AMA Ends 72-Year Policy, Says Marijuana has Medical Benefits

DdC · 11-10-2009, 11:28 AM

AMA Ends 72-Year Policy, Says Marijuana has Medical Benefits
The American Medical Association voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value.

Ego Tripping · 11-10-2009, 11:54 AM

By 2012 it will be damn near legal if not entirely legal.

Maybe that's what the Mayans were predicting, eh?

verklingen · 11-10-2009, 11:56 AM

hot damn progress sure does taste sweet

John F. Kerry · 11-10-2009, 12:04 PM

thats a pretty damn big nail in the coffin to people who say its as harmful as heroin and crack

verklingen · 11-10-2009, 12:13 PM

yeah reagan must be turning in his grave

stoneric · 11-10-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by verklingen

yeah reagan must be turning in his grave

Is nancy still alive? That bitch did more for spreading bullshit than her comatose husband ever did. I remember my college psych textbook stating MJ was basically harmless and HAD medicinal value such as relieving the pain of glaucoma patients. It didn't talk about relieving pain of aids patients because that was before famous people started contacting the hiv virus. This was in the later 70's. nancy starts her "just say no" campaign and the rest is history. Look out for the next nancy getting her ass in the white house before pot becomes legal. We've sniffed this before.

Ego Tripping · 11-10-2009, 12:40 PM

Medical Marijuana in California: Clinics Beat Dealers - TIME

Humerous article.

And nobody is going to stop this train anymore. People are armed with knowledge beyond capacity now. The tides have turned and now it's just a matter of waiting for the forces to re-align to the other side.

**SageTree** · 11-10-2009, 12:55 PM

First health care, now this. Way to go USA

stoneric · 11-10-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ego Tripping

Medical Marijuana in California: Clinics Beat Dealers - TIME

Humerous article.

And nobody is going to stop this train anymore. People are armed with knowledge beyond capacity now. The tides have turned and now it's just a matter of waiting for the forces to re-align to the other side.

It was humorous but condescending also. Can't get rid of the pothead stereotype.

BibleGuy · 11-10-2009, 01:25 PM

KUDOS to the AMA! Another step forward.

From the article:

"The AMA has written an extensive, well-documented, evidence-based report that they are seeking to publish in a peer-reviewed journal that will help to educate the medical community about the scientific basis of botanical cannabis-based medicines." -- Sunil Aggarwal, Ph.D.

I can't wait to read that.

BibleGuy · 11-10-2009, 01:41 PM

Packaged medicine, pre-1937, before Anslinger, Hearst and the crew waged their BS racist propaganda war.

(sorry, that's a bit large)

kameelyun · 11-10-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by verklingen

yeah reagan must be turning in his grave

lol

Mydriasis · 11-10-2009, 02:09 PM

I'm more and more proud to be an American

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kameelyun · 11-10-2009, 02:14 PM

Video mash-up: The Reagans speak of the wonders of mind-altering drugs:

DdC · 11-10-2009, 07:57 PM

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American Medical Association reverses -
supports removing marijuana from Schedule 1
DWR: Pete Guither This is huge news.

According to Americans for Safe Access:

HOUSTON — The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) entitled, “Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes,” which affirmed the therapeutic benefits of marijuana and called for further research. The CSAPH report concluded that, “short term controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.” Furthermore, the report urges that “the Schedule I status of marijuana be reviewed with the goal of facilitating clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medicines, and alternate delivery methods.”

The drug warriors have long used the fact that the AMA hasn’t supported reclassifying marijuana as a major proof of their position (despite the fact that many other medical organizations have supported it.

The unreleased draft of their statement is not an outright endorsement of medical marijuana, but it’s a huge step.

Our AMA urges that marijuana’’s status as a federal Schedule I controlled substance be reviewed with the goal of facilitating the conduct of clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medicines, and alternate delivery methods. This should not be viewed as an endorsement of state-based medical cannabis programs, the legalization of marijuana, or that scientific evidence on the therapeutic use of cannabis meets the current standards for a prescription drug product.

Judge Overturns Colorado Medical Pot Restrictions November 10, 2009
A judge overturned tight restrictions Tuesday on Colorado medical marijuana providers, saying state health officials had ignored the needs of patients and violated open meetings laws while imposing the rules. The ruling by Denver District Judge Larry Naves means medical marijuana providers can continue supplying the drug to registered users without having to provide any other care, as a state Board of Health vote last week would have required.

