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Drug Czar Sends Mixed Messages on Marijuana Policy

Statements in latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health release contradictory, ignore available data.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In a press conference this morning, representatives from the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced the release of the latest results of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Marijuana: Does it Help?

'We need a fuller, clearer, more rational debate on the uses and abuses of marijuana'.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - 'We need a fuller, clearer, more rational debate on the uses and abuses of marijuana' - this erstwhile headline was stolen from an Oregonian OPED article August 30, 2011 Does Marijuana Help? by Daren Engstrom.

Medical Marijuana and the Monstrous Marijuana Doctor from Molalla

PTSD cares not about its victims, anguish and/or depression the ongoing result.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - After Medical Marijuana was legalized in Oregon in 1998, I breathed a sigh of relief – now the Feds will quit harassing us. I knew many people were using it for legitimate medical reasons and why not. It works better and is cheaper than almost any pharmaceutical prescription.

My elation was short-lived and the specter of Devil Weed and Reefer Madness reared its ugly head.

Dr. Leveque and Bonnie King Discuss Changes in Medical Marijuana for 2011

Informative video covering the updates for medical marijuana in 2011.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Americans are increasingly discovering that one of the best, most effective medicines for a surprising range of ailments, is none other than cannabis, the notorious weed that is officially known as marijuana.

In the beginning it was about getting this plant off the market so that synthetic rope and other newly developed goods made in noxious, smoke belching factories, could take its place.

Veteran Suicides: Deployed for Destruction

If this story isn’t a condemnation of the Army’s Infantry philosophy I can’t imagine what is.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I argued with myself about reading the heartbreaking story in The Oregonian headline August 28, 2011 Deployed Against Suicide which was a story about the suicide of Matthew Brennan, an Oregon National Guard Iraq War PTSD victim.

The Oregonian did a superb job of showing what destruction the American Army does to its young soldiers. His story is typical and should reflect badly on the “system” if they really have one.

PTSD and Aggression: Then and Now
Its Been with us a Million Years or More

About the worst feature of the discussion is the high suicide rate of those soldiers seeking to attain or maintain alpha status.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - The first written record of PTSD was from a physician in an Egyptian Pharaohs Army in 2500 BC who described it as “hysterical reaction to battle”. That sounds about right and PTSD continues long afterwards. Some WWII Vets still have PTSD some 65 years later. I am one of them.

Medical Marijuana: the Funniest Weirdest Article Ever Written

About 2000, I had two brother patients who had been smoking it for 55 years.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - I’m a farm boy and I have seen a lot of horse hockey in my time but the Medical Marijuana article in The Oregonian on August 3, 2011 beats them all.

The Oregonian in collaboration wit the Oregon Medical Board have been bleating about addictions and dangers of Medical Marijuana since it became legal and in increasingly wider use since May 1, 1999 when it became legal in Oregon.

21st Annual Hempstock Festival

Event is sponsored By Maine Vocals.

(HARMONY, Maine) - One of Maine’s longest running productions, “HEMPSTOCK” kicks off it’s 21st year on August 19th through the 22nd. HEMPSTOCK is a Political / Musical gathering of Citizens, from all walks of life, who want to see the Prohibition of Cannabis / Hemp / Marijuana Lifted and Repealed in Maine and beyond.

DEA Digging In

Let’s demand that the federal government make drug policies based in sanity, not fear and hysteria.

(TRENTON, N.J.) - Recently, the DEA issued a ludicrously false statement claiming that marijuana "has no accepted medical use in the United States and lacks an acceptable level of safety for use even under medical supervision."

Since when is law enforcement qualified to issue medical opinions? What's worse, the DEA's stance makes them an obstacle to sound scientific research.

PTSD: Adrenaline - the Cause

There are many ways PTSD is created, but solutions are few.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - Everybody knows that psychological stress of various kinds causes PTSD but the pathophysiologic mechanism seems to be elusive.