Topic: Marijuana Legalization
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Updated: Wednesday, 24 May 2017 1:20 PM CDT
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photo credit: Steven Whitehurst
I'm here to report that I just had my first Cannabis Edible! I've heard about marijuana being used in foods for years. Back when I was growing up the kids used to talk about those brownies! A doctor even suggested some recipes for marijuana tea and brownies years later to help with my appetite; but, I hadn't had the opportunity to try anything from this food genre until now.
I started with a weed-infused chocolate chip cookie. About 10 minutes later I tried the famous -- or infamous -- weed brownie! Both were pretty good. I did detect the aftertaste of marijuana. As for the effects, I don't feel like giggling or attacking the snack stash ...YET! Still I give it two thumbs up! Oh, maybe it would be two blunts up in this case! Either way, I recommend trying some. #FreeTheWeed
For more on Cannabis Edibles:
http://hightimes.com/edibles/foods/10-extremely-potent-cannabis-edibles/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_edible
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Tell Chris Christie to Sign AB 457 to add PTSD as a Medical Cannabis Condition |
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On August 1st New Jersey's full legislature gave approval to Assembly Bill 457 which would add post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a qualifying medical cannabis condition. The vote in the Senate was 29 to 9; the vote in the Assembly was 56 to 13. Now, the measure sits on the desk of Governor Chris Christie, who has the option of signing it into law, allowing it to become law without his signature, or vetoing it. We are calling Governor Christie to quickly sign it into law, allowing those suffering from the ailment to use a medicine that research has continually shown is beneficial. For example, a government-funded study released in 2014 using human trials found that “the cannabinoid system may serve as a promising target for innovative intervention strategies (e.g. pharmacological enhancement of exposure-based therapy) in PTSD and other fear learning-related disorders.” A separate study released last year found that; “When inhaled or delivered orally or transdermally, cannabinoids (the psychoactive components of unrefined marijuana and various derivative products) activate endogenous cannabinoid receptors, modulating neurotransmitter release and producing a wide range of central nervous system effects, including increased pleasure and alteration of memory processes.... Those effects provide a pharmacologic rationale for the use of cannabinoids to manage the three core PTSD symptom clusters: reexperiencing, avoidance and numbing, and hyperarousal.” If signed into law, New Jersey would join Michigan, California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Rhode Island and Oregon as states that recognize PTSD as a qualifying medical cannabis condition. According to the National Institute of Health, PTSD affects about 7.7 million people. |
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Last week Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg caused an uproar when he called medical marijuana a "A Joke." This comment was a slap in the face to all medical marijuana patients, all who need and don't yet have access to medical marijuana, all who have worked for changes to drug laws, and to all those who have gone to jail for simply trying to "medicate." He went on to say of marijuana "It has never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine!" Not only is Mr. Rosenberg's thinking out of step with the majority of Americans -- but it's outright wrong!
In response to his false assertion that weed has no medicinal value, I offer up the classic book "Marihuana The Forbidden Medicine" by DR. Lester Grinspoon and DR. James Bakalar. Not only does this piece of research discuss ailments that weed can be used to treat, IT'S ALSO WRITTEN BY DOCTORS! There was also a meta-analysis of 79 medical marijuana studies involving over 6,000 patients published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this year that found evidence to support the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and other conditions. Research from doctors versus the uneducated personal opinion of an out-of-step government bureaucrat!
It's ok for a person to be wrong, but for that person to hold a wrong-headed mindset while filling a powerful legal postion makes that person dangerous! His false ideas on marijuana could cost people their lives in the penal system! Also, people have died because of the government's war on weed! Send a clear message by signing this petition to see Chuck Rosenberg go.
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