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November 10, 2013
(OR) Industrial hemp in Oregon: U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer urges Oregon to be national leader on hemp
Oregon should be a national leader in industrial hemp production, which can fuel economic development in rural communities, inspire entrepreneurs and meet rising consumer demand, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer said Saturday.
"I think the stakes are high for Oregon," Blumenauer told a group of industrial hemp supporters at a forum he organized in Portland Saturday.
The Portland Democrat, an outspoken advocate of industrial hemp, said momentum is building for the crop in Oregon and in other states. He pointed to a letter he received on Friday from Oregon's U.S. attorney, Amanda Marshall, as a positive step for hemp production in the state.
In the letter, Marshall did not explicitly sign off on hemp production, but she wrote that the federal government expects states that legalize cannabis for industrial or medical purposes "will establish and enforce strict regulatory schemes that protect" the federal government's priorities when it comes to marijuana.
She said federal officials expect states to create "tough" rules and to fund enforcement.
"These schemes must be tough in practice, not just on paper," she wrote. "They must include strong, state based-enforcement efforts backed by adequate funding. We will take a trust but verify approach.
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/11/industrial_hemp_in_oregon_us_r.html
November 10, 2013
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022228981_potchildrenxml.html
(WA) Dad fights to keep growing pot to ease son’s seizures
Haiden Day, 5, has a severe form of epilepsy. His parents found that non-psychoactive chemicals in marijuana seem to calm his seizures. But proposed changes in the state medical-marijuana law would make treatment impractical, maybe impossible for Haiden, they say
But he has started lobbying against a proposed clampdown on the state’s medical-marijuana system.
Aimed at reconciling the largely unregulated medical system with the state’s new highly regulated recreational system, the proposals include a ban on home growing. They would also reduce the amount of marijuana patients can possess, and eliminate dispensaries, steering patients instead into new recreational retail stores.
Day argues that he needs to grow his son’s marijuana because it would be prohibitively expensive to buy. He needs more for a ready supply than the proposals from three state agencies would allow. And he has little confidence that new retail stores — geared to serve recreational users looking for a good buzz — would stock a reliable supply of the rare strains his son needs. Haiden’s medicinal pot has no or little THC, the key psychoactive chemical in most pot, and it has a high percentage of cannabidiol or CBD, a chemical believed to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety properties.
Day knows that lawmakers are skeptical of the medical system and some believe most patients are gaming the system. “You know what my angle is? I don’t want my son to die,” Day said.
But he has started lobbying against a proposed clampdown on the state’s medical-marijuana system.
Aimed at reconciling the largely unregulated medical system with the state’s new highly regulated recreational system, the proposals include a ban on home growing. They would also reduce the amount of marijuana patients can possess, and eliminate dispensaries, steering patients instead into new recreational retail stores.
Day argues that he needs to grow his son’s marijuana because it would be prohibitively expensive to buy. He needs more for a ready supply than the proposals from three state agencies would allow. And he has little confidence that new retail stores — geared to serve recreational users looking for a good buzz — would stock a reliable supply of the rare strains his son needs. Haiden’s medicinal pot has no or little THC, the key psychoactive chemical in most pot, and it has a high percentage of cannabidiol or CBD, a chemical believed to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety properties.
Day knows that lawmakers are skeptical of the medical system and some believe most patients are gaming the system. “You know what my angle is? I don’t want my son to die,” Day said.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022228981_potchildrenxml.html
Day has several problems with the dramatic changes recommended for medical-marijuana by state officials last month, starting with the proposed ban on home-growing and collective gardens, a way for patients to pool their growing ability.
“If there is no home growing and no collective gardens where people can chip in, most parents are priced out of this,” he said.
The proposed cut in patients’ 60-day supply from 24 ounces to three ounces also troubles him. Day notes that for every pound Haiden gains his dosage needs to increase. “If my son was twice as heavy he’d need two ounces a week. That’s the entire take-home pay for some people,” he said.
