Honourable Senators, thank you for the invitation to testify.
I have read the transcripts of past proceedings and appreciate the hard work this Committee is doing on this vital issue. All…
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As pharmacists and drug regulators from across the country convene in Tucson this week for their Winter symposium, they will be discussing medical marijuana, an issue which is headlining…
“Amanda Reiman carried out the study at the UC-Berkeley Patient’s Group, a medical cannabis dispensary.
She said, “Substituting cannabis for alcohol has been described as a radical alcohol treatment protocol. This approach could be used to address heavy alcohol use in the British Isles - people might substitute cannabis, a potentially safer drug than alcohol with less negative side effects, if it were socially acceptable and available.”
Reiman found that 65 percent of people reported using cannabis as a substitute because it has fewer adverse side effects than alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs, 34 percent because it has less withdrawal potential and 57.4 percent because cannabis provides better symptom management.”
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A new law eliminating mandatory minimum drug sentences in Rhode Island has taken effect without the governor’s signature.It’s not where we need to be, but it’s progress. Rock on Rhode Island!
Similar measures had been vetoed in past years by Gov. Don Carcieri. But supporters say they compromised on this year’s legislation by removing a provision that placed a cap on the maximum sentence a judge could give for drug possession crimes.
“Prof Nutt said: “I certainly am interested in the idea that we might de-penalise possession and even allow the Dutch model for cannabis - the coffee shops - which could potentially have many benefits.
“I think it’s perfectly sensible to think about the Dutch model for cannabis and explore whether that might be a tenable way of allowing young people to get an intoxicant which is safer than alcohol, and which they could then use in a controlled, safe environment.”
“The ideas in “V,” about alien encounters and mass delusion and media manipulation, are enticing. It’s too bad that they’re floating around in a show that at this early stage, is so slapdash and formulaic in its storytelling.”
ouch. I love this review though.
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"I soon found out that my lonely life wasn't so pretty"
