The excellent Shaleen Title reminds me that it was 14 years ago today that Rachel Hoffman died. Caught with less than an ounce of cannabis, she was told by police that the only way out of prison was as an informant. They forced her to buy 1,500 ecstasy pills, cocaine, and a gun. During the botched sting, when was murdered with the gun that she was supposed to buy.
Here’s some of my coverage of the case at the time.
on Catholic bishops fear marijuana and freethinking: “An ancient Egyptian mug was found by a USF professor to have once contained hallucinogens: 15-Nov-2024–A University of South Florida…” Nov 17, 20:11
on Catholic bishops fear marijuana and freethinking: “Let us not forget that Joe Biden, the Landrieu Family, the late Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Connick, Sr.*, Leon…” Nov 17, 18:01 on Catholic bishops fear marijuana and freethinking: “Endocannabinoid receptors on interneurons limit stress-induced bad memory generalization to the specific, appropriate memory: 15-Nov-2024 — Researchers at The Hospital…” Nov 16, 10:55
on Marijuana potencies and transitioning to Schedule III: ““smoke rope instead of dope,” Is this a hemp revival?” Nov 15, 05:13
on Catholic bishops fear marijuana and freethinking: ““Falsehoods are dangerous. People who believe absurdities can go on to commit atrocities. Catholicism and other sects and cults that…” Nov 15, 05:00
on Marijuana potencies and transitioning to Schedule III: “https://www.cornbreadhemp.com/pages/how-are-thc-gummies-legal sire behoove a go-to owing me, offering a within easy reach, tasty manner to charge out of CBD’s benefits.…” Nov 13, 13:44
on Marijuana potencies and transitioning to Schedule III: “Worrisome same day cannabis delivery has been somewhat the journey. As someone fervent on spontaneous remedies, delving into the in…” Nov 11, 14:58 on Marijuana potencies and transitioning to Schedule III: “NIDA Director Dr Nora Volkow charts the future of addiction research: 7-Nov-2024″ — I was struck early on by how…” Nov 10, 09:50
They thought they could turn her into another White Boy Rick
Georgia sheriff carries out bogus drug bust of bus filled with black college women athletes:
Liberty County. No more blatantly racist civil authority can be found. They take the top spot. Google “Liberty County police” or “Liberty county Sheriff “ or just “Liberty County”. You could spend hours with the results.
The iconic and historic Troll House in Berkeley is up for sale. It was the residence of Owsley “Bear” Stanley in 1967 during the same year he was busted for operating an LSD lab.
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2022/05/17/berkeley-troll-house-owsley-stanley
Cannabis confirmed in a comprehensive study as an effective alternative to conventional pain medicines:
I’ll never forget the dramatic effect a cannabis tincture of THC/CBD had on my dad’s experience with metastatic bone pain. He arranged an same-day appointment with his oncologist due to pain symptoms and 30-minutes later we were at Kaiser Hospital.
Imagine the doc’s surprise when my dad walked in pain-free and moving normally. He took 7.5 mg THC/7.5 mg CBD by tincture as we left the house. It was my dad’s first use of the tincture so I suppose we need to consider the placebo effect considering the small sample size. OTOH that tincture gave my dad improved quality of life in his last couple years.
One of the authors of the study, David Meiri is doing awesome work. I’ve been following him for a few years. Israel is doing good stuff on cannabis research.
Scientific Reports has the latest study on measuring cannabis impairment:
Indeterminacy of cannabis impairment and ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) levels in blood and breath
University of Sydney study shows that high CBD doses (up to 1500 mg) do not affect driving capabilities:
Delaware governor John Carney vetoed a bill, and now he’s in trouble:
The Ukraine has decriminalized medicinal use of cannabis:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/ukraine-decriminalizes-medical-marijuana-pleasantly-surprising-advocates-and-patients/ar-AAYbwS2