Day also opposes the shift of medical patients to state-regulated recreational pot stores, scheduled to open by next summer.
“You’re going to have a recreational market much larger than the medical market with cash to burn,” Day said. “It’s quite possible patients won’t be able to find what they need and if they can, they may not be able to afford it.”
“If there is no home growing and no collective gardens where people can chip in, most parents are priced out of this,” he said.
The proposed cut in patients’ 60-day supply from 24 ounces to three ounces also troubles him. Day notes that for every pound Haiden gains his dosage needs to increase. “If my son was twice as heavy he’d need two ounces a week. That’s the entire take-home pay for some people,” he said.
Day also opposes the shift of medical patients to state-regulated recreational pot stores, scheduled to open by next summer.
“You’re going to have a recreational market much larger than the medical market with cash to burn,” Day said. “It’s quite possible patients won’t be able to find what they need and if they can, they may not be able to afford it.”
November 10, 2013
(NH) Bill may fail but fight for marijuana decriminalization will continue
DOVER — Marijuana policy advocates, buoyed by New Hampshire becoming the 19th state to legalize medical marijuana, are channeling their efforts to decriminalize possession of small amounts of the drug.
Yet, despite supporters continuing the decriminalization fight in Concord, even sponsors of the legislation acknowledge likely defeat when state lawmakers focus again on the bill in 2014.
Recently, the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety voted 11-7 to recommend the full House of Representatives kill the bill. There will be a floor fight, of course, but the path of House Bill 492 looks to be a short one, given previous opposition, not to mention it’s a non-starter with Gov. Maggie Hassan.
“I’ve never been encouraged that HB 492 would pass; I’ve always seen it as a step toward the goal of future passage,” says Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, R-Manchester, a prime sponsor of the bill. “What really encourages me are the Gallup and UNH polls within the past few weeks. Even should we get this bill out of the House, I doubt it has much chance in the Senate, but the discussion will continue.”
Polls suggest that society has “turned the corner when it comes to legalization,” Vaillancourt writes in a minority report prepared for the House consideration of the bill in January. The recent Gallup poll indicated support for legalization, 58 percent to 39 percent. And the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, in a poll conducted for WMUR-TV, found that 60 percent of respondents supported legislation like HB492.
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131110/GJNEWS_01/131119934
November 10, 2013
http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/marijuana-NAP-11102013:article
(IL) Naper Plan Commission examines rules for medical marijuana facilities
Naperville’s Planning and Zoning Commission has taken up the issue of medical marijuana facilities and how to regulate them.
The commission’s public hearing on amending the city’s zoning districts to accommodate changes in state law raised questions among commissioners, not least of which was the amount of traffic such facilities might bring.
“There’s a potential for a huge amount of traffic,” Commissioner Stephen Frost said.
Commission Chair Patty Gustin agreed, saying, “that’s a big question.”
The intent of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, approved in August 2013 and going into effect Jan. 1, is to provide relief to those suffering chronic pain. But exactly what conditions would allow permits for the purchase of medical marijuana raised concerns among commissioners about the potential for abuse.
Commissioner Kevin Coyne worried that regulations “may be so easy that it almost becomes a legal use.”
City Attorney Kristen Foley said that Illinois’ statute clearly requires a doctor’s approval to obtain a permit. Foley also downplayed the danger of marijuana falling into the wrong hands and becoming a “gateway” drug leading to abuse of hard drugs.
“Law enforcement has expressed some concern, but there is no hard evidence that it happens,” she said.
The legislation permits cultivation centers and distribution facilities to be located within any municipality, subject to state restrictions, but doesn’t rule out further, more stringent restrictions if a municipality so chooses.
State regulations on the cultivation centers include that the organization be registered with the Department of Agriculture, not be located within 2,500 feet of a school, daycare center or residential area, and that not more than one cultivation center be located within a State Police districts, of which there are 22 in the state.
The commission’s public hearing on amending the city’s zoning districts to accommodate changes in state law raised questions among commissioners, not least of which was the amount of traffic such facilities might bring.
“There’s a potential for a huge amount of traffic,” Commissioner Stephen Frost said.
Commission Chair Patty Gustin agreed, saying, “that’s a big question.”
The intent of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, approved in August 2013 and going into effect Jan. 1, is to provide relief to those suffering chronic pain. But exactly what conditions would allow permits for the purchase of medical marijuana raised concerns among commissioners about the potential for abuse.
Commissioner Kevin Coyne worried that regulations “may be so easy that it almost becomes a legal use.”
City Attorney Kristen Foley said that Illinois’ statute clearly requires a doctor’s approval to obtain a permit. Foley also downplayed the danger of marijuana falling into the wrong hands and becoming a “gateway” drug leading to abuse of hard drugs.
“Law enforcement has expressed some concern, but there is no hard evidence that it happens,” she said.
The legislation permits cultivation centers and distribution facilities to be located within any municipality, subject to state restrictions, but doesn’t rule out further, more stringent restrictions if a municipality so chooses.
State regulations on the cultivation centers include that the organization be registered with the Department of Agriculture, not be located within 2,500 feet of a school, daycare center or residential area, and that not more than one cultivation center be located within a State Police districts, of which there are 22 in the state.
http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/news/marijuana-NAP-11102013:article
November 10, 2013
Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) is a comprehensive blueprint for establishing and regulating a medical marijuana program run by the Arkansas Department of Health. Advocates are launching their fundraising campaign at 2pm this Saturday, November 9th with a Budweiser-sponsored, all-day concert at the Silverado Club, 1205 W. Hillsboro Street in El Dorado. Budweiser has underwritten the venue and a portion of the beer sales will go to ACC.
If passed, the AMCA would allow Arkansas patients with a doctor’s recommendation to use medical marijuana for serious debilitating medical conditions. Patients would also have the option to purchase medical marijuana at well-regulated, not-for-profit dispensaries or cultivate it themselves under strict conditions. Last November, nearly 49 percent of Arkansas voters -- over half a million -- voted for a similar medical marijuana initiative. Since then, three additional states -- Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire -- have adopted medical marijuana laws, bringing the total to twenty, plus the District of Columbia.
Notably, Asa Hutchinson, formerly a U.S. Attorney, Member of Congress, and head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced his plans earlier this year to run for Governor of Arkansas. Americans for Safe Access was formed in 2002 during Hutchinson's time as DEA administrator and deliberately chose the acronym ASA to draw attention to Hutchinson's aggressive attacks against medical marijuana at the time.
- See more at: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/medical_marijuana_advocates_in_arkansas_launch_fundraising_campaign_to_put_initiative_on_2014_ballot
Budweiser sponsors fundraising campaign to put Arkansas medical marijuana initiative on 2014 Ballot
Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act (AMCA) is a comprehensive blueprint for establishing and regulating a medical marijuana program run by the Arkansas Department of Health. Advocates are launching their fundraising campaign at 2pm this Saturday, November 9th with a Budweiser-sponsored, all-day concert at the Silverado Club, 1205 W. Hillsboro Street in El Dorado. Budweiser has underwritten the venue and a portion of the beer sales will go to ACC.
If passed, the AMCA would allow Arkansas patients with a doctor’s recommendation to use medical marijuana for serious debilitating medical conditions. Patients would also have the option to purchase medical marijuana at well-regulated, not-for-profit dispensaries or cultivate it themselves under strict conditions. Last November, nearly 49 percent of Arkansas voters -- over half a million -- voted for a similar medical marijuana initiative. Since then, three additional states -- Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire -- have adopted medical marijuana laws, bringing the total to twenty, plus the District of Columbia.
