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I constantly read the chronicle, in the meantime use it as a source for public speaking. I also use the information in my research work.
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To say that funding would be benificial for the DRC & it's projects, plans, hopes & dreams would be too simple a statement, considering the magnitude of people living who have repeatedly been given false truths on which to base ideas & decisions about drugs & the war on drugs. Will the American people ever know anything about "drug wars" our leaders aren't willing to speak about and how could grant monies be used to really gain knowledge and best educate our entire country? Is it possible that there are open minded people who also have open wallets, willing to fund these extremely important studies, courses of action and hopefully, to envision a world with choices that will be applicable for the future?
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Marijuana
There are an estimated 400 different organic compounds in the cannabis sativa plant. One, of course is THC. Marijuana as a medicine has been around for 5000 years of documented history. I suspect that you are pleased that we are moving at a rapid pace toward all the nation having medicinal use of marijuana dropped to a schedule two drug and made legally available to all who need it as a medication. It is interesting that, as methadone and suboxone work well as medication for those addicted to opiates and yet, they are opiate like compounds. The only adverse side effect that is of any major concern in the development of a need to increase the dosage. This is not uncommon with other drugs as well. Marijuana will make a very good medication for genetic/epigenetic based alcoholism. By the way, marijuana has never been an addictive chemical. There has been some paid for pseudoscience that has labeled it as addictive when in fact, it is not. Just imagine how many alcoholics will be on the right medication for their disorder and not out on the highway, driving drunk. MADD should be happy about that. By my estimate, alcohol related death and violence will be reduced by around 70% by using marijuana as an appropriate medication for alcoholism. As an addiction professional, I am certified to work with prescribing physicians in the use of medication assisted treatment and recovery. Marijuana will make a major change in one of the worst of addictions in the world.
There are many organic compounds that have found exceptional value in the Pharmaceutical Industry. As naturally occurring organic compounds, it is easy to get FDA approval for their use in select medications, yet to be discovered and developed.
This change should open the door to the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana throughout the nation. Although the medicinal marijuana will likely remain a prescription medication, the social marijuana will very likely be a little different. That remains to be seen. What will happen, is a huge reduction in the taxes used for interdiction in the past and the huge increase in tax revenue from social use of marijuana. There will also be a huge reduction in organized crime, drug cartels, and crime in general.
For those who have been involved in the "War on Drugs" money-go-round, the ride is over. Shift over to the legal side, like Joseph Kennedy did in 1933, and you can still make some darn good money without fear of the DEA.
The other big money maker will be industrial hemp production. Similar to the marijuana producing plant, this plant is revered for the excellent source of fiber that has a multitude of uses. This along with the hemp oil, that will burn in a diesel engine, and has many other uses as well, major change is on the way.
Dan Gray, founder and developer of the New Concept Model in Science Based Addiction Treatment, 1985 to now.
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