Author: Simon

In Another Black Market In Medicine commenter Randy and I were discussing the evil the American Government has perpetrated on the world in order to accomplish Drug Prohibition. I got some things wrong in my comment so I thought I’d set the record straight. What I got wrong was who tried to destroy the records…

This one is in Chile and the disease is epilepsy. Bobadilla’s desperation to ease her daughter’s condition is an emotion familiar to other Chilean parents who say medical marijuana can help their children and who, rather than wait for Congress to act, have taken matters into their own hands. Despite the risk of jail time,…

A report on an IEEE Spectrum article at Watts Up With That. I’m not going to discuss the article. It speaks for itself. What I am going to do is to reprise a comment that I think is critical for understanding energy in all its forms. TYoke November 22, 2014 at 8:49 pm “losing $…

Yeah. We have a medical industrial complex. The girl in the video is kind of annoying. But the clips between her rants are informative. Now compare that with this video by Dr. Donald Abrams who champions nutrition and cannabis for cancer. The video is long but you can get the gist of it in the…

Eric brought to my attention this news. Marijuana kills brain cancer, new study confirms. The active molecules in cannabis kill brain cancer — another study has revealed. Scientists using an extract of whole-plant marijuana rich in pot’s main psychoactive ingredient THC as well as cannabidiol (CBD) showed “dramatic reductions in tumor volumes” of a type…

Cannabinoid medicine if fully exploited could ultimately save the US $1 trillion a year. We should all be saying this. I’ll give you two diseases to start: Cancer at $85 bn a year. About 2/3rds of diabetes at $115 bn a year. I’m sure I could find another $800 bn if I went through the…

Oregon doesn’t like illegal immigrants by 2 to 1. Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama. Looks like Obama is going to have trouble with his base on this one.

The “Al Capone” remark comes about 50 seconds in.

It was based on lies.

This is going to hurt: World’s largest solar plant applying for federal grant to pay off federal loan. After already receiving a controversial $1.6 billion construction loan from U.S. taxpayers, the wealthy investors of a California solar power plant now want a $539 million federal grant to pay off their federal loan. [snip] Ivanpah is…

From Jo Nova. Australians may have missed what happened this week in the US (especially if they only watch the ABC). Climate Change is over as a voting issue. Will Australian Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, get the message? Just last month he pledged to put carbon trading on the next election agenda (again). The conservatives…

The study the video is based on: Reductions in circulating endocannabinoid levels in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder following exposure to the World Trade Center attacks. Abstract Endocannabinoid (eCB) signaling has been identified as a modulator of adaptation to stress, and is integral to basal and stress-induced glucocorticoid regulation. Furthermore, interactions between eCBs and glucocorticoids…

The experiments now going on in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and that other Washington (D.C.) are being watched by politicians who are trying to figure out which way to jump on the cannabis legalization issue. Here is one who admits it: Wolf would sign legislation to legalize marijuana for broader medicinal purposes. He supports decriminalizing…

Marijuana got a majority in every State (and DC) where it was on the ballot. Preliminary results: Florida – 57% in favor of Medical Cannabis (it needed 60% to pass). Oregon – legalization got 54% of the vote. That makes it the third State to legalize. Alaska – legalization got 52% of the vote. That…

China. The article’s title is China’s Third Era: The End of Reform, Growth, and Stability. This is the ending: Events are still unfolding, but we don’t have to wait for history to tell us what’s happening in China today. Three decades of stability and progress have come to an end. Deng’s China is now in…

This was brought to my attention by Ocean IR Emissivity Paper agrees with Talkshop. I won’t bore you with the gloating there. Instead lets get to the meat: New paper finds a huge false physical assumption of IPCC climate models. For all four of these physical reasons (and more) * poor absorption by water of…

I am finding out that it is very difficult to teach old dogs new tricks. I’ll start discussing cannabinoid medicine about which I know a fair amount http://rockford-for-safe-access.blogspot.com/ with “old” people who say that they are not against cannabis as medicine and they will start telling me things (like – single component cannabinoids will be…

In honor of my mother who turned 95 earlier this week. She lives in Omaha.

I came across this interesting site. Democrats Against UN Agenda 21. So what? Most of your towns provided funding and/or infrastructure development for these private projects. They used Redevelopment Agency funds. Your money. Specifically, your property taxes. Notice how there’s very little money in your General Funds now, and most of that is going to…

Some recent articles on the subject: International Business Times – ‘Marijuana Cures Ebola’ Claim Investigated: Cannabis Researchers Weigh In The Times-Picayune, New Orleans – Marijuana might help in fight against Ebola, doctor says A former Mississippi heart surgeon who was jailed for 14 months on drug charges that were eventually dropped said marijuana might provide…