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  • A Conservative Mom Breaks the Pot Taboo

    05/31/2017 4:24:26 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 111 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | May 31, 2017 | Michelle Malkin
    Let's talk about marijuana. Specifically, let's talk about how and why I came to be one of the countless parents across America (and around the world) who have let their chronically ill children try it. A groundbreaking new study published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine reported on the health benefits of cannabidiol for children with epilepsy. The randomized, double-blind, controlled study found that among children with Dravet syndrome taking cannabidiol, the decrease in the frequency of convulsive seizures was 23 percentage points greater than the decrease in seizures among children taking a placebo. Cannabidiol is one...
  • LA's top prosecutor vows to target pot shops

    10/19/2009 5:15:55 PM PDT · by Palin Republic · 9 replies · 953+ views
    Associated Press ^ | Oct 19, 2009 | GREG RISLING
    Heavily armed officers in helmets, bulletproof vests and, oddly enough, Bermuda shorts stormed his store, handcuffed him, disabled security cameras and seized his drugs before taking him to jail. When he asked why his shop was invaded, an officer responded, "We're closing them all down." Those words could prove prescient after Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said last week he wants to shutter clinics that sell pot for profit. Cooley's plan is the latest salvo in a prolonged conflict in California over whether medical marijuana is truly having its intended effect or is being abused by the larger...