Notably, Asa Hutchinson, formerly a U.S. Attorney, Member of Congress, and head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced his plans earlier this year to run for Governor of Arkansas. Americans for Safe Access was formed in 2002 during Hutchinson's time as DEA administrator and deliberately chose the acronym ASA to draw attention to Hutchinson's aggressive attacks against medical marijuana at the time.
- See more at: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/medical_marijuana_advocates_in_arkansas_launch_fundraising_campaign_to_put_initiative_on_2014_ballot
November 10, 2013
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Federal__state_laws_ensure_little_change_for_marijuana_users_.html
(ME) Federal, state laws ensure little change for marijuana users
Portland may have become the first city on the East Coast to legalize recreational marijuana use, but residents who think this means they can light up, even in the privacy of their home, might need to think twice.
Employers will still be able to forbid their employees to use marijuana, and if that employer receives any federal funding, it is expressly prohibited from allowing any employees to use the drug.
Landlords will still be free to prohibit smoking in any apartments they rent.
And hotels say they aren’t planning to allow guests to smoke marijuana, even in rooms where cigarette smoking is allowed.
Because recreational marijuana still remains illegal at the state and federal levels, it’s unlikely that businesses and other organizations will start allowing employees, tenants or customers to smoke marijuana without consequence, and will be wary of amending any existing policy to accommodate marijuana use.
Employers will still be able to forbid their employees to use marijuana, and if that employer receives any federal funding, it is expressly prohibited from allowing any employees to use the drug.
Landlords will still be free to prohibit smoking in any apartments they rent.
And hotels say they aren’t planning to allow guests to smoke marijuana, even in rooms where cigarette smoking is allowed.
Because recreational marijuana still remains illegal at the state and federal levels, it’s unlikely that businesses and other organizations will start allowing employees, tenants or customers to smoke marijuana without consequence, and will be wary of amending any existing policy to accommodate marijuana use.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Federal__state_laws_ensure_little_change_for_marijuana_users_.html
November 10, 2013
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Towns-consider-their-own-medical-marijuana-laws-4971669.php
(CT) - Towns consider their own medical marijuana laws
It hasn't been easy for those who want to get into the business of growing or selling marijuana in Connecticut.
More than a dozen municipalities throughout the state are hanging out "not welcome" signs, using the only tools at their disposal -- land use and zoning laws -- to keep the industry from setting up shop within their borders.
Still other communities are drafting local ordinances to regulate how the businesses will be run. And at least one town has considered applications from a couple of would-be purveyors, only to quickly turn them down.
With less than two weeks before the deadline for prospective medical marijuana growers and sellers to file their applications with state officials, only a handful of facilities have won the necessary local zoning approvals.
More than a dozen municipalities throughout the state are hanging out "not welcome" signs, using the only tools at their disposal -- land use and zoning laws -- to keep the industry from setting up shop within their borders.
Still other communities are drafting local ordinances to regulate how the businesses will be run. And at least one town has considered applications from a couple of would-be purveyors, only to quickly turn them down.
With less than two weeks before the deadline for prospective medical marijuana growers and sellers to file their applications with state officials, only a handful of facilities have won the necessary local zoning approvals.
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Towns-consider-their-own-medical-marijuana-laws-4971669.php
November 10, 2013
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-11-09/news/os-morgan-marijuana-amendment-20131109_1_john-morgan-marijuana-amendment-medical-marijuana
(FL) John Morgan: My dying dad's pain inspired push for medical marijuana
John Morgan's dad wouldn't eat. Radiation treatments for his esophageal cancer had burned out Ramon Morgan's throat and deadened his taste buds.
He twisted himself into a fetal position, hallucinating from the pain and drugs he was prescribed and tied to an oxygen tank to help him breathe.
Morgan's younger brother, Tim, who was paralyzed from the neck down in high school, had a suggestion that had helped him: Smoke marijuana.
"The first time he did it, [the housekeeper] made him a pot-roast dinner, and he ate the whole dinner and had a Miller Lite," Morgan recalled. "He said it was a miracle."
This is what Morgan, one of Florida's top political fundraisers, says is driving him to lead the fight to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
He twisted himself into a fetal position, hallucinating from the pain and drugs he was prescribed and tied to an oxygen tank to help him breathe.
Morgan's younger brother, Tim, who was paralyzed from the neck down in high school, had a suggestion that had helped him: Smoke marijuana.
"The first time he did it, [the housekeeper] made him a pot-roast dinner, and he ate the whole dinner and had a Miller Lite," Morgan recalled. "He said it was a miracle."
This is what Morgan, one of Florida's top political fundraisers, says is driving him to lead the fight to legalize medical marijuana in the state.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-11-09/news/os-morgan-marijuana-amendment-20131109_1_john-morgan-marijuana-amendment-medical-marijuana
Last week, Crist, a lawyer in Morgan's firm, announced his bid for governor in 2014 as a Democrat. Morgan has made it a point since 2010 to keep Crist's face plastered on Morgan & Morgan billboards across the state and is expected to help finance his campaign.
Business groups supporting Gov. Rick Scott's re-election see the marijuana amendment as a mobilization effort for Crist.
"I'm not sure anyone believes him when he says he's doing this just to look out for people in pain or with specific types of diseases," said Dave Hart, executive vice president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, which is opposing the amendment along with the Florida Medical Association and state Sheriffs Association. "Certainly, we're concerned about Charlie Crist's employer and what's motivating him to put this on the ballot."
Crist has said he supports legalizing medical marijuana. And Morgan has admitted asking former Obama campaign strategists whether the amendment would likely have any effect on the 2014 race.
Business groups supporting Gov. Rick Scott's re-election see the marijuana amendment as a mobilization effort for Crist.
"I'm not sure anyone believes him when he says he's doing this just to look out for people in pain or with specific types of diseases," said Dave Hart, executive vice president of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, which is opposing the amendment along with the Florida Medical Association and state Sheriffs Association. "Certainly, we're concerned about Charlie Crist's employer and what's motivating him to put this on the ballot."
Crist has said he supports legalizing medical marijuana. And Morgan has admitted asking former Obama campaign strategists whether the amendment would likely have any effect on the 2014 race.
November 10, 2013
Piper rolls back and forth across a large blanket on the living room floor, windmilling her arms and kicking her legs.
"Who’s a happy girl?" asks her mom, Annie Koozer, kneeling over the 2-year-old with a small, oil-filled syringe. Piper fusses as Annie squirts a tiny amount into the side of her mouth.
The Koozers are part of a migration of families uprooting their lives and moving to Colorado, where the medicinal use of marijuana is permitted. More than medical tourists, they are medical refugees, forced to flee states where cannabis is off limits.
"This is just the first wave," said Margaret Gedde, a Colorado Springs physician with a doctorate from Stanford who prescribes marijuana and has compiled case studies of children using cannabis-infused oil. "These families are going to keep coming as awareness spreads because the results are real."
Gedde has been monitoring 11 children with seizure disorders who are taking the same cannabis extract Piper is receiving, and she will present her findings at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Association in December.
Nine of the children have had a 90 to 100 percent reduction in their seizures, she said. The parents of one child aren’t sure the oil has helped, but it hasn’t hurt. And the other had a 50 percent reduction.
"It’s absolutely remarkable," she said.
Medical marijuana is currently legal in 20 states, plus D.C. and Portland, Maine. But Colorado has become the go-to place for an extract from a plant that’s high in cannabidiol (CBD) but low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive chemical component of marijuana that creates a high in users.
Marijuana entrepreneurs and cultivators Joel, Jesse, Jonathan, Jordan, Jared and Josh Stanley call it Charlotte’s Web, named for the Colorado Springs girl who tried it first and went from having 300 seizures a week to about two a month. Videos showing a once-catatonic Charlotte Figi now talking, running on a beach and horseback riding have lured families from far and wide.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57052556-78/piper-annie-seizures-cbd.html.csp
Shocking to me this is coverage from the Salt Lake Tribune
Families migrate to Colorado for marijuana miracle
The waiting list for the cannabis extract includes about 30 kids in Utah whose parents hope to import what they consider an ‘herbal’ remedy.Piper rolls back and forth across a large blanket on the living room floor, windmilling her arms and kicking her legs.
"Who’s a happy girl?" asks her mom, Annie Koozer, kneeling over the 2-year-old with a small, oil-filled syringe. Piper fusses as Annie squirts a tiny amount into the side of her mouth.
The Koozers are part of a migration of families uprooting their lives and moving to Colorado, where the medicinal use of marijuana is permitted. More than medical tourists, they are medical refugees, forced to flee states where cannabis is off limits.
"This is just the first wave," said Margaret Gedde, a Colorado Springs physician with a doctorate from Stanford who prescribes marijuana and has compiled case studies of children using cannabis-infused oil. "These families are going to keep coming as awareness spreads because the results are real."
Gedde has been monitoring 11 children with seizure disorders who are taking the same cannabis extract Piper is receiving, and she will present her findings at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Association in December.
Nine of the children have had a 90 to 100 percent reduction in their seizures, she said. The parents of one child aren’t sure the oil has helped, but it hasn’t hurt. And the other had a 50 percent reduction.
"It’s absolutely remarkable," she said.
Medical marijuana is currently legal in 20 states, plus D.C. and Portland, Maine. But Colorado has become the go-to place for an extract from a plant that’s high in cannabidiol (CBD) but low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive chemical component of marijuana that creates a high in users.
Marijuana entrepreneurs and cultivators Joel, Jesse, Jonathan, Jordan, Jared and Josh Stanley call it Charlotte’s Web, named for the Colorado Springs girl who tried it first and went from having 300 seizures a week to about two a month. Videos showing a once-catatonic Charlotte Figi now talking, running on a beach and horseback riding have lured families from far and wide.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57052556-78/piper-annie-seizures-cbd.html.csp
Shocking to me this is coverage from the Salt Lake Tribune
November 10, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-russia-diplomat-beating-moscow-idUSBRE99F0AY20131016
http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/18-10-2013/125942-russia_netherlands-0/
Strange beatings of russian and dutch diplomats
Russia says seeking culprits in Dutch diplomat beating
Russia expressed regret on Wednesday over the beating of Dutch diplomat in his Moscow flat by unknown intruders and said it would seek out the culprits.
"Moscow voices regret over the unfortunate incident on October 15, when the minister-counselor of the embassy of the Netherlands in Moscow was beaten," Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Russia expressed regret on Wednesday over the beating of Dutch diplomat in his Moscow flat by unknown intruders and said it would seek out the culprits.
"Moscow voices regret over the unfortunate incident on October 15, when the minister-counselor of the embassy of the Netherlands in Moscow was beaten," Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/16/us-russia-diplomat-beating-moscow-idUSBRE99F0AY20131016
Netherlands won't punish those who beat Russian diplomat
The police administration of the Netherlands will not punish those, who had beaten and detained Russian diplomat Dmitry Borodin in The Hague, the head of the government of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said.
The Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy, Dmitry Borodin, was beaten and arrested on the night of October 6 in The Hague. The official was then arrested and taken to police station, where he was held for a whole night. The diplomat was then released without explanations or apologies.
The police administration of the Netherlands will not punish those, who had beaten and detained Russian diplomat Dmitry Borodin in The Hague, the head of the government of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said.
The Minister-Counselor of the Russian Embassy, Dmitry Borodin, was beaten and arrested on the night of October 6 in The Hague. The official was then arrested and taken to police station, where he was held for a whole night. The diplomat was then released without explanations or apologies.
http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/18-10-2013/125942-russia_netherlands-0/
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