentucky Republican Rep. Jason M. Nemes, the sponsor of the bill.Nemes says passage of a medical marijuana bill in Kentucky is a “foregone conclusion” given that the state Senate President Robert Stivers, who once opposed it, now has said he sees a narrow path forward, and the governor has expressed support.The annual spending law language means that the federal ban on marijuana is “not that clean anymore,” Nemes says, but “most people aren’t aware of it.”Still, unless Congress legalizes medical marijuana by statute, the amendment is unlikely to completely dispel worries among state lawmakers and law enforcement.Severe ConsequencesIn January, a Michigan operator of medical marijuana dispensaries was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison. Though marijuana is legal in Michigan, federal prosecutors argued they had the jurisdiction to crack down because he had been out of compliance with state law. But the state had never found him guilty of a crime, his lawyer Nick Bostic says. He was only charged by the state once, according to his attorney, and Michigan dropped the case before the preliminary examination.“I fully recognize that the landscape has changed in many states in this country,” U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney said. “The fact is, marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance.”Telfeyan is critical of the DOJ for pursuing the case.“They’re often not going after the worst of the worst. They’re going after longer prison sentences,” Telfeyan says. “We expect the Department of Justice to do what is just, but that is often not the primary motivation we see in these cases.”Source: Roll Call (DC)Author: Emily KoppPublished: March 4, 2020Copyright: 2020 Roll Call Inc.Contact: letters rollcall.comWebsite: http://www.rollcall.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/0WWeOyOZCannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml
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Comment #50 posted by Hope on May 22, 2020 at 09:10:44 PT
Very interesting
A Canadian study has been published on cannabis and the coronavirus, suggesting that certain strains high in CBD could aid the body in fighting off COVID-19.Read More: Study Claims Marijuana Could Help Fight Off COVID-19 | https://loudwire.com/study-marijuana-covid-19/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referralhttps://loudwire.com/study-marijuana-covid-19/Full transcript of study
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202004.0315/v1
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Comment #49 posted by FoM on May 17, 2020 at 05:08:36 PT
The GCW
I know. What a time we are living in.
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Comment #48 posted by The GCW on May 13, 2020 at 12:49:59 PT
FoM,
Yes, but,"Senate Republican leaders have already said the new bill is dead on arrival, arguing that another round of emergency funding is not yet needed as states begin to reopen." (CNN)
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Comment #47 posted by FoM on May 12, 2020 at 20:33:40 PT
The GCW
That sounds good.
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Comment #46 posted by The GCW on May 12, 2020 at 16:27:22 PT
Everyone,
I believe this may be significant."Banking for marijuana companies included in Congress’ new $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill""The HEROES Act is likely to pass the Democratic-controlled House, but faces an uphill battle in the GOP-controlled Senate"https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/12/marijuana-banking-heroes-act-coronavirus/
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Comment #45 posted by afterburner on May 06, 2020 at 10:50:29 PT
Beyond the Crisis
1,609 views|May 4, 2020,08:10am EDT.Six Cannabis Leaders Discuss How Coronavirus Is Impacting The Industry.Iris Dorbian, Contributor.Vices.I cover the business of cannabis.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2020/05/04/six-cannabis-leaders-discuss-how-coronavirus-is-impacting-the-industry/
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Comment #44 posted by FoM on April 26, 2020 at 10:49:51 PT
John Tyler
I agree!
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Comment #43 posted by John Tyler on April 26, 2020 at 08:10:57 PT
Nature's Way
With all of the virus thing going around and everybody laying low, it has caused the air to be cleaner and water to be less polluted, it made me think of that old song by Spirit from 1970. Remember when we were all hippies once, and young, and all into nature? We helped create Earth Day. Nature is trying to tell us something. It is trying to teach us something. Whether, we understand it or not, or believe it or not, we are all in nature and a part of nature. We are in it, and it is in us. We are one with nature, and always have been.Check it out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqPEUIR5J3kI hope everybody had a great 4/20 and a great Earth Day.And of all things…Cannabis is now essential. Wow. That is mind blowing.
