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The
Medical Use of Marijuana:
A guide
to Hawai'i's law for
physicians,
patients and caregivers
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Medical Marijuana
Thurs. 28 Dec 2000
First day of it being legal in Hawaii.
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June 27, 2000
"Hawaii's Medical Marijuana"
Pam Lichty discusses Medical Marijuana with Bill O'Reilly
on FoxNews' "O'Reilly Factor".
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the 5 min. RealVideo) |
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June 16, 2000
Hawaii's Governor Cayetano signs Medical Marijuana Bill.
Newscasts from all
local Network Affiliates
in RealVideo |
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May 15, 2000
Hawaii's Governor supports Medical Marijuana, polls show Public
does too.
"The idea of using Marijuana for medical purposes is one
that's going to sweep the Country...the benefits outweigh the problems
we may face" (for RealVideo click image) |
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May 12, 2000
Portland - Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion, who was a leader
in Maine's successful Ballot Initiative to allow the medical use of marijuana,
debates the state's top drug enforcement officer. (more)
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April 11, 2000
Hawai'i State House Floor Hearing on
SB
862 SD 2 in RealVideo. The "Medical Use of Marijuana"
Bill passed third reading and is likely to move to conference committee.
Details will be posted on votes and other forthcoming information when
available here.
(started taping late, missed recording Rep. Pendleton)
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NEWS |
Interview with Drug Policy Forum of Hawai'i's Vice President, Pam Lichty
concerning Medical Marijuana. ( RealVideo) |
...or read the story
