Category: Marijuana Patients Organization

Archived articles from The Marijuana Patients Organization (marijuanapatients.org), an advocacy site that was widely popular in the United States from 2010- 2017.

Patients, Politicians and the Supreme Court

Interesting times for our medical marijuana law in Michigan wouldn’t you say? Recently the Michigan Supreme Court has decided to hear a case, People V. Compassionate Apothecary. The media has touted this as the case to answer the dispensary issue, while some view this as an opportunity for law enforcement to rid Michigan of a law that 67% of us asked for.

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Treating Attention Deficit Disorder

At first glance it might seem counter-intuitive to use a medication that has a public perception of decreasing attention to treat a condition whose primary symptom is a deficit of attention. But just as taking stimulants often calms those with hyperactivity, medical marijuana improves the ability to concentrate in some types of ADD.

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Medical Marijuana As Treatment For Endometriosis

In the past week I have taken care of 4 patients who use medical marijuana to control the pain associated with endometriosis. Each of these patients were younger than 30 and had been managed medically prior to coming to see me. Amazingly, all of them had an almost complete resolution of their symptoms when they medicated with marijuana. These reports are extraordinary as endometriosis is often debilitating and outside of surgery and hormonal therapy very difficult to treat.

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Why Can’t You Smoke Pot? Because Lobbyists Are Getting Rich Off of the War on Drugs

John Lovell is a lobbyist who makes a lot of money from making sure you can’t smoke a joint. That’s his job. He’s a lobbyist for the police unions in Sacramento, and he is a driving force behind grabbing Federal dollars to shut down the California marijuana industry. I’ll get to the evidence on this important story in a bit, but first, some context.

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Clearing the air on medical marijuana

It’s been a frequent complaint from lawmakers and law enforcement officers: Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act, approved by voters in 2008, was so vague that it’s difficult for police officers and prosecutors to know exactly who is complying with the law, and who is taking advantage of what they think is a step toward legalizing marijuana.

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