Daily Archives: January 19, 2005

More good reading

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Pete Guither

“bullet” What Are They Smoking? by Gersh Kuntzman in Newsweek… It’s like what I’ve always been saying: The main problem with the federal government is that its marijuana stinks. (an article on the efforts to develop an alternative legal research … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Those Reefers Misguide You

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Pete Guither

I believe a brilliant satirist is developing at UC SantaBarbara. Check out Nathaniel Page’s column this week in the Daily Nexus Online. Have you ever seen the specter of a marijuana addict? It is one of a sickly skin-and-bones fiend, … Continue reading →

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Illicit drugs showing more promise as legitimate medicine

Posted on January 19, 2005 by Pete Guither

(Via Ethan Russo, M.D. in comment 21): GW Pharmaceuticals announces positive preliminary results in a Phase III clinical trial with Sativex¬ (a cannabis medicine containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD)) in 177 patients with severe cancer pain. Dr Stephen Wright, … Continue reading →

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