New Jersey just recently passed a medical marijuana bill through the legislation. The provisions in this bill are severely strict, for instance, Patients with specified diseases such as cancer and glaucoma must demonstrate severe or chronic pain, nausea, seizures, muscle spasms or wasting syndrome to qualify. Is it not enough that these people are suffering, now they have to prove it to the state in order to get a better alternative treatment. They call this bill the “Compassionate use Act” however compassion is no were to be seen in the bill. Gov. Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor, said he supported the concept of the bill but remained concerned that a loophole could lead to abuses. No bill or law can ever be perfect, there are always loopholes. The ability for a patient, particularly disabled patients, to grow in their own private residence is a huge benefit. To take that away would mean your forcing these sick people to have to travel to get their medicine…THIS IS WRONG
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NJ’s Unfair MMJ LAWS
The istrain guide
A new application for the iphone or ipod touch that acts as a digital cannabis index. It includes a picture of the strain, a description of the smell, taste and look, a list of the medical properties associated with each individual strain, and a live news feed that recieves only cannabis related news. The strain database is updated every week, so theres a never ending list of strains. The first version of the app is free, however the second version (coming soon!) is 99 cents; this includes zoom capabilities, a section to write notes on each strain, and a search bar. So be one of the first among many to be apart of the istrain guide movement!!
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Medical Marijuana states/ possible mmj states
-Texas
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Arizona
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Minnesota
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Illinois
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Tennessee
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Ohio
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-North Carolina
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Pennsylvania
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Delaware
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-New Jersey
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Connecticut
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Missouri
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009- 2010
-Massachusetts
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009- 2010
-New Hampshire
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-New York
Medical Marijuana legislation pending and/ or voter initiative in 2009-2010
-Maine
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Vermont
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Rhode Island
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Michigan
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-New Mexico
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Colorado
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Montana
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Washington
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Hawaii
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Alaska
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Oregon
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-Nevada
Medical Marijuana use is legal
-California
Medical Marijuana use is legal
Addiction
There’s an incredible amount of things you could become addicted to; the list seems to never end. Some of these addictions, or dependencies, include; heroin, crack, sex, gambling, pharmaceutical pills, body building, diet coke, and even drunk driving. All of these are as bad as the other, and all are nearly, if not totally, unconquerable with will power alone. When an individual wants to sober up and end a dependency on a substance, he or she needs some sort of help. When someone wants to end a heroin addiction, they are usually given another drug called methadone to fill the receptors in the brain, in effect this curtails the cravings for a heroin “fix”. Although methadone is much weaker than heroin, an individual can still get the same effects if increased doses are consumed. A documentary called “methadonia” shows how easily methadone is legally obtained; and how easily addicts can up their doses anywhere from 300, to 600 mg, sometimes more. There’s alot of medication that helps stop dependencies, some work better than others, and some have unwanted side effects.
Dennis Peron is a Cannabis activist as well as a gay-activist, who testified first hand at Oaksterdam University, that cannabis had helped him stop binge drinking. He said himself that he was a serious alcoholic and if it weren’t for cannabis he would most likely still be dependent on alcohol. You might say that all he did was trade one addiction for another, however he is now a productive citizen of the United States that runs a hostel hear in San Francisco. Cannabis is a “miracle drug” and can help an array of problems, wether it be physical, emotional, or even financially; and hopefully we will be able to make it available to those who need it most.
November Strains
Cannabis Health-care
Many people can benefit off of cannabis. If medical cannabis was to be legalized across the nation, it would decrease the amount of money used to purchase pharmaceuticals, and other medical substances. Cannabis is known to treat diseases and ailments, ranging from anxiety, to chronic pain. All those pills that people have been prescribed,come with dangerous, and sometimes deadly, side effects. I have an alarming amount of friends that are prescribed more than three pills. One of them is prescribed to more than five; when I went to visit him and a few other friends, he would nod out at 6-7 o clock. If the pills were replaced with naturally medicinal, cannabis flowers, I’d bet my friend would be much better off. Cannabis is known to treat diseases and ailments, ranging from anxiety, to chronic pain so it would be tremendous to his health; only problem is you wont find a dispensary in North Carolina LOL
Cannabis flowers have many different properties, including THC, CBD and CBC, and all have different effects to the human body. The human body has within an endo- cannabinoid system that dwarfs many other systems in the human body. This system is one of the biggest, however we know as much about it as we do the brain (which isn’t that much). Lets hope all goes well with the health-care bill, for there’s many people suffering without health-care or a way to pay for it.
caramel brownie
This was purchased at harbor side health clinic in oakland california. The effects are lathargic and long lasting; good to treat pain, insomnia, ADHD/ADD, OCD, Tourettes syndrome, and many other diseases and ailments
The Obama Effect
-Eric Holder, the attorney general under president obama, confirmed at a press conference that he would no longer subject individuals who were complying with state medical marijuana laws to federal drug raids and prosecutions; this potentially leads to the same endpoint as the twenty first amendment, which repealed the federal prohibition of alcohol, which included selling and distributing.
-If your anti-medical marijuana and feel it damages the body and mind, let me just say a couple of quick, important facts. If you look at the medicinal page on this blog you will find a post describing the safety of cannabis; how cannabis does not have a known LD 50 (limit to death), or how it is physically impossible to overdose on. Unfortunately doctors prescribe dangerous pills that produce minor to severe side effects like suicidal thoughts, nausea, diarrhea, back pain and/ or skin flushing. You might say to yourself “well doctors usually prescribe these pills to people who really need them”. One of my good friends is prescribed to more than 5 pharmaceutical pills and everyday, at around 5pm, he is either nodding out or passed out on the sofa. If you have a friend or relative who has a similar problem, consult an outside physician (a doctor you never go to).
Curing OGPK 10/09
The curing process begins after about 1 to 1 1/2 weeks, depending on the soil texture and watering schedule for the last few weeks of flowering. This grow took about 6 days to get 3 quarters of the way dry; at this point it would be best to put it in a sealed container, preferably glass, and keep it in there over the next 2 to 3 weeks. I took the harvest from the drying box and put it into a jar I purchased at the world market; I Didn’t want to squeeze my harvest into a small jar, so I got a really big one. The harvest weighed out on 10/11/09 to 50 grams, which is just under two ounces. The curing stage is about to begin, your going to see the overall color begin to lighten. The smell, which unfortunately you will not be able to experience, is going to become more of a pungent odor. As of right now, the smell possesses a woodsy smell with hints of citrus, which, the citrus odor, will increase over the next few weeks.
