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New Pew Poll: Majority Support for Marijuana Legalization

"A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, and you're going to start seeing more politicians running toward our movement instead of away from it" - Tom Angell, Marijuana Majority

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new national Pew poll just released shows majority support for legalizing marijuana (52% - 45%).

The poll also shows that 72% of Americans think that federal efforts to enforce marijuana laws cost more than they are worth.

Insomnia Therapy: Marijuana Vs Sedatives

Marijuana wins hands down.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Insomnia, or inability to sleep well or long, affects almost all of us at least some of the time.

Pain is probably the most common cause, but anxiety, nervousness, depression, or fear or any combination must be included. About 70% of my marijuana patients had pain to some degree. Most of them smoked or inhaled before going to bed to ensure sleep.

Nausea of Pregnancy: Marijuana Vs. Antiemetics: It Affects Ten Million Patients

Marijuana wins hands down.

(PORTLAND, OR) - First we must agree on what we're talking about. Nausea and vomiting are caused by maybe a thousand or more diseases and/or conditions.

The most prominent cause is nausea and vomiting from pregnancy. About 90 percent of women are victims of this, experiencing minor to severe problems.

Arthritis Therapy: Marijuana Vs. NSAIDS

Marijuana wins again!

(PORTLAND, OR) - Osteoarthritis, along with rheumatoid arthritis are almost the constant companions of nearly everybody over 70 years and many by the time they are 50.

This totals about 50 million in the U.S. and about one percent of the population in the whole world.

Will California Legalize in 2014?

One has to wonder, when will the state realize that this war is a losing battle which has been tearing California families apart for decades?

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - With this year's historical progress made by Colorado and Washington, many here in California are wondering when we see change?

With California leading the way with the medical marijuana industry the hope would be the we are not too far behind.

PTSD/Depression and Anguish: Marijuana Vs. Many Fake Dangerous Drugs

Marijuana wins hands down!

(PORTLAND, OR) - The VA medical system would like you to think that PTSD is depression, it isn't! It is a combination of extreme fear and extreme anguish.

Vietnam Vets learned marijuana was good and effective for "battle terrors," and therefore, why not PTSD? According to them, it was better than a whole list of very dangerous, zombifying and lethal drugs.

COPD, Asthma and Bronchitis - Marijuana Vs Steroids & Beta Agonists

Marijuana wins again...

(PORTLAND, OR) - It is estimated that there are about 16 million cases of COPD etc., and 100,000 deaths in the US per year.

Before somebody has a cow about the above title, I can assure all that I found this trio in the Merc Manual and it is OK to combine them and they are treated and they are all treated similarly.

Marijuana: The Oregonian Positively Promotes Pot

Thank you Oregonian for free advertising.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I thought I was hallucinating when I read the latest Oregonian story March 17, 2013, boldly advertising marijuana as medicine under the risqué title: 'Rocky Mountain High'.

Of course they were writing about marijuana in Colorado, but as the saying goes, "Say anything but spell the name right".

Marijuana: The Best, Safest Painkiller

Better, safer than most opiates and opioids.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I hope the title gets most readers' attention. Marijuana works best for migraines, glaucoma, obstetrics and reasonably well for trigemprogeminal neuralgia.

VMMA: USA Cannabis Policy Discussed at United Nations

Tuesday at the United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs Meetings...

(NEW YORK) - Dave Bewley Taylor says over the years, there have been soft and hard defections on cannabis control.

He says it is now time to discuss alternatives that are based on facts and evidence.