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Comment #42 posted by afterburner on April 21, 2020 at 10:21:40 PT
Celebrating the Overcoming of Prohibition
Hemp seeds are a good source of zinc, which helps build up your immune system. My son and I almost forgot it was 4/20. We planned to celebrate in the evening, but fell asleep. So, we are celebrating 4/21, the day Up in Smoke got shutdown after the Summer of Legalization. Now, we have government-approved legalization and cannabis stores open as essential services. Huzzah!
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Comment #41 posted by The GCW on April 20, 2020 at 14:06:34 PT
Happy Holiday
'Illegal To Essential': How The Coronavirus Is Boosting The Legal Cannabis Industryhttps://www.npr.org/2020/04/20/831861961/illegal-to-essential-how-coronavirus-is-boosting-the-legal-cannabis-industry
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Comment #40 posted by FoM on April 20, 2020 at 09:20:56 PT
Hope
Love you too! Happy 420. We sure have come a long way over the years!
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Comment #39 posted by Hope on April 20, 2020 at 08:20:01 PT
Blessed 4/20 friends!
I love you, guys!
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Comment #38 posted by FoM on April 20, 2020 at 07:18:26 PT
How to Celebrate 4/20 Online
URL: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/420-virtual-celebration-willie-nelson-wiz-khalifa-b-real-986243/
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Comment #37 posted by FoM on April 15, 2020 at 09:23:52 PT
Afterburner
You are welcome. We didn't do anything but just stayed at home. Stay safe!
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Comment #36 posted by afterburner on April 14, 2020 at 13:15:21 PT
FoM, Thanks
It took about 3 hours to cook our cod fish because the oven would not heat all the way. However, my son and I had fun trying. It was a restful day, but hard to find any Easter TV programming.
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Comment #35 posted by FoM on April 14, 2020 at 07:00:49 PT
Afterburner
I hope you had a wonderful Easter!
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Comment #34 posted by FoM on April 14, 2020 at 07:00:06 PT
John Tyler
That is good news!
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Comment #33 posted by John Tyler on April 13, 2020 at 09:11:01 PT
Virginia finally decriminalizes
The Governor of Virginia has just recently signed legislation decriminalizing cannabis, along with commissioning a study on future full legalization. That sure took a long time! For decades and decades Virginia was controlled by conservative politicians and nothing got done. After the last election the voters elected Democratic House, and Senate majorities, and a Democratic Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General and things are now starting to happen. Elect the people that serve the public. Way to go Virginia, you are finally going in a positive direction.
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Comment #32 posted by afterburner on April 12, 2020 at 15:47:07 PT
Yes, Happy Easter
He is risen. The promise is given. We who thank Him are livin'. The whole world is forgiven. -"God bless us every one."
-Tiny Tim
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Comment #31 posted by FoM on April 12, 2020 at 07:03:51 PT
The GCW
Have a safe and wonderful day!
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Comment #30 posted by The GCW on April 12, 2020 at 06:39:02 PT
Yes,
Happy Easter
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Comment #29 posted by FoM on April 12, 2020 at 05:12:42 PT
Happy Easter
Wishing you all a safe and peaceful shelter in place Easter!
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Comment #28 posted by FoM on April 11, 2020 at 05:28:51 PT
John Tyler
I sure hope so too. I think Biden is open to listening to Progressives after seeing the support for Bernie. Stay safe.
I can't handle much more of Trump. I have no idea how anyone could think he is a good caring person. I think it bothers me more then Trump himself. Where are people's hearts and minds that support him?
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Comment #27 posted by Storm Crow on April 10, 2020 at 16:59:48 PT
Brewer's yeast
I used to mix in into "peanut butter candy" for my boys when they were little - peanut butter, powdered milk, honey and a little brewer's yeast. Government commodities + brewer's yeast from the health food store, and they loved it.
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Comment #26 posted by John Tyler on April 10, 2020 at 09:16:25 PT
Biden
Now that Bernie has dropped out of the race for the nomination, I hope that Biden will let it be known that he will be wise and take up the mantel for cannabis legalization and carry it forward.Stay Safe everyone.
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Comment #25 posted by afterburner on April 09, 2020 at 12:24:15 PT
Dietary Niacin
Brewers Yeast or Nutritional Yeast also contain niacin, vitamin B3, without the hot flashes. Easy to mix into juice. Just start with a small spoonful so as to not upset your digestion.
