By Justin King
Washington – House Resolution 499, currently buried in committee, would put an end to the federal prohibition of marijuana. The bill was introduced by Representative Jared Polis of Colorado.
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http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/363199#ixzz2maDtDB8Z
by Megan Hayes
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Representative Mike Ball is currently working on a rough draft of a bill that could help children suffering from epileptic seizures. Ball said that it won’t be a proposal that could open the door the legalization of marijuana, but it would call for the legalization of cannabis oil. The oil is said to have low levels of THC, no psychoactive effects, and can serve as a “rescue drug” to bring children out of severe seizures.
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http://whnt.com/2013/12/04/rep-mike-ball-works-on-proposed-bill-to-legalize-cannabis-oil/
by Megan Hayes
MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) — A Madison family is pleading for help for their 16 month old baby girl. Charlotte Dalton has seizures almost daily, some lasting almost an hour long. Now, her parents are trying to find a remedy that will help keep her calm, without the side effects of strong medication.
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http://whnt.com/2013/12/04/mother-calls-for-legalization-of-cannabis-oil-to-help-daughters-seizures/
by: Carolanne Wright
(NaturalNews) A new ecovillage in Scotland has utilized an innovative material within its structures – namely, negative carbon hemp. While most environmentally progressive buildings strive for a carbon neutral rank, these houses take eco-friendly a step further, literally pulling carbon dioxide from the air. But smart building materials aren’t the only use for hemp, it’s exceptionally handy in other areas as well. In fact, hemp is a wonder plant that has the potential to alleviate many of our health, financial and environmental problems across the nation, which makes the political resistance to its cultivation in the U.S. all the more perplexing.
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http://www.naturalnews.com/043121_hemp_cash_crop_health_food.html#
By Nottingham Post
SCIENTISTS are considering running a trial which would see stroke survivors given the illegal class-B drug cannabis in a bid to reduce brain damage.
The “exciting” research has been compiled by researchers at the University of Nottingham, who have pulled together research from around the world to suggest that ‘cannabinoids’ – chemicals related to those found in cannabis, some of which also occur naturally in the body – could reduce the size of stroke and improve neurological function.
The research – so far which has only been done on rats – indicates that all three classes of cannabinoid could be effective in shrinking the area of the brain affected by stroke and in recovering neurological function.
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http://www.nottinghampost.com/Stroke-survivors-given-cannabis-reduce-brain/story-20249666-detail/story.html
Added by Lara Stielow
Marijuana has become more widely studied recently for its medicinal properties, but the area is no longer limited to people suffering from pain, nausea, vomiting, anxiety, sleeplessness or disease-induced anorexia. It has now been discovered that breast cancer patients are helped with marijuana through direct anticancer actions that the cannabis species is able to provide.
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http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/breast-cancer-patients-helped-with-marijuana/
*Laboratory of Neuroinflammation, Unidad de Neurologia Experimental, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), 45071 Toledo, Spain.
Posted by Johnny Green
From the Arkansas medical marijuana campaign:
The holidays are upon us and even though we have yet to be fully sponsored, we have a lot to be thankful for this year! We’ve collected nearly 7,000 signatures for the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act—and with more than 300 volunteers across the state working to gather signatures and raise awareness, we’re off to a good start to reach the 2014 ballot.
Holidays are a great time to talk with family and friends about the Arkansas Medical Cannabis Act! Here are a few ways you can help put medical cannabis on the 2014 Arkansas ballot!
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http://www.theweedblog.com/ways-to-promote-the-arkansas-medical-marijuana-campaign-during-the-holidays/
Lara Stielow
Cancer treatments are becoming more and more effective, but along with the destruction of cancer cells come a lot of extra undesirable effects. More and more it is becoming widely known that chemotherapy patients benefit from smoking marijuana. Smoking it is not actually necessary though. Eating it in some form seems to be the most beneficial mode of ingestion. Extracts are becoming more frequently made and available which do not produce any feelings on intoxication.
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http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/chemotherapy-patients-benefit-from-smoking-marijuana/
“Tanya started taking a teaspoon of hemp seed oil three times a day. She also used a skin cream based on hemp oil every day. To her delight, her symptoms gradually started to improve.”
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4035/Eczema-healed-hemp-oil.html