Boss Shepherd statue at Wilson Building Photo: Randomduck
Don't miss your opportunity to comment on amendments to Initiative 59 at DC City Council Hearing: B 18-622, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative Amendment Act of 2010.
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23 at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC.
Those wishing to testify should contact Jennifer Barry of the Committee on Health, via email at: jbarry@dccouncil.us or by phone at 202-724-8170. The deadline to sign up to testify is Monday, February 22 at 12:00 Noon.
Witnesses are allowed 3 minutes, or 5 minutes for a panel. Witnesses should also bring 15 copies of their testimony for distribution to Council staff. Written comments may also be submitted, no later than 5:30 p.m., and will be made part of the public record.
This hearing is open to the public and we encourage all who are interested to attend!
To urge your D.C. City Council members to support medical marijuana click here
"Boss Shepherd" was one of the big political bosses in U.S. history, and it's somewhat fitting that his statue stands in relative obscurity next to the Wilson Building, where the current DC government conducts its business (it was only placed there in 2005, after years of being in storage). Shepherd was governor of DC from 1873-74.
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AMA strikes out smoke free delivery system clause in medical marijuana recommendation On November 11, 2009 the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health Report 14-3 - Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes reommended some policy changes. Read the text of the changes in Policy H-95.952 here. |
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It already has been proven that cannabis use suppresses violent crime. This fact, along with a total refutation of the so-called "gateway drug" theory can be found in chapter on marijuana in Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, 4-th Edition. I was just thinking, what the situation would be if (havens forbid) it could be shown that cannabis incites, instead of suppressing, violent crime. I just can imagine what "banners" would already be raised by the opponents, what "battle cries" would have gone out of their camp. They would demand a total, airtight ban on all cannabis products. But the true situation is that cannabis use SUPPRESSES violent crime, (so please do forgive us for bringing it up) along with its therapeutic qualities, which seem to get wider and wider as the new uses are discovered, with no lethal overdoses or physical withdrawal syndrome with this substance...Big difference from alcohol, isn't it? I believe that judges and City Administrators should give these facts
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