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Comment #24 posted by Hope on April 09, 2020 at 11:42:44 PT
Thank you, Storm Crow.
That's good to know. Glad you mentioned the "Hot flashes". If you take too much, it's intense and it lasts a while. I would definitely recommend taking incremental amounts until you know how much sets off the "fever". It 's very unpleasant!
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Comment #23 posted by Storm Crow on April 08, 2020 at 18:31:23 PT
Got niacin?
I wrote this out for the kids at a forum, but I am feeling lazy today, so rather that re-write this in more adult language, I'm just copying and pasting it. I did remove the smilies, though. Found a nice doable anti-Covid tip on a long (but mostly "readable") Chinese, US, UK and Italian study on how Covid does its damage -COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses https://www.nature.com/articles/s41418-020-0530-3So, remember that bottle of Niacin you got for that urine test long ago? Time to dig it out of the medicine cabinet. It may prevent some of the lung damage that Covid causes. (FYI- bleomycin can cause lung injuries similar to Covid)"It is important to mention that various studies have shown that in animal models with bleomycin-induced lung injury, vitamin B3 (niacin or nicotinamide) is highly effective in preventing lung tissue damage. It might be a wise approach to supply this food supplement to the COVID-19 patients."So it's unproven in humans, but looks very promising in animal studies, is easily available and safe.Just remember, too much niacin may cause "hot flashes" and will color your urine bright neon yellow. The "B" vitamins are water soluble, which means your body (ideally) grabs what it needs from your food and dumps any excess in your urine to get rid it.But the modern diet sucks (more than usual lately), Covid is here, and niacin supplements are very cheap. However, unless you are actually sick and want to flood your body with niacin as a possible lung protectant, taking more than the recommended dose is like flushing money down the toilet. Most multi vitamins have niacin in them, so you likely have some already.Granny
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Comment #22 posted by FoM on April 08, 2020 at 11:58:24 PT
Hope
Me too. Terrible loses and more to come. I always smile when I listen to Illegal Smile. Please stay safe everyone. Because of our age and my husband's health we are staying on the farm unless absolutely necessary.
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Comment #21 posted by Hope on April 08, 2020 at 10:35:34 PT
Charlotte Figi and John Prine... among others.
I gasped with sorrow when I saw Charlotte Figi had passed away. And John Prine has been in my prayers and I was so sad that he had lost his fight.So many others, too. These are hard times.
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Comment #20 posted by FoM on April 08, 2020 at 07:52:17 PT
Pandemic Upends Pot Legalization
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/coronavirus-pandemic-upends-pot-legalization-174073
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Comment #19 posted by FoM on April 08, 2020 at 05:42:14 PT
This is so sad
Charlotte Figi, namesake of Charlotte’s Web medical marijuana strain, dies with COVID-19https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2020/04/07/charlotte-figi-namesake-of-charlottes-web-medical-marijuana-strain-dies-with-covid-19/
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Comment #18 posted by Hope on April 07, 2020 at 14:59:02 PT
Sweet
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-was-in-100-year-old-medical-cabinet-on-antiques-roadshow-but-owners-brother-smoked-it/?fbclid=IwAR0VijRznfThNYf5xWi7c54hoQqRY9MCExkxgDlMkyng4Qr-45nyoMSeRCw
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Comment #17 posted by The GCW on April 04, 2020 at 07:36:45 PT
Reasonable opinion and request.
Guest Commentary: If they’re “essential,” marijuana companies should get coronavirus stimulus fundshttps://www.denverpost.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-essential-marijuana-dispensary-should-get-stimulus-funds/
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Comment #16 posted by FoM on March 31, 2020 at 06:55:11 PT
Storm Crow
Thank you and stay safe!
