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Illinois Legislature is CLOSER to Legalizing Medical Marijuana

May2

Before you scream in protest, give this some consideration. Illinois could pass a model law for the rest of the country.

The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis act, sponsored by Rep. Lou Lang (D-Skokie), could pass the House this week, thanks in large part to a change in position by House Republican leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego). The timing may finally be right.

The Senate approved a medical marijuana bill in 2009, but the House narrowly rejected it last January. A revised bill has gained the support of Cross, a former Kendall County prosecutor. He says he’s comfortable with the strict guidelines written into this version.

  • Cannabis could be used in place of painkillers that have harsh side effects and can be addictive
  • Prescriptions would have to be renewed every two weeks
  • Patients are limited to 2.5 ounces, which would limit any efforts to resell for recreational use
  • Patients would be prohibited from driving for 12 hours after consuming marijuana
  • Patients could buy only from a state-licensed dispensary for serious, specific medical conditions.
  • Patients could not legally grow marijuana.

In short: the law would likely avoid what has happened in some states, where “medical marijuana” is available to practically anyone just looking to get high.

Some people who aren’t ill probably will take advantage of the law, though there are penalties for that. More likely, seriously ill people who now resort to buying marijuana illegally to alleviate their suffering will obey the law. Better to make sure cannabis is regulated and the sale to patients is aboveboard.

Cross met with some of those patients, including a disabled veteran, and says those face-to-face meetings helped to change his mind. This is a reasonable, restrictive bill, and it should pass the House and Senate.

Source: Chicago Tribune

Soda POT

Jan24

California entrepreneur, Clay Butler, has plans to market a line medical marijuana soft drinks.

Butler says he plans to supply medical marijuana dispensaries with his soda pot, which contains the psychoactive marijuana ingredient THC.

Marijuana drinks are already showing up here and there, but Butler says he thinks his branding savvy will make his product a hit.

Besides his flagship cola drink, Canna Cola, he will also produce Dr. Pepper-like Doc Weed, lemon-lime Sour Diesel, grape-flavored Grape Ape and orange-flavored Orange Kush.

A 12-ounce bottle will cost $10 to $15.

The Soquel-based commercial artist tells the Santa Cruz Sentinel that he doesn’t do drugs or need medical marijuana for any ailments.

Source:  MSNBC

Hmmm … So he’s basically a LEGAL drug dealer then?

Being in Love Leads to a More Sober Lifestyle …

Jun8

I found an interesting article in the Tribune today which shows a correlation between romantic relationships and drug and alcohol use. Prior to this article, I had realized that people who are in stable relationships lead more sober lives versus the single man/woman. I believe if you are in a stable relationship, you tend to be more focused on how to improve your own life. When you’re in love, you’re HAPPY. If it is a loving relationship, you definitely would not want to risk losing the other person over something recreational like drugs or booze. There was an actual study performed about this … take a read below!

Marriage usually helps stabilize behavior, with people less likely to use drugs and drink once wedded. The same appears to be true of young adults in romantic relationships, a new study has found.

Researchers examined surveys of 909 people who were followed beginning in first or second grade up through two years after high school. They found

the typical person of age 19 or 20 who was not in a stable relationship were about 40% more likely to use marijuana and drink heavily compared with someone who was in a relationship.

The researchers controlled for other factors that affect drinking and drug use, such as employment status. The people who were not in relationships were less likely than their dating peers to have used marijuana or alcohol in high school, however.

“For these individuals, the new freedoms of early adulthood and lack of social control from a partner posed the greatest risks in terms of escalation of substance use,” the authors wrote.

It could be that young people in relationships are getting support from their romantic partner that helps them avoid substances or that they are spending less time hanging out with substance-abusing friends or in bars.

“Even dating relationships activate mechanisms of support and control, although to a lesser extent than more serious relationship statuses of cohabitation or marriage,” the authors wrote.

“These findings show how bonding, adopting the behavior patterns of a partner and the interaction between these two processes influence substance use in early adulthood.”