Fired UPS driver's suit claims he wouldn't deliver pot

JOHN WYETH & BROTHERS CANNABIS POWDER

American High Society

Quote:

1968 UK ROYAL COMMISSION, THE WOOTTON REPORT
"Having reviewed all the material available to us we find ourselves in agreement with the conclusion reached by the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission appointed by the Government of India (1893-94) and the New York Mayor's Committee (1944 - LaGuardia) that the long-term consumption of cannabis in moderate doses has no harmful effects" "the long-asserted dangers of cannabis are exaggerated and that the related law is socially damaging, if not unworkable"

Virtues' of Ganja

Politics of Pot

Shadow of the Swastika Elkhorn Manifesto

Quote:

Dr J. H. Jaffe, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. L.Goodman and A Gillman, 3rd edn. 1965
"There are no long lasting ill-effects from the acute use of marijuana and no fatalities have ever been recorded ... there seems to be growing agreement within the medical community, at least, that marijuana does not directly cause criminal behaviour, juvenile delinquency, sexual excitement, or addiction."

The Stoners Will Survive

Drugwar Lies Linked to Schizophrenia

Quote:

Professor Lester Grinspoon, Harvard Medical School, USA
"Marijuana is one of the least toxic substances in the whole pharmacopoeia"

The Ganjawar Fraud

Nixon lied to schedule Ganja #1

Without the internet the censored programmed media would have kept playing the game. Now the information about Nixon and the true dangers and medicinal benefits posted on hundreds of sights make them look just silly as hell.

It was just a matter of time...

But I think 40 years of the lying conniving weasels terrorizing sick Americans needs Justice! Off with their heads! Public flogging? Something...

Quote:

"You're enough of a pro," Nixon tells Shafer, "to know that for you to come out with something that would run counter to what the Congress feels and what the country feels, and what we're planning to do, would make your commission just look bad as hell."
- Richard Milhouse Nixon

"Marijuana does not lead to physical dependency, although some evidence indicates that the heavy, long-term users may develop a psychological dependence on the drug"
~ The Shafer Commission of 1970

Ganjabars in Vending Machines
Ain't that America, Home of the Free Baby.

11-10-2009, 11:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Ego Tripping Are you in? Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,468 Thanks: 229 Thanked 665 Times in 443 Posts	By 2012 it will be damn near legal if not entirely legal. Maybe that's what the Mayans were predicting, eh? __________________ God appears, and God is light, To those poor souls who dwell in night; But does a human form display To those who dwell in realms of day.

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verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 8,005 Thanks: 811 Thanked 1,491 Times in 946 Posts	hot damn progress sure does taste sweet __________________ “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” rip matt

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verklingen Radical Dreamer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: texas Posts: 8,005 Thanks: 811 Thanked 1,491 Times in 946 Posts	yeah reagan must be turning in his grave __________________ “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” rip matt

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Ego Tripping Are you in? Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,468 Thanks: 229 Thanked 665 Times in 443 Posts	Medical Marijuana in California: Clinics Beat Dealers - TIME Humerous article. And nobody is going to stop this train anymore. People are armed with knowledge beyond capacity now. The tides have turned and now it's just a matter of waiting for the forces to re-align to the other side. __________________ God appears, and God is light, To those poor souls who dwell in night; But does a human form display To those who dwell in realms of day.

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	First health care, now this. Way to go USA __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

11-10-2009, 01:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
BibleGuy YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 328 Thanks: 137 Thanked 136 Times in 85 Posts	KUDOS to the AMA! Another step forward. From the article: "The AMA has written an extensive, well-documented, evidence-based report that they are seeking to publish in a peer-reviewed journal that will help to educate the medical community about the scientific basis of botanical cannabis-based medicines." -- Sunil Aggarwal, Ph.D. I can't wait to read that.

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BibleGuy YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 328 Thanks: 137 Thanked 136 Times in 85 Posts	Packaged medicine, pre-1937, before Anslinger, Hearst and the crew waged their BS racist propaganda war. (sorry, that's a bit large) Last edited by BibleGuy; 11-10-2009 at 01:42 PM. Reason: comment

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