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Comment #15 posted by Storm Crow on March 29, 2020 at 20:22:53 PT
Cannabis and Covid
Just a little good news, which I think we could all use! (I hope I don't "lose" you on all of this)It has long been known that cannabis is anti-inflammatory. Covid wreaks much of its damage through inflammation through the IL-1 and IL-6 cytokines. In studies on other conditions THC has been shown to block rising IL-1β and IL-6 levels. When IL-1β and IL-6 get over-produced, THC gets busy neutralizing them and returning the "proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1-beta (IL-1β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, to normal values." (From "Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidative, and Hepatoprotective Effects of Trans Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol/Sesame Oil on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Rats" - I might have found a better study, but I had been looking at it recently, so I grabbed it.) When the Covid infection gets the upper hand in the lungs, sepsis can set in. Activating the CB2 receptor can counter some of the damage as shown in "Cannabinoid receptor 2 activation alleviates septic lung injury by promoting autophagy via inhibition of inflammatory mediator release" (ScienceDirect - 2020). THC activates CB2 receptors, as does Magnolol, a compound found in magnolia bark (bodybuilders like to use Magnolol for its anti-inflammatory qualities).Cannabis is a bronchodilator (it opens up the lungs) and was once used as a treatment for asthma in "Grimault cigarettes". ("Bronchodilator effect of delta1-tetrahydrocannabinol" PubMed- 1978) Although no one should smoke when ill with Covid, tinctures and edibles should still help. And in HIV, another viral disease, people who used cannabis tended to have lower viral loads, but viruses are tricky, so there's NO telling if this will hold true in Covid. ("Compounds That Stimulate The Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor In White Blood Cells Can Weaken HIV-1 Infection" - medicalnewstoday - 2013. THC activates the CB2 receptors.)So, although cannabis will definitely NOT be a cure for Covid, it may lessen some of the symptoms for cannabis users. I'm baking up some more "special brownies" tonight.Take care of yourselves, folks! -Granny
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Comment #14 posted by FoM on March 28, 2020 at 05:16:39 PT
The GCW
You are so welcome. My have we been through so much together over 22 years. What an amazing and sometimes very scary road we have traveled. We have lost many of our friends from this group and I pray for all of us in this strange and unpredictable new world we live in. I am so grateful for the comfort that Cannabis is bringing to so many during these times. Stay safe and love!
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Comment #13 posted by The GCW on March 27, 2020 at 17:40:17 PT
Gary Minor,
UnderstandA Christ is one who God makes a Christ. With or without a Holy Anointing Oil.The Green Collar Worker
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Comment #12 posted by The GCW on March 27, 2020 at 14:26:43 PT
Gary Minor & FoM,
Thank You both.
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Comment #11 posted by FoM on March 27, 2020 at 13:25:32 PT
Cannabis Finds Its Moment Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
URL: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/cannabis-coronavirus-151209
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Comment #10 posted by Garry Minor on March 26, 2020 at 12:30:02 PT:
GCW, #1- what is indisputable
GCW,You continue to call these people “Christians.” They are not. That’s the problem.In order to be called worthy of the title “Christian” one must be Anointed with the very Holy Oil, Chrism that God instructed Moses to prepare in Exodus 30:22-25, containing Kaneh Bosm, Cannabis.The word Kaneh Bosm was mistranslated as calamus when the Books were rendered into Greek in the 3rd century BC , then propagated as such in all future translations from the Greek as Hebrew ceased to be a spoken language until revived by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in the late 1800’s.https://www.קנאביס.com/wp-content/PDF/EARLY-DIFFUSION-AND-FOLK-USES-OF-HEMP-SULA-BENET.pdfThe Hebrew word for calamus is kulmus.Under the old covenant only priests, then later kings and prophets were allowed the Holy Oil. Under the new covenant of Christ all those with eyes to see, ears to hear, and, hearts that understand are worthy.The disciples and early followers of “The Way,” later called Christians, literally Anointed Ones most certainly used the Cannabis Oil.As Cyril of Jerusalem wrote in the third century regarding 1 John 2:18-29, warning against antichrists.4. And ye were first anointed on the forehead, that ye might be delivered from the shame, which the first man who transgressed bore about with him everywhere; and that with unveiled face ye might reflect as a mirror the glory of the Lord. Then on your ears; that ye might receive the ears which are quick to hear the Divine Mysteries, of which