<DIV>Tom,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>She didn't buy medical mj did she? So no cigar, she was using her age and pain as an excuse to get high. It is that simple. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <idahotom@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">It was not me that conducted the research, Arnold.<BR><BR>It was the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.<BR><BR>Medical marijuana is NOT street-purchased marijuana. I would go through the <BR>details with you, but I really don't feel like dealing with one of your <BR>hissy fits this evening.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR><BR>>From: Donovan Arnold <DONOVANJARNOLD2005@YAHOO.COM><BR>>To: Tom Hansen <THANSEN@MOSCOW.COM>, "'keely emerinemix'" <BR>><KJAJMIX1@MSN.COM>, vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] pot-smoking
granny<BR>>Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:34:31 -0700 (PDT)<BR>><BR>>Dr. Hansen,<BR>><BR>> Rather than listing every drug that is better for treating pain than <BR>>marijuana, why don't you just list ONE (1) pain where MJ from the street is <BR>>better and safer than anything else on the market?<BR>><BR>> Best,<BR>><BR>> Donovan<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Tom Hansen <THANSEN@MOSCOW.COM>wrote:<BR>> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* <BR>>{behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape <BR>>{behavior:url(#default#VML);} st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } <BR>> Arnold –<BR>><BR>> If you are personally aware of “drugs out there that are safer, cheaper, <BR>>and more effective,” please advise the American Medical Association, ok?<BR>><BR>> Based on AMA research, available at:<BR>><BR>> http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13625.html<BR>><BR>> “The AMA calls for
further adequate and well-controlled studies of <BR>>marijuana and related cannabinoids in patients who have serious conditions <BR>>for which preclinical, anecdotal, or controlled evidence suggests possible <BR>>efficacy and the application of such results to the understanding and <BR>>treatment of disease; (2) The AMA recommends that marijuana be retained in <BR>>Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act pending the outcome of such <BR>>studies. (3) The AMA urges the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to <BR>>implement administrative procedures to facilitate grant applications and <BR>>the conduct of well-designed clinical research into the medical utility of <BR>>marijuana. This effort should include: a) disseminating specific <BR>>information for researchers on the development of safeguards for marijuana <BR>>clinical research protocols and the development of a model informed consent <BR>>on marijuana for institutional review
board evaluation; b) sufficient <BR>>funding to support such clinical research and<BR>> access for qualified investigators to adequate supplies of marijuana for <BR>>clinical research purposes; c) confirming that marijuana of various and <BR>>consistent strengths and/or placebo will be supplied by the National <BR>>Institute on Drug Abuse to investigators registered with the Drug <BR>>Enforcement Agency who are conducting bona fide clinical research studies <BR>>that receive Food and Drug Administration approval, regardless of whether <BR>>or not the NIH is the primary source of grant support. (4) The AMA believes <BR>>that the NIH should use its resources and influence to support the <BR>>development of a smoke-free inhaled delivery system for marijuana or <BR>>delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to reduce the health hazards associated <BR>>with the combustion and inhalation of marijuana. (5) The AMA believes that <BR>>effective
patient care requires the free and unfettered exchange of <BR>>information on treatment alternatives and that discussion of these <BR>>alternatives between physicians and patients should not<BR>> subject either party to criminal sanctions.”<BR>><BR>> Please, Arnold. Share your knowledge with those professionals in the <BR>>medical field. They await your call.<BR>><BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>><BR>> “Anyone that buys something at Wal-Mart or Target expecting it to <BR>>last doesn't know how to spend money.”<BR>><BR>>- Donovan Arnold (October 3, 2006)<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>---------------------------------<BR>><BR>> From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com <BR>>[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Donovan Arnold<BR>>Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 12:01 PM<BR>>To: keely emerinemix; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] pot-smoking granny<BR>><BR>><BR>> I see two
problems with this story;<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> My first problem is the notion that marijuana can be used as an excuse <BR>>for pain killers when there is a continuum of other drugs out there that <BR>>are safer, cheaper, and more effective. I think this is just an excuse 9 <BR>>times out 10. What old women out there isn't suffering from a myriad of <BR>>achy bones and joints? Yet not every old women is token.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> My other problem is not the law enforcement officers that should <BR>>enforce the law when they see it broken, but instead the prosecution that <BR>>would put forth resources to investigate and try it. If our prosecution has <BR>>time to investigate and try all these pot smokers, it should downsize the <BR>>number of staff and the budget so that our community is not paying for it.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> We need to make sure youth and certain adults in certain professions <BR>>are not
smoking<BR>> or high at work. However, while I don't buy the excuse that pot is a sole <BR>>medical cure for everything it is claimed to be, and I don't want it as <BR>>accessible as beer and cigarettes, I don't want huge resources spent on <BR>>imprisoning or prosecuting people unless they are huge dealers or growers.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Best,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Donovan<BR>><BR>>=======================================================<BR>>List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>>http://www.fsr.net<BR>>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>=======================================================<BR>><BR>><BR>>---------------------------------<BR>>Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car <BR>>Finder tool.<BR><BR><BR>>=======================================================<BR>> List services made
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