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'Granny' Storm Crow Special to Salem-News.com Scientific studies report facts. Forget the all the urban myths and rumors, and make up your own mind using facts. Cannabis is medicine! Educate yourself!

Recently, I spoke with Dr. Phil  Leveque and he asked me to do a series of newspaper articles on cannabis. Well the first one is up, and the second is in the pipeline. I asked AugustWest if it would be OK if I posted them here. He said OK.

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For immediate release
May 18, 2010

New initiative to regulate medical marijuana will turn in signatures
Thursday May 20 to Oregon Secretary of State
Press Conference at State Capitol

Backers of I 28 will hold a press conference in the media room of the State Capitol at 11:00 am Thursday, May 20 before chief petitioners turn the signatures in to the Secretary of State's office at 11:30 am.

Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder
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Note: The following research was part of a petition filed in 1999 to add Attention Deficit Disorder to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Act. The Oregon Health Division continues to refuse to add mental conditions such as ADD to the list of OMMA "covered conditions". The Health Division claims that medical marjuana isn't effective for mental conditions even though the primary justification for marijuana prohibition is its alleged psycho-active effectiveness.

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The Oregonian

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Your editorial calling on legislators to reject a reasonable compromise and pass a bill that would allow any employer to fire any medical marijuana patient is misguided.