Esaias said, The Lord gave me also an ear to hear; and the Lord Jesus in the Gospel, He that hath ears to hear let him hear. Then on the nostrils; that receiving the sacred ointment ye may say, We are to God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved. Afterwards on your breast; that having put on the breast-plate of righteousness, ye may stand against the wiles of the devil. For as Christ after His Baptism, and the visitation of the Holy Ghost, went forth and vanquished the adversary, so likewise ye, after Holy Baptism and the Mystical Chrism, having put on the whole armour of the Holy Ghost, are to stand against the power of the adversary, and vanquish it, saying, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.5. Having been counted worthy of this Holy Chrism, ye are called Christians, verifying the name also by your new birth. For before you were deemed worthy of this grace, ye had properly no right to this title, but were advancing on your way towards being Christians.6. Moreover, you should know that in the old Scripture there lies the symbol of this Chrism. For what time Moses imparted to his brother the command of God, and made him High-priest, after bathing in water, he anointed him; and Aaron was called Christ or Anointed, evidently from the typical Chrism. So also the High-priest, in advancing Solomon to the kingdom, anointed him after he had bathed in Gihon. To them however these things happened in a figure, but to you not in a figure, but in truth; because ye were truly anointed by the Holy Ghost. Christ is the beginning of your salvation; for He is truly the First-fruit, and ye the mass; but if the First-fruit be holy, it is manifest that Its holiness will pass to the mass also.7. Keep This unspotted: for it shall teach you all things, if it abide in you, as you have just heard declared by the blessed John, discoursing much concerning this Unction. For this holy thing is a spiritual safeguard of the body, and salvation of the soul. Of this the blessed Esaias prophesying of old time said, And on this mountain,—(now he calls the Church a mountain elsewhere also, as when he says, In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be manifest;)—on this mountain shall the Lord make unto all nations a feast; they shall drink wine, they shall drink gladness, they shall anoint themselves with ointment. And that he may make thee sure, hear what he says of this ointment as being mystical; Deliver all these things to the nations, for the counsel of the Lord is unto all nations. Having been anointed, therefore, with this holy ointment, keep it unspotted and unblemished in you, pressing forward by good works, and being made well-pleasing to the Captain of your salvation, Christ Jesus, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf207.ii.xxv.htmlWe know that Cyril could read Hebrew because he quotes it, therefore he would know the correct formula for the Holy Oil.There are hundreds and hundreds more examples.I hate to be the bearer of Good News, but, the churches of the world are literally and Biblically;anti- opposite of, opposed to or against:
Christ- covered in Holy Oil, Anointed Many really nice and deserving people, doing many good deeds, they just aren't Christians. Many others, that aren’t capable of understanding the Truth.No horns or pitchforks.The inhabitants of the earth have been deceived.That's the Way the cornbread crumbles.John baptized with water, Christ baptized with the Holy Spirit and Fire. As the Gnostic gospel of Philip says;It is through water and fire that the whole place is purified - the visible by the visible, the hidden by the hidden. There are some things hidden through those visible. There is water in water, there is fire in chrism.The chrism is superior to baptism, for it is from the word "Chrism" that we have been called "Christians," certainly not because of the word "baptism". And it is because of the chrism that "the Christ" has his name. For the Father anointed the Son, and the Son anointed the apostles, and the apostles anointed us. He who has been anointed possesses everything. He possesses the resurrection, the light, the cross, the Holy Spirit. The Father gave him this in the bridal chamber; he merely accepted (the gift). The Father was in the Son and the Son in the Father. This is the Kingdom of Heaven.If one goes down into the water and comes up without having received anything, and says "I am a Christian," he has borrowed the name at interest. But if he receives the Holy Spirit, he has the name as a gift. He who has received a gift does not have to give it back, but of him who has borrowed it at interest, payment is demanded. This is the way it happens to one when he experiences a mystery.http://gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.htmlThe Biblical canon, from the Greek Kanon, meaning to measure, rule is derived from the Hebrew word Kaneh.Cannabis has been historically used for measuring cords.
The Egyptian goddess Seshat, the goddess of Wisdom, depicted in hieroglyphics with a Cannabis leaf above her head, helped the pharaoh with the knotted cords that were stretched to survey land and structures.
