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Marijuana is being used medicinally in fourteen different states. So does that make it less of a crime now if a person were to get caught with a joint today? Many want to argue that it's accepted by the general public and the worst thing that will happen to a normal law abiding citizen is that the cops will just tell you to throw it out. But government and the law officials would disagree. Iowa law is clear when it says any possession of marijuana is classified as a serious misdemeanor. → more
“reasonable evidence [exists] that cannabis is a promising treatment in selected pain syndromes caused by injury or diseases of the nervous system, and possibly for painful muscle spasticity due to multiple sclerosis.” In other news, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy (IBP), by its actions today has undoubtedly brought us closer to the goal of expanded research and the reclassification of marijuana. In a unanimous vote, the IBP recommended that the state move marijuana from a dangerous drug with no medical use (Schedule I) to one with medical benefits (Schedule II). The IBP also called for the formation of a task force, made up of patients, medical professionals, and law enforcement officers, to develop a medical marijuana law for Iowa. → source Iowa City, Ia. — Larry Quigley said he has tried lots of treatments since suffering a spinal cord injury 28 years ago. It wasn't until his birthday this past April, however, that he tried marijuana and discovered its medicinal effects. While other prescribed drugs affected his cognitive process, marijuana quelled the pain and spasms without clouding his mind, said Quigley, 54. The Iowa City resident, at a public hearing at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, called on Iowa Board of Pharmacy officials to take steps toward legalizing medical marijuana. "It's time that Iowa really looked at this seriously," Quigley said. "I've thought about going to other states. I would have to leave my 11-year-old here, and I'm not willing to do that." |
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It was a groundbreaking day for medical marijuana. Proclamations on marijuana’s therapeutic benefits came from two medical organizations, one in California and the other in Iowa. The University of California’s Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) presented a report today to the state legislature regarding the first clinical trials on smoked cannabis (marijuana) in the United States in more than 20 years. CMCR found that:
