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Monday, February 20, 2017
Help Pass WA Clone and Seed Bill HB 2021 `
The seed and clone bill, HB 2021, has moved to the House
Finance Committee. Send over a quick note to the committee members with a
personal story how having access to clones or seeds will benefit you or someone
you know. The bill does allow patients off the registry to get seeds or clones,
so its an ok bill. Here are the emails for committee members and staff.
Michelle.Butler@leg.wa.gov,
Monday, November 21, 2016
Will WA Stand Up for Medical Cannabis Patients ?
Will WA Stand up for Medical Cannabis Patients?
In 2015 the
Washington State Legislature passed 5052, The Cannabis Patient Pain and
Suffering Act. In this wide sweeping legislation the legislature took special
care to first dismantle the existing patient centered medical cannabis system,
limit plant counts for patients, create new criminal penalties for cannabis
possession and even sharing and created a patient registry on which patients
must register if they want higher plant counts and protection from arrest. All
in all, the WA Legislature showed they were no real friend to cannabis, and now
that it looks like Jeff Sessions, an Alabama Senator who is a committed reefer
madness war on weed politician, will be our next attorney general, will the
legislature pass a resolution vowing to protect medical cannabis patients in
the state?
This is
especially important to patients who have registered on the Marijuana
Authorization Database. By their own hand legislators in Olympia,
of both parties, created a ready to use list of cannabis consumers for the
incoming anti-cannabis Justice Department known as the Marijuana Authorization
Database (MAD). Will Olympia have
the courage to stand up and back up their repeated statements that the registry
is nothing to fear? Will Democrats strike up opposition to the registry, just
as they oppose a registry for Muslims? Will Republicans oppose any interference
from the Justice Department in the cannabis affairs of WA on the basis of
states rights? Will the Governor stand up for medical cannabis patients in WA?
Medical cannabis patients around the state want to know.
To find out contact your Olympia
representative:
Find your legislator:
Contact the Governor:
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Yes, Ask Your Doc for Weed
Yes, Ask Your Doc for Weed
Lately, there’s
been a lot on the news about opiate addiction and what can be done to fix this
problem that has become an epidemic across the US.
The causes are many, but most experts agree that this life crippling addiction
usually starts in the doctor’s office. The ill fated journey starts not in some
shady back alley with a stereo typical pusher slinging balloons of heroin, but
in the “I’ve been to college for at least 8 years and have never heard of the endocannabanoid system” doctor’s exam room. The
typical story goes a little like this...
Patient breaks a
bone, or has surgery. Patient is given only one option for pain,
pharmaceuticals. There is no mention of medical Cannabis. Patient gets
prescribed opiate pain killers. Patient finds after the script runs out, they
still want the pills. Patient tries for a re-fill, maybe gets it, but sooner or
later the re-fills stop and the now addicted patient has to turn to getting the
pills on the illicit market. Eventually as their tolerance grows, that gets too
expensive, and leads said patient to a far cheaper fix, heroin. The story goes
innumerable directions from here, but more times than not, the tale doesn’t end
well. The amount of time for this devolution depends on the person, and often
patients jump off the downward spiral at various points, but a fair amount end
up loosing everything, living on the streets, overdosing and suicide. The
amount of human capital wasted in the wake of such a disaster is immeasurable.
We all know the stories, and some of us live them.
The solutions
offered by the mainstream are usually limited, but more often than not involve
taking various pharmaceuticals used to manage opiate addiction such as
methadone. The obvious dark, apparently
accepted, irony is big Pharma is getting paid on both ends. They start the
house fire, and then sell the unfortunate home owner the bucket to put it out.
What if there was a way to not start the fire to begin with? Well there is a
way to avoid these all two common stories.
Unfortunately it will take one injury, one surgery, one trip to the
doctor and one turned down pain killing prescription at a time to make the
change. Here’s how we can get started.
At that
inevitable moment at the end of the visit when the doctor pulls out his
prescription pad and thinks back to which pharma rep brought in the best lunch
this week at a pain med sales meeting to write you a prescription, ask him or
her to stop. Maybe say “Instead of pills doc, I’d like to get prescribed
medical cannabis.” You may need to use its more familiar name “marijuana”.
Expect some awkwardness, but it may just start a conversation. And, maybe you
take the prescription just in case you need them, or can’t find any cannabis.
The problem now of course for many Americans is obtaining medical cannabis, but
with a little planning it’s not too hard to find cannabis in the US.
Thankfully, for nearly half the states, medical cannabis is legal, so obtaining
the needed pain killing cannabis might not be that difficult. (Can we just
declassify it already.) A quick YouTube search will reveal some easy ways to
consume the safe, nonaddictive pain medicine. The burden is just getting the
word out that medical cannabis is a safe viable option for most any pain. Since they are heavily influenced by the
pharmaceutical companies, we won’t be able to count on the medical profession,
the government or the media to stop the deadly opiate addiction disaster going
on in our country right now, So we have
to spread the word one person at a time.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Terpenes in Cannabis
Terpenes are the molecules that give aromatic plants their smell. There
are over 20,000 terpenes. According to Chem
Wiki, terpenes are made up of smaller units called isoprenes. Isoprene (C5H8)
in its natural form is a gas that is released from plants as a byproduct of metabolism.
Isoprenes are the second most common volatile family of compounds in the
atmosphere, second only to methane. According
to Leafly.com there are over one hundred terpenes found in the marijuana
family. New research is demonstrating
that these terpenes are central to the specific effects of each strain, rather
than by their historically popular identification as Sativa or Indica. The most
common terpenes in cannabis are...
Alpha-Pinene
This terpene is what gives pine trees and other conifers their smell. In the past, pinene in the form of turpentine was used to treat breathing ailments, parasitic infections and skin conditions. Pinene is present in many strains. These terpenes act as an analgesic and an anti-inflammatory medication. It also is known to be a bronco dialator.
Myrcene
Myrcene is found in fresh mango fruit, hops, bay leaves, eucalyptus, lemongrass and many other plants. Myrcene is the smallest terpene. The tiny terpene is used as an anti mucus agent, as well as, has anti-bacterial and anti viral properties.Linalool
This terpene is found in lavender, coriander and is the base ingredient of Vitamin E. Linalool, like lavender, has sedative effects. According to the Leaf Online, Linalool is also known to have anti-inflammatory properties, anti-psychotic effects, anti-seizure effects and may be helpful in treating depression. Researchers at the American University of Beirut showed that small concentrations of linalool stopped the growth of liver cancer cells
Limonene
Limonene gives strains of cannabis their citrus lemony smell. Limonene is known to be anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, as well as anecdotally being supportive of stress and anxiety relief. According to Web MD, limonene may have anti-cancer properties, and can be used to treat bronchitis
Caryophyllene
This terpene is a molecule that works behind the scenes when cannabis is ingested or smoked. The terpene activates the protein known as C2, the cannabanoid receptor that does not produce a high. However, researchers have shown beta Caryophyllene to be effective in treating inflammation, osteoporosis, and other conditions.
These terpenes and their medicinal use are known in the herbal community. Perhaps, medical cannabis dispensaries can better serve patients’ needs by understanding these molecules and how they can be used in conjunction with THC to treat debilitating conditions. Yet, their uses are not completely understood. More research is needed to better understand the potential uses of terpenes in cannabis.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Still Not a Word About Medical
With cannabis being such a big thing in Washington
State (The state is making millions
off the little devil weed.), in particular the medical sector, that medical
cannabis would get mentioned in the Governor’s race. With numerous problems
with the current system, namely pesticides and the high excise tax on patients,
one would think the subject would come up in a debate. Or, at least someone in
the media would ask a politician what they think about sick people in WA being
poisoned with pesticides. It is obvious Olympia
wants all the money from medical cannabis, but doesn’t’ want to put in the time
or effort to get it right. No other sector of the economy would be able to
operate like this, poison product gouging sick people and citizens with disabilities.
It makes you wonder “Why is the media and Olympia
ignoring medical cannabis in WA?”
Friday, October 21, 2016
MMCWS Director Talks Terpenes
The director of the MMCWS talks about terpenes and cannabis at
a recent cannabis education seminar.
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