The cords were made from Shemshemet, Cannabis.It’s a big old magnificent world with so much going on, but Biblically and historically, True is True.
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Comment #9 posted by afterburner on March 25, 2020 at 08:00:11 PT
Connect the Dots
https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-03-23-marathoners-athletes-gut-bacterium-improve-exercise-endurance.htmlDogs still need their walkies. They are walking unafraid enjoying nature, fresh air and sunlight. Fear is the lock and laughter the key to your heart. The Lord is my shepherd https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+23+&version=KJVWhere two or more are gathered in My name, there am I in the midst of them
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+18:20-22&version=KJV
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Comment #8 posted by FoM on March 22, 2020 at 05:05:08 PT
Stay Safe
I agree with Hope. Please stay safe.
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Comment #7 posted by Hope on March 21, 2020 at 11:31:09 PT
Oh my peeps!
Stay well and safe. I love you all so much!
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Comment #6 posted by afterburner on March 21, 2020 at 04:03:35 PT
Re The GCW #5
Considering how recently the Human Microbiome has been researched, more doctors should be looking at it and how it interacts with cannabis.
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Comment #5 posted by The GCW on March 18, 2020 at 21:06:11 PT
ESSENTIAL News
Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential'https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/817779558/amid-coronavirus-san-francisco-new-york-deem-marijuana-businesses-essential-0-While feds claim there's no medical value, states are not only treating cannabis as unenforced federal law, they are considering itESSENTIAL.Here in Summit County Colorado, Our stores have been ordered closed with exception, however, cannabis related stores are allowed to stay open.Quite a turnaround from a decade or so ago.
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Comment #4 posted by The GCW on March 14, 2020 at 21:15:08 PT
News: Free uninforced federal law violators.
"Calls mount to free low-risk US inmates to curb coronavirus impact on prisons"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/13/coronavirus-us-prisons-jailsFree unenforced federal cannabis law violators. A person found guilty of cannabis infractions without other crimes / without violent additional crimes should be freed.Citizens who shouldn't have been caged from the beginning.
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Comment #3 posted by The GCW on March 14, 2020 at 17:43:26 PT
Low level releases.
Turn of events may force ignoids to reconsider their transgressions. Read a headline a day or so ago that with regard to the Corona virus jails, cages etc may start releasing low level offenders. That would put the fed in the position to consider THEIR cannabis infractions as low level, as in B.S.If they resist considering cannabis infractions as low level that exposes them even more as the ignorant thugs they are.
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Comment #2 posted by afterburner on March 05, 2020 at 10:52:33 PT
You Tell 'em GCW
3 cheers hiphip, Hurrah and Hallelujah. I too am fed up with the lack of vision. "Without vision, the people perish." The choice between POTUS Tweedledum and former VPOTUS Tweedledee is a road away from the vision the people need. I am tired of the same lame excuses to support a deranged policy fostered by another POTUS who voiced bigotry against God's chosen people and resigned in disgrace after being threatened with impeachment. There is no true authority in that former POTUS's erroneous scheduling of God's Holy Healing Gift for mind, body and spirit.
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Comment #1 posted by The GCW on March 04, 2020 at 16:59:07 PT
what IS indisputable
I'm not reading the entire article, however, what IS indisputable INDIDSPUTABLE,!,is the level of ignorance on display.Freaking ignoids unable to see THE way to allow citizens an option to meds having undisputed lists of negative side effects including DEATH, -allowing sick citizens to use a simple, 100% pure plant which, STILL, has never killed a SINGLE human. -with thousands of years of documented use!!!&!Some of these ignoids, cite, federal law, which classifies cannabis alongside heroin.???!!!I SUSPECT SOME OF THESE IGOIDS ARE DOING THIS AS CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS.ODD since, God indicates He created all the seed bearing plants saying they're all good ON LITERALLY THE VERY 1ST PAGE.Sick, go hungry, due to so called conservative christians.-0-*****Follow the life and teachings of The Christ Jesus who requests that We LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Do THAT, & everyone will have access to cannabis.-0-An example of coming to a fork in the road & 1 way leads to The Christ and the other for does NOT. SADLY, many christians are being led away from Christ Jesus.Jesus is PRO CANNABIS.
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