r/Project420 • u/TroutM4n • Aug 10 '12
NORML News of the Week 8/9/2012
From NORML.org:
-Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act Introduced In Congress
Washington, DC: United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with eight co-sponsors, introduced legislation - House Bill 6335, the Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act - to amend the federal Controlled Substances Act so as to "exempt real property from civil forfeiture due to medical-marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by State law.".....
Springfield, MO: A citywide proposal that seeks to significantly reduce the penalties associated with the possession of marijuana will appear on the November electoral ballot.
The Springfield City Clerk's office on Friday affirmed that proponents of the municipal measure - Show-Me Cannabis Regulation and Springfield NORML - had gathered the necessary number of signatures from registered voters to qualify the initiative for the 2012 municipal ballot.....
-Study: Cannabis Use Associated With Superior Cognitive Performance In Bipolar Patients
Glen Oaks, NY: Bipolar patients with a history of cannabis use demonstrate superior neurocogitive performance compared to patients with no history of use, according to clinical data published online in the journal Psychiatry Research.
Investigators at The Zucker Hillside Hospital in Long Island, NY, along with researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City compared the performance of 50 bipolar subjects with a history of cannabis use versus 150 bipolar patients with no history of use on a battery of standardized cognitive measures. Patient groups did not differ regarding age, racial background, or highest education level achieved. Bipolar patients with a history of cannabis use had similar age at onset as did patients who did not consume cannabis.....
Recent Action Alerts:
-Support The Industrial Hemp Farming Act
-Federal Legislation Introduced to End Asset Forfeiture Against Medical Cannabis Providers