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There is a lot on the Internet, but it doesn't make it true, I guess. Here is one link: I googled "medical marijuana suicide rate"
http://www.medicaldaily.com/medical...-rates-10-years-following-legalization-268472
from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown...-may-reduce-suicide-rates-traffic-fatalities/
New Republic
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116457/new-study-says-medical-marijuana-reduces-suicide
http://www.medicaldaily.com/medical...-rates-10-years-following-legalization-268472
from PBS
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown...-may-reduce-suicide-rates-traffic-fatalities/
New Republic
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116457/new-study-says-medical-marijuana-reduces-suicide
cybrguy
Putin is a War Criminal
All 3 articles are actually talking about the same study, but it seems to have some value. I have no doubt about it personally, managing my emotional state is one of the reasons I get high, but causality (as opposed to association) is always hard to show in a study that is a survey rather than an experiment. Now that MJ is fully legal in 3 states I expect (and look forward to) an explosion in new research.
Wahiker
Well-Known Member
Three news articles I hadn't seen before:
Thousands of marijuana seeds kept in world’s doomsday vault
http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana...eds-kept-in-worlds-doomsday-vault/#10916101=0
This should relieve some of the doomsdayers in the forum
Marijuana kills brain cancer, new study confirms
The active molecules in cannabis kill brain cancer — another study has revealed.
Scientists using an extract of whole-plant marijuana rich in pot’s main psychoactive ingredient THC as well as cannabidiol (CBD) showed “dramatic reductions in tumor volumes” of a type of brain cancer.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana...s-brain-cancer-new-study-confirms/#13130101=0
Oklahoma Republicans Want To Snuff Out Their State's Lawsuit Over Colorado Marijuana
Were the Supreme Court to rule against Colorado, Oklahoma lawmakers said they also have "deep concern" over the potential implications for the "national sovereignty of [the] entire country."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/05/colorado-marijuana-lawsuit_n_6418534.html
Thousands of marijuana seeds kept in world’s doomsday vault
http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana...eds-kept-in-worlds-doomsday-vault/#10916101=0
This should relieve some of the doomsdayers in the forum
Marijuana kills brain cancer, new study confirms
The active molecules in cannabis kill brain cancer — another study has revealed.
Scientists using an extract of whole-plant marijuana rich in pot’s main psychoactive ingredient THC as well as cannabidiol (CBD) showed “dramatic reductions in tumor volumes” of a type of brain cancer.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana...s-brain-cancer-new-study-confirms/#13130101=0
Oklahoma Republicans Want To Snuff Out Their State's Lawsuit Over Colorado Marijuana
Were the Supreme Court to rule against Colorado, Oklahoma lawmakers said they also have "deep concern" over the potential implications for the "national sovereignty of [the] entire country."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/05/colorado-marijuana-lawsuit_n_6418534.html
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In Seattle, Canary is The Uber of pot: City wonders, is marijuana-delivery app legal?
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025426617_potapp1xml.html
Ey ben usin canninbus cince 1967, an it haddint efeck me none.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2025426617_potapp1xml.html
Ey ben usin canninbus cince 1967, an it haddint efeck me none.
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Wahiker
Well-Known Member
I just picked up this article up from the Seattle PI blog, but I see that there were two articles linked there (although neither is the full study):
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/12/1535-7163.MCT-14-0402.abstract
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page2
I tried searching on Google Scholar, but was only able to find the above.
http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/12/1535-7163.MCT-14-0402.abstract
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/cannabis/healthprofessional/page2
I tried searching on Google Scholar, but was only able to find the above.
gangababa
Well-Known Member
State with highest % of cannabis users is Rhode Island.
"In Rhode Island, about 15.76 percent of people aged 12 and over reported having used marijuana in the past month. Washington, D.C. followed up with a close second, at 15.17 percent. The states that one would assume would have the highest percentages — Colorado, Oregon, Washington state, or Alaska, the only four states in the U.S. that have legalized recreational marijuana — were at 14.90 percent, 13.92 percent, 13.74 percent, and 12.93 percent, respectively."
"In Rhode Island, about 15.76 percent of people aged 12 and over reported having used marijuana in the past month. Washington, D.C. followed up with a close second, at 15.17 percent. The states that one would assume would have the highest percentages — Colorado, Oregon, Washington state, or Alaska, the only four states in the U.S. that have legalized recreational marijuana — were at 14.90 percent, 13.92 percent, 13.74 percent, and 12.93 percent, respectively."
cybrguy
Putin is a War Criminal
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...Im-Concerned-About-the-Process-288465161.html
This is not going to go well. Rautner has indicated that he doesn't approve of the law. He is going to delay and delay. Sadly, there is a good chance that he will deep six the process...
This is not going to go well. Rautner has indicated that he doesn't approve of the law. He is going to delay and delay. Sadly, there is a good chance that he will deep six the process...
gangababa
Well-Known Member
After Oregon Suspensions, NCAA To Re-Examine Recreational Drug Policy
"Just days after two University of Oregon football players were suspended for the College Football Playoff national championship game for failing marijuana tests, the NCAA announced that it plans to re-examine its approach to testing for recreational drug use...."
"Just days after two University of Oregon football players were suspended for the College Football Playoff national championship game for failing marijuana tests, the NCAA announced that it plans to re-examine its approach to testing for recreational drug use...."
LiLRUBYDOLL
Member
MMJ is great for lupus sle. It is an immunosuppressant which may make healthy indiviudals get sick more often but for a lupus patient it does the job of plaquenil without all the bad side effects... plus a few good ones!(:
t-dub
Vapor Sloth
Pot is safer than alcohol yet athletes can use alcohol unchecked until they get a DUII, or start stealing shit, or raping and womanizing etc . . . I'm glad the NCAA seems to be less interested in things other than performance enhancing drugs. Thats their business and like the article said the rest should be handled on campus and by the local District Attorney if applicable.
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cybrguy
Putin is a War Criminal
I think the point was they were using federal law and then keeping the proceeds. They may also have trouble passing such laws locally to steal...er... confiscate property and money without any due process.
Kief
Medicated
Some sad news posted 3 weeks ago...
After Five Years, Toke of the Town Says Goodbye
By Toke of the Town in News
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11:03 am
Since 2009, Toke of the Town has brought you the biggest marijuana news and loudest pot views from across the country -- and around the world. Along the way, we've covered the huge progress many states have made towards legalization and wondered why others are so far behind. The country still has a long way to go, but things are looking up -- and we have our fingers crossed that 2015 will be another big year for legalization.
But Toke won't be around to see it -- at least, not in its present form. This is Toke of the Town's final day of publication.
Don't worry: We're not quitting the movement. We're just returning the focus of our marijuana coverage to our local Voice Media Group papers. You can still read William Breathes' weekly pot reviews and Ask a Stoner column at Westword.com, where they started, and you can continue to follow him on Twitter and Facebook. And you can keep following Toke on Facebook and Twitter, too, for the latest marijuana news from all our papers.
Many thanks for reading and supporting us for the past five years! We couldn't have covered the marijuana community without such a strong one reading us.
And all our archives will remain online, because we wouldn't want you to lose access to our serious reporting on issues of medicine and our lighthearted coverage of stoner movies.
Light one up for us, won't you?
____________________________________________________________________________________
I will not light one up ever again, but I will miss them. Can anyone recommend a similar site that gathers all sorts of global cannabis news and puts it in one place like Toke of the Town did?
TIA
After Five Years, Toke of the Town Says Goodbye
By Toke of the Town in News
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at 11:03 am
Since 2009, Toke of the Town has brought you the biggest marijuana news and loudest pot views from across the country -- and around the world. Along the way, we've covered the huge progress many states have made towards legalization and wondered why others are so far behind. The country still has a long way to go, but things are looking up -- and we have our fingers crossed that 2015 will be another big year for legalization.
But Toke won't be around to see it -- at least, not in its present form. This is Toke of the Town's final day of publication.
Don't worry: We're not quitting the movement. We're just returning the focus of our marijuana coverage to our local Voice Media Group papers. You can still read William Breathes' weekly pot reviews and Ask a Stoner column at Westword.com, where they started, and you can continue to follow him on Twitter and Facebook. And you can keep following Toke on Facebook and Twitter, too, for the latest marijuana news from all our papers.
Many thanks for reading and supporting us for the past five years! We couldn't have covered the marijuana community without such a strong one reading us.
And all our archives will remain online, because we wouldn't want you to lose access to our serious reporting on issues of medicine and our lighthearted coverage of stoner movies.
Light one up for us, won't you?
____________________________________________________________________________________
I will not light one up ever again, but I will miss them. Can anyone recommend a similar site that gathers all sorts of global cannabis news and puts it in one place like Toke of the Town did?
TIA
Wahiker
Well-Known Member
Long-term pot smoking has no significant effect on lung functions: new study
Researchers studied a cross-section of adults aged 18 to 49 and determined that daily marijuana use over 20 years did not significantly harm a person's ability to exhale at a normal rate, which is a key determining factor in identifying lung disease.
"Lifetime marijuana use up to 20 joint-years is not associated with adverse changes in spirometric (exhalation strength) measures of lung health," the study said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...gnificant-lung-damage-study-article-1.2082285
Researchers studied a cross-section of adults aged 18 to 49 and determined that daily marijuana use over 20 years did not significantly harm a person's ability to exhale at a normal rate, which is a key determining factor in identifying lung disease.
"Lifetime marijuana use up to 20 joint-years is not associated with adverse changes in spirometric (exhalation strength) measures of lung health," the study said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...gnificant-lung-damage-study-article-1.2082285
Silver420Surfer
Downward spiral
Magic9
Plant Enthusiast
The American Academy of Pediatrics is requesting that the Drug Enforcement Administration reclassify marijuana as a less harmful substance in order to facilitate research of the substance for medical use, according to a policy statement released Monday.
"The AAP strongly supports research and development of pharmaceutical cannabinoids and supports a review of policies promoting research on the medical use of these compounds," the AAP statement reads. To that end, the group recommends that the DEA reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule II.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/pediatricians-call-on-dea_n_6550486.html
"The AAP strongly supports research and development of pharmaceutical cannabinoids and supports a review of policies promoting research on the medical use of these compounds," the AAP statement reads. To that end, the group recommends that the DEA reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule II.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/26/pediatricians-call-on-dea_n_6550486.html
grokit
well-worn member
This seems kinda huge, not just for the tribes but also for northern-climate states that can now choose whether to import their herb from southern states or grow their own indoors.
The Federal Government Just Made Marijuana Legal in All Native American Reservations in the US
by The National Marijuana News · December 11, 2014
A huge event in national marijuana reform has taken place today.
The map above outlines ALL of the new areas in the us where it is now legal to grow and sell marijuana according to the federal government.
The Federal Government released a memo to the Justice Department issued to US attorneys, saying not to prosecute Native American tribes for growing and selling marijuana on their sovereign lands.
The policy was dated October 28 but was released publicly only today
Now people living in states with anti marijuana laws will in fact be living 10 minutes away from a marijuana store!
marijuana.com reports:
The Department of Justice released a memo Thursday directing U.S. attorneys not to prosecute Native American tribes for growing and selling marijuana on their sovereign lands.
The guidance, authored by Monty Wilkinson, the executive director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, extends even to reservations in states where marijuana has not yet been legalized.
The new policy, which is dated October 28 but was released publicly only today, is very similar to a 2013 memo the Justice Department issued outlining eight guidelines that states with legal marijuana would have to follow to avoid federal interference, such as not allowing sales to minors and preventing diversion of the drug to jurisdictions where it is prohibited.
“The eight priorities in the [earlier federal memo] will guide United States Attorneys’ marijuana enforcement efforts in Indian Country, including in the event that sovereign Indian Nations seek to legalize the cultivation or use of marijuana in Indian Country,” the new guidance says.
“Having the Department of Justice take a stance honoring the sovereignty of Native American tribes when it comes to how they set their own marijuana policy is refreshing,” NORML Communications Director Erik Altieri told Marijuana.com in an email. “The individuals living on these reservations deserve the same freedom to decide how they chose to handle marijuana on their own lands as we are currently providing the fifty states under current Justice Department memos.”
The new memo says that U.S. attorneys will still get involved in marijuana prosecutions when requested by tribal leaders, and it remains to be seen how many and which Indian tribes will be interested in taking advantage of the new clearance to grow and selling marijuana without federal interference.
Altieri predicted that some tribes would do so. “Like most others in this country, many in these regions see the failures of our current prohibitionist policies and will likely take this opportunity to pursue a new approach,” he said.
Such a move could have big financial benefits for tribes, many of which operate casinos and sell untaxed tobacco products on their sovereign lands, which attracts interest and revenue from non-Indians.
Kevin Sabet, of the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, told U.S. News & World Report that the new memo means, “A situation is quickly forming where people living in states who do not want legalization will in fact be living 10 minutes away from a marijuana store.”
Mike Liszewski of Americans for Safe Access welcomed the new guidance but said, “as sovereign nations, these lands should already have this ability as a right.”
Liszewski also focused on the potential medical benefits of unimpeded cannabis cultivation and sales. “Medical access to cannabis grown on reservations could prove to be a cost-effective way for tribal nations to improve the wellness of tribal members,” he said in an email to Marijuana.com.
- See more at: http://thenationalmarijuananews.com...-reservations-in-the-us/#sthash.4aOryQIl.dpuf
http://thenationalmarijuananews.com...n-all-native-american-reservations-in-the-us/
Modnote: See more at: http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/cannabis-on-tribal-land.16578/
The Federal Government Just Made Marijuana Legal in All Native American Reservations in the US
by The National Marijuana News · December 11, 2014
A huge event in national marijuana reform has taken place today.
The map above outlines ALL of the new areas in the us where it is now legal to grow and sell marijuana according to the federal government.
The Federal Government released a memo to the Justice Department issued to US attorneys, saying not to prosecute Native American tribes for growing and selling marijuana on their sovereign lands.
The policy was dated October 28 but was released publicly only today
Now people living in states with anti marijuana laws will in fact be living 10 minutes away from a marijuana store!
marijuana.com reports:
The Department of Justice released a memo Thursday directing U.S. attorneys not to prosecute Native American tribes for growing and selling marijuana on their sovereign lands.
The guidance, authored by Monty Wilkinson, the executive director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, extends even to reservations in states where marijuana has not yet been legalized.
The new policy, which is dated October 28 but was released publicly only today, is very similar to a 2013 memo the Justice Department issued outlining eight guidelines that states with legal marijuana would have to follow to avoid federal interference, such as not allowing sales to minors and preventing diversion of the drug to jurisdictions where it is prohibited.
“The eight priorities in the [earlier federal memo] will guide United States Attorneys’ marijuana enforcement efforts in Indian Country, including in the event that sovereign Indian Nations seek to legalize the cultivation or use of marijuana in Indian Country,” the new guidance says.
“Having the Department of Justice take a stance honoring the sovereignty of Native American tribes when it comes to how they set their own marijuana policy is refreshing,” NORML Communications Director Erik Altieri told Marijuana.com in an email. “The individuals living on these reservations deserve the same freedom to decide how they chose to handle marijuana on their own lands as we are currently providing the fifty states under current Justice Department memos.”
The new memo says that U.S. attorneys will still get involved in marijuana prosecutions when requested by tribal leaders, and it remains to be seen how many and which Indian tribes will be interested in taking advantage of the new clearance to grow and selling marijuana without federal interference.
Altieri predicted that some tribes would do so. “Like most others in this country, many in these regions see the failures of our current prohibitionist policies and will likely take this opportunity to pursue a new approach,” he said.
Such a move could have big financial benefits for tribes, many of which operate casinos and sell untaxed tobacco products on their sovereign lands, which attracts interest and revenue from non-Indians.
Kevin Sabet, of the anti-legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, told U.S. News & World Report that the new memo means, “A situation is quickly forming where people living in states who do not want legalization will in fact be living 10 minutes away from a marijuana store.”
Mike Liszewski of Americans for Safe Access welcomed the new guidance but said, “as sovereign nations, these lands should already have this ability as a right.”
Liszewski also focused on the potential medical benefits of unimpeded cannabis cultivation and sales. “Medical access to cannabis grown on reservations could prove to be a cost-effective way for tribal nations to improve the wellness of tribal members,” he said in an email to Marijuana.com.
- See more at: http://thenationalmarijuananews.com...-reservations-in-the-us/#sthash.4aOryQIl.dpuf
http://thenationalmarijuananews.com...n-all-native-american-reservations-in-the-us/
Modnote: See more at: http://fuckcombustion.com/threads/cannabis-on-tribal-land.16578/
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