Today my husband and I attended Mayor Hancock’s Cabinet in the Community Breakfast in Councilwoman Susan Shepherd’s District 1. There was a sizable crowd; a few familiar politicos like Police Chief Robert White, Rep. Dan Pabon and Councilwoman Debbie Ortega, but… Read More ›
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Marijuana and the Modern Lady: Time to Step Out of the Closet
Women are key to ending the drug war. But with males on the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry outnumbering females 2 to 1, women are missing out on an effective treatment for so many of the conditions we suffer from like… Read More ›
Scooter on Medical Cannabis
My 15 year old Rat Terrier Scooter is blind and nearly deaf. I give him a small dose of cannabis in his food every other day. He is so happy and healthy. I’ve been very busy the last couple of… Read More ›
Families of children with epilepsy moving to Colorado, drawn by success of marijuana oil
I have really mixed feelings about this story. I’m proud and happy that Colorado is leading the way in this innovative treatment of such a destructive disease. But it’s unfortunate that families are forced into such a difficult decision because… Read More ›
Medical marijuana key in custody case – Spokesman.com – Oct. 13, 2013
The Department of Social and Health Services, which took the child from Fisher’s estranged wife, ordered an assessment of Fisher before placing the baby with him. Although he has an authorization to use the drug for pain from a back… Read More ›
Medical marijuana stats update: Number of kids on registry nearly doubles in two months
Interestingly, the number of minors on the [Colorado medical marijuana] registry has been increasing rapidly. In June, there were only 35 kids under age eighteen on the registry with parent and doctor approval. By the end of August, that number… Read More ›
Marijuana Facts Infographic – The Hidden Agenda Behind the War on Drugs
Don’t be fooled – facts don’t lie. Marijuana was not classified as an illegal Schedule 1 Controlled Substance because of it’s harmful effects, but rather because of greedy big business and the Nixon administration and their War On Controlling the… Read More ›
Regulate like alcohol? Tax like tobacco?
I end up sitting through a lot of discussions about taxing marijuana. Most of the reasoning has to do with paying for the high social costs of legalizing marijuana. Therefore, they say, we need a “sin tax” to compensate for… Read More ›
Special Marijuana Sales Tax is wrong for medical marijuana patients
Dear Honorable City Council Members, I know you that you are discussing a special marijuana sales tax for the City of Denver. In the last A64 working group meeting, the idea of applying it to medical marijuana sales as well… Read More ›
Effects of Marijuana Smoking on the Lungs
In the upcoming June Annals of the American Thoracic Society, Donald P. Tashkin, MD, emeritus professor of medicine and medical director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, reviews… Read More ›