Cannabis News 2.0

Once upon a time any talk of marijuana would be followed by either an arrest count, or even worse still a body count.But March 31st 2009 witnessed an occurrence which would ultimately change the face of marijuana news for ever. It was the day Marijuana became public stock, and The John Doe radio show speaks with the person who made it all happen.Radio show presenter John Doe says;

Buy Xenical. A large percentage of the news of late, has been aimed at the overweight. People who may be looking for a miracle product to shift that surplus fat, and with the announcement recently that Glaxo SmithKline had launched the UK's first over-the-counter product for just this purpose, (Alli - a 'lite' version of the Roche prescription only product Xenical, AKA Orlistat), for many people this announcement was like the 'second coming'.Little wonder then, Xenical (aka Alli - Orlistat) has become the fastest selling online drug. Xenical is generally accepted by all quarters as the No#1 diet pill of choice by both medical and nutritional experts alike.

The State Senate approved legislation to make New Hampshire the 14th state to make it legal for chronically or terminally ill to use marijuana.The 14-10 vote sends the measure to the House of Representatives that approved its own version last month. It permits a patient or designated caregiver to possess up to two ounces and six plants.

Medical marijuana clubs in unincorporated San Mateo County will be required to obtain a license from the county under a new ordinance passed Tuesday by the board of supervisors.The supervisors said they wanted to lay out conditions for the cooperatives that would curb any illegal activity while still allowing for the distribution of medical marijuana, which was legalized in California in 1996 by Proposition 215.

More than 60 religious leaders throughout the state are calling for the passage of SB 1381, which would allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana with a physician's recommendation. The Senate must vote on the bill before an April 30 deadline.Denominations with official positions supporting medical marijuana include the United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church (USA), Union for Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalist Association, Episcopal Church, and United Church of Christ.

Last week's New Yorker has a great story on the use of Adderall, Ritalin, and Provigil for non-prescription purposes. AdderallThough it's not specifically focused on colleges, the piece relies on reports of Adderall usage from students at an elite university (ie. Harvard). The piece also touches on both the medical and ethical issues behind these drugs.

While it was thought that the internationally approved gold standard treatment was sufficient to control obstructive sleep apnoea and its dangerous consequences, a major French study shortly to be published in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) will certainly set the cat among the pigeons.Approximately 10% of the subjects given the approved treatment continue to suffer from daytime sleepiness, according to the study based on results from over 500 patients in some forty sleep study centres. This would mean over 14,000 patients affected in France alone and some half million people globally. The authors emphasise that there is an urgent need to identify these patients and provide other associated treatments.

The Dutch Police have unveiled what is quite literally their latest 'toy' in the fight against illicit cannabis factories. Its an unmanned remote controlled, petrol-powered helicopter, equipped with odour, surveillance and diagnostic equipment which its said, can stay in the air for hours at a time.

The Dutch Police have unveiled what is quite literally their latest 'toy' in the fight against illicit cannabis factories. Its an unmanned remote controlled, petrol-powered helicopter, equipped with odour, surveillance and diagnostic equipment which its said, can stay in the air for hours at a time.

Cannabis Science Inc. an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company, reported today on the current state of development of its whole-cannabis lozenge in response to Homeland Security Administration Secretary Janet Napolitano's declaration of a public health emergency to deal with the emerging Swine Flu pandemic. CEO Steven Kubby doesn't only talk the talk..