SB 573 and Family Who Supports It to be Profiled
IMPORTANT NEWS: SB 573, the bill to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma, and a family who supports it, will be profiled on OKC's KOCO channel 5 news at 10pm on Monday, January 30, 2012. The family has a child who is having difficulty coping with autism.SB 573 - The Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma
In 2011, major progress was made to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma at the State Capitol through the introduction of SB 573 before stalling. The Oklahoma State Legislature will soon resume for 2012. Now is the time to write your state senator at the Oklahoma State Capitol, asking him or her to give support to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma by becoming a co-sponsor for Senate Bill 573. Find info needed to contact your State Senator at the bottom right corner of this page.
This bill has been assigned to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services where it must first be granted a hearing before it can further advance. Please also write to Senator Brian A. Crain, chairman of this committee, asking him to please set a hearing date for it. The text to SB 573 can be viewed here.
Listen to 3 Stillwater area state legislators reveal how they would vote on legalizing medical marijuana from a Jan. 26th, 2012 town hall meeting here.
These Top Anti-Drug Proponents Change Minds, Now Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana:
-Dr. Donald Tashkin, anti marijuana researcher for the National Institute on Drug Abuse-Dr. David E. Krahl, Ph.D., former Deputy Director of the Drug Free America Foundation
-John J. Dilulio, Jr., co-author - How to Win America's War Against Crime and Drugs
New California Studies Show Marijuana Effective for Relieving
Chronic Pain and
Easing Muscle Spasms
U. S.
Government Owns Patent on Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana isn't allowed as a defense in court in Oklahoma. Why?
"Marijuana is Medicine" Forum Held in Edmond.
On April 19, 2009, we had an opportunity to
learn about the medical aspects of marijuana (cannabis) at a pubic
meeting in Edmond sponsored by the Drug Policy Forum of Oklahoma.
Two health care professionals gave informative talks and two
potential candidates for medical use (if it were legal) discussed
their points of view.
The late Dr. Morton Skorodin, of Stillwater, discussed for a lay audience
the scientific background regarding benefits, risks and side
effects of cannabis. Bill Humphries, R. N., who specializes as a
hospice nurse, discussed the clinical condition for which its use
is indicated. He also discussed some of the legal intricacies
involved. In at least 15 states it is legal, but not in
Oklahoma.
Some of the scientific findings are amazing, and it seems likely
that cannabis and its derivatives will be used extensively as
medicine in the future. It has been used since Bible times for
symptoms such as nausea and pain. Many people are aware that cancer
patients use it to relieve nausea from chemotherapy. What was
really surprising was to learn that it actually can fight cancer
itself, as has been shown in lab animals with a wide variety of
cancer types. In Spain they put the major compound, THC, in the
actual brain tumors of people with the highly malignant
glioblastoma.
Another recent finding is that cannabis blocks the same enzyme that
standard Alzheimer's drugs do, but more efficiently. In the next
few years, we may find out that those aging hippies unknowingly
protected themselves from dementia by smoking pot. There are many
other illnesses for which cannabis may be helpful. Although
remarkably safe as medications go, with no reported fatalities,
smoking it promotes chronic bronchitis and it can be habit-forming.
Smoking it can be avoided, though, by using it with a vaporizer, as
tea, or used in food, such as brownies. Not to be forgotten, the
drug war vastly increases the danger of cannabis. It is illegal
under federal law even where specifically legal for medical use
under state law.
The Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act (HR-5842), introduced
by Rep. Ron Paul, would make federal authorities respect states'
current laws on medical cannabis and end DEA raids on facilities
distributing medical marijuana legally under state law. Please
write or call your representative to ask him to support this
bill.
FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Federal law prohibits any use of marijuana, but
Maine, Vermont, Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, New Jersey, Washington, New Mexico, Michigan and
Rhode Island allow it to be grown and used for medicinal
purposes.
Legal medical marijuana is NOT available in Oklahoma. Sick
Oklahomans need your help to allow them to seek medical marijuana
treatment. It has been found to aid those suffering from chronic
pain, glaucoma, neurologic disorders, epilepsy, Parkinson's
disease, multiple sclerosis, AIDS-wasting syndrome, and nausea and
vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy.
Doctors and patients in 14 states can freely decide if marijuana is
the best medicine. Unfortunately in Oklahoma, citizens who need
marijuana are treated like common criminals. They are locked up in
our very overcrowded prisons and then we have to pay for their
medical care. Our law provides no defense based on a medical
necessity, even when a person cannot afford drug store medicines.
How that added misjustice came about may be explained by this
story.
ARE YOU A PATIENT WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM USING MARIJUANA AS A MEDICINE? ARE YOU A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL WHO IS AWARE OF ITS THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS? PLEASE CONTACT US NOW!! We are seeking endorsements from Oklahoma doctors, patients, and prominent organizations.
We need Oklahomans who could benefit from medical marijuana to tell their stories and/or even testify to legislators about those who are either sick or in pain and who want or need medical marijuana. All interviews will be kept private unless we have your permission to tell your story.
Please call your OK senator and representative and tell them to
sponsor, or support, the Oklahoma Compassionate Care Medical
Marijuana bill. Find and e-mail your state legislators here,
or off the Internet at the Oklahoma Election Board (405)521-2391,
or contact your county election board.
The campaign has a tiny budget. We need your contributions to
afford more publicity. We need volunteers to help with a wide range
of activities. With your help, we can build a strong statewide
coalition for medical marijuana. Your active participation is the
most important contribution of all. To endorse this campaign or get
more information contact: 405-506-DRUG or E-mail. Endorsements may
also be made here on this web page. To make
a donation or to subscribe for one year for $10 to this cause
online through the Drug Policy Reform Network of Oklahoma, the
group behind the Oklahoma Compassionate Care Campaign, please click
appropriate PayPal below:
Or, if you prefer, mail in donations via this print out form.
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