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CANNABIS HEALTH VOLUME 3 - ISSUE 1 EDITOR BARB ST. 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However, we is; collectively, “we” can mind. This is our 2nd Anniversary edition. must all remain strong. Who ensure in this early stage There have been many changes over the last Barb St. Jean else will spur the mainstream of development, that ethi- two years and yet change has not come fast into the start of the inevitable “end of prohi- cal industry standards get implementation, enough for many. I’m reminded of Don bition”? It might feel at times, we are not so money generated from this new industry Appleby who wrote an article for us, THE moving forward, but we are. Public support can be used for good not evil. It will take a COST OF COMPASSION, in Issue 4, and for the use of marijuana as a medicine has meeting of the minds. Who’s in? I plan to how sad it was when we had to print IN reached the 90 percentile in Canada. explore this topic in future issues and I would MEMORY OF DON APPLEBY, as our last trib- Politicians are finally throwing away their like to hear your comments on the kinds of ute, in Issue 8. We followed Howard and his fears and taking a stand, but the pressure on “ethical standards and implementation strate- horse across America in support of Law the “powers” must increase and it needs to gies” we should adopt. Letters to the editor Enforcement Against Prohibition, and wit- start coming from all different directions. I are always greatly appreciated, please send nessed 175,000 people attend Seattle don’t understand why some of the “media” to [email protected]. Hempfest this year. We also saw DaKine go continue to prolong this agony by alienating I would also like to take this opportunity to into business and then out again, and Marc mainstream from the realities of prohibition thank all the Volunteers, Contributors, Emery and Tommy Chong get put in jail. A with clouds of smoke, but some already Advertisers, Distributors, and Subscribers. few of the so-called “news worthy” stories hit know just how powerful the “90% of the pub- Without all of you this magazine would not the media, creating quite the stir; unfortu- lic” can be if given the opportunity. be possible. All the people in this movement nately the media doesn’t always show the have touched my life and left a lasting same compassion that we, as activists, feel. Quentin Hardy, Senior Editor for Forbes impression on my soul and I am looking for- How could they really, they spend all their magazine, told us in a recent interview, what ward to another exciting year. time filming people blowing smoke at the the mainstream media will cover. “Basically camera, whenever the word “Marijuana” is Forbes is interested in this as a financial Barb St.Jean, Editor mentioned. story. You know what they say in journalism, ‘Follow the money’. If you want to under- There has been a lot of controversy within stand something, figure out the business ”Changes can come from the power of many the “cannabis movement” lately, as well. The part.” Many of the grass roots activists but only when the many come together will activists are questioning the future direction strongly disagree with using the words there be the power of one.” and roles we need to play in order for the OFF THE WEB – US Marijuana Dispensaries Temecula, CA bars medical pot dispen- Oakland, San Francisco, West Hollywood goes up. The support for medical marijuana saries - Officials say the ban allows for and Ukiah. Information provided by the patients goes up,” said Americans for Safe study of therapeutic issues and potential group states that it has 142 employees and Access spokeswoman Hilary McQuie. In the legal conflicts. more than 7,000 members and serves more eight years since California voters approved than 20,000 medical marijuana patients as Proposition 215, support for medical mari- A temporary ban on medical marijuana dis- far away as San Diego. juana has gone from 56 percent to 74 per- pensaries was approved by Temecula early cent. And the number of medical marijuana Source:www.pe.com/sharedcontent, Press- September following a standoff between stores has grown to about 100. Enterprise local advocates and City Councilman Jeff Source: SacramentoBee Stone. The showdown left three medical mar- Roseville, California Medical Marijuana www.thekcrachannel.com/health/3716533 ijuana advocates grumbling that Stone, a Store Reopens /detail.html pharmacist whose term as a Riverside Just days after federal agents raided a County supervisor begins in January, is Medical marijuana clinic in Bend closed-minded on the issue. The advocates Roseville medical marijuana shop, the did not lobby for a dispensary, but instead “open” sign is back up and customers are The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program wanted to educate the council on marijua- lining up. At the federal courthouse in (OMMP) has announced that the number of na’s medicinal uses. They volunteered to Sacramento, a dozen medical marijuana patients legally using medical marijuana