The study was published Wednesday in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

U.S. Eases Stance on Medical Marijuana – and Hopefully All Marijuana in the Near Future, lol

Oct20

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Per the Washington Post, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. directed federal prosecutors Monday to back away from pursuing cases against medical marijuana patients, signaling a broad policy shift that drug reform advocates interpret as the first step toward legalization of the drug.

Under the Controlled Substances Act, which is more than three decades old, marijuana remains within the category of drugs most tightly restricted by the government. Donna Lambert, who is awaiting criminal trial in San Diego County Superior Court for allegedly providing medical marijuana to another patient, injected a note of skepticism into Holder’s announcement. In an interview, Lambert noted that senior administration officials had made public comments this year in line with the Justice Department policy, only to have law enforcement agents, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, take part in raids soon afterward.

To read the complete article, click here.

I really think that marijuana should be legalized.  Why not? If alcohol is permitted for people of age and regulated at a certain level, why can’t they do the same for marijuana.  Honestly, when I see people over-drink, they can never control their actions – hence, why the level of alcohol consumption is regulated.  When people are drunk and get angry over something [anything, really] they tend to want to fight both verbally and physically.  I don’t see that in smokers.  Smokers are real laid back and chill – they might eat too much or laugh at everything, but being high is not hurting anyone around them. I’m so for legalizing the drug.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

Pot Arrest Totals Decline for First Time Since 2002

Sep24

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(celebstoners.com) Marijuana arrests are down by nearly 25,000, according to new FBI statistics. Still, 847,863 people were nabbed for pot in 2008. The last time arrests declined was seven years ago.

“This slight dip in the number of marijuana arrests provides a small amount of relief to the tens of millions of American marijuana consumers who have been under attack by their own government for decades,” says MPP executive director Rob Kampia.

In 2007, 872,721 people were arrested for marijuana, as compared to 697,082 in 2002.

Drug busts overall continued to climb to 1.7 million, 12% more than in 2007. Drug violations are the most frequent reasons for arrests (12.2%) out of the 14 million made annually in the U.S.

Girltalk 24/7:  Don’t be an AIRhead, if you’re a POThead.  Be cautious Smokers! Numbers are not going to drop …

**Attention to All Kush Smokers**

Sep21
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I just bought the Visine Multi-Symptom recently and it works really good.  It’s fast and gets the job done as it promotes on the bottle.  Eh-hem, cough* cough*, for all you kush smokers out there — this is the BEST solution to getting rid of red eyes in the nick of time!  The “high-face” is NOT what’s up, so buy this and see how it can make a difference!

I’m so HOT – Who Cares if I Smoke POT?

Aug26

Megan Fox the Pothead, lol j/k

Megan Fox the Pothead, lol j/k

 (showbizspy.com) Megan Fox has revealed what she does in her spare time — she sits at home watching Tori Spelling’s reality TV show while smoking cannabis.

The Transformers actress says she likes nothing more than an afternoon of pot and trashy television.

“I usually smoke weed and watch Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood,” she told a British newspaper when asked how she relaxes.

Fox, 23, has previously called for the legalization of cannabis.

“America’s war on drugs is propaganda,” she told GQ magazine in June. “I can’t tell you how much bulls**t I’ve been through because I will openly say that I smoke weed. People look at it like it’s this crazy, hippy, f***ed-up thing to do. And it’s not!

“I hope they legalize it and when they do I’ll be the first f***ing person in line to buy my pack of joints.”

Hmmm, I wonder if this is a turn-on or turn-off for guys??? Fellas???

 

Statistics Show Baby Boomers Still Getting High

Aug20

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty years after Woodstock, some baby boomers haven’t let go of one part of the 1960s: getting high on illicit drugs.

The percentage of Americans age 50-59 who reported use of illicit drugs within a year nearly doubled between 2002 and 2007, from 5.1 percent to 9.4 percent, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported Wednesday.

The agency said that percentage rose because baby boomers — born between 1946 and 1964 — continued to use drugs as they got older.

SAMHSA acting Administrator Eric Broderick said the continued drug use “is likely to put further strains on the nation’s health care system.”

The rates of illicit drug use among all other age groups stayed the same or decreased over the five-year period, the agency said.