Medical Marijuana Coming To Kentucky? United States coming together on

[Skunkxxx]

A movement is afoot in the Bluegrass State of Kentucky to bring medical marijuana to patients who desperately need it. The Marijuana Policy Projectrecently sent an email to all of their Kentucky supporters – of which I am one – alerting them to these new developments and urging action.

Kentucky is the newest entry in the growing list of states considering medical marijuana legislation. Sen. Perry Clark (D-Louisville) has introduced SB 129, a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients with debilitating illnesses and reschedule marijuana under state law. There are some technical problems with the language in the bill vis-à-vis federal law, but those issues can be worked out through amendments down the road.

For now, it’s important that you write your state legislators and urge them to support this compassionate measure. Using our simple one-click email system, it’ll take you less than 30 seconds to send an email now.

http://the420times.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/420times_000001663447XSmall-300x199.jpgThe bill is known as the Gatewood Galbraith Memorial Medical Marijuana Act, after the late Gatewood Galbraith, a five-time gubernatorial candidate and outspoken proponent of ending marijuana prohibition. Galbraith would be delighted to see the passage of effective medical marijuana legislation in the Bluegrass State, but not as happy as the thousands of patients in Kentucky living with conditions that marijuana can safely and effectively treat.

So please, take a moment to email your legislators now. If you get a response, please forward it to me. Thanks for all you do!

Gatewood would be delighted to see this attempt at medical marijuana legalization in his home state, something that wouldn’t even be possible without the groundwork he laid from one end of the state to the other. While it’s not likely to pass anytime soon, every state has to start by getting a dialogue going among legislators and voters.

If you live in KY it’s imperative that you let your state representative know how you feel about medical marijuana, as I’m going to.

 

 

A big Thanks to my friend,

 

joe@the420times.com

 

Peace OUT

SKUNKXXX

Edited February 9, 2012 by Skunkxxx

[Ford Fairlane]

Great stuff!! wish they would start calling it cannabis

[Skunkxxx]

Yea most don't know where the name marijuana came from.

 

The word cannabis is from Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) (see Latin cannabis),^[4] which was originally Scythian or Thracian.^[5] It is related to the Persian kanab, the Englishcanvas and possibly even to the English hemp (Old English hænep).^[5] In modern Hebrew, קַנַּבּוֹס qannabōs modern pronunciation: [kanaˈbos] is used but מַעֲלֶה עָשָׁן maʿăleh ʿāšān modern pronunciation: [ma.aˈle aˈʃan] (smoke bringer) is the ancient term. Old Akkadian qunnabtu, Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian qunnabu were used to refer to the plant meaning "a way to produce smoke."^[6][7][8]

Cannabis plants produce a unique family of terpeno-phenolic compounds called cannabinoids, which produce the "high" one experiences from smoking marijuana. The two cannabinoids usually produced in greatest abundance are cannabidiol (CBD) and/or Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC[/acronym]"]THC), but only THC is psychoactive. Since the early 1970s, Cannabis plants have been categorized by their chemical phenotype or "chemotype," based on the overall amount of THC produced, and on the ratio of THC to CBD.^[24] Although overall cannabinoid production is influenced by environmental factors, the THC/CBD ratio is genetically determined and remains fixed throughout the life of a plant.^[25] Non-drug plants produce relatively low levels of THC and high levels of CBD, while drug plants produce high levels of THC and low levels of CBD. When plants of these two chemotypes cross-pollinate, the plants in the first filial (F₁) generation have an intermediate chemotype and produce similar amounts of CBD and THC. Female plants of this chemotype may produce enough THC to be utilized for drug production.^[24][26]

 

 

The Cannabis genus was first classified using the "modern" system of taxonomic nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753, who devised the system still in use for the naming of species.^[33] He considered the genus to be monotypic, having just a single species that he named Cannabis sativa L. (L. stands forLinnaeus, and indicates the authority who first named the species). Linnaeus was familiar with European hemp, which was widely cultivated at the time. In 1785, noted evolutionary biologist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck published a description of a second species of Cannabis, which he named Cannabis indica Lam.^[34] Lamarck based his description of the newly named species on plant specimens collected in India. He described C. indica as having poorer fiber quality than C. sativa, but greater utility as an inebriant. Additional Cannabisspecies were proposed in the 19th century, including strains from China and Vietnam (Indo-China) assigned the names Cannabis chinensis Delile, and Cannabis giganteaDelile ex Vilmorin.^[35] However, many taxonomists found these putative species difficult to distinguish. In the early 20th century, the single-species concept was still widely accepted, except in the Soviet Union where Cannabis continued to be the subject of active taxonomic study. The name Cannabis indica was listed in variousPharmacopoeias, and was widely used to designate Cannabis suitable for the manufacture of medicinal preparations.^[36]

 

 

The term "marijuana" is a word with indistinct origins. Some believe it is derived from the Mexican words for "Mary Jane"; others hold that "marijuana" comes from. the Portuguese word marigu-ano which means "intoxicant" (Geller and Boas, 1969: 14).

 

Others think it came about in the reefer madness thing in US.

 

Hope this isnt too long. copied it and thought it was some good info for someone.

 

Peace Out

SKUNKXXX

[Cerberus]

Thanks for the info Skunkxxx, one by one until the majority have MM, then the federal government can agree with it without losing voter support.

 

[Skunkxxx]

Thanks for the info Skunkxxx, one by one until the majority have MM, then the federal government can agree with it without losing voter support.

 

 

Yes Sir that and a few other things but hopefully the rest of the states will come around.'

 

California has claimed to save a billion dollars since they decimalized cannabis.

 

Doesnt seem like rocket science to me.

 

Guess we will see soon.

 

Just hope the peeps and states that have it dont mess it up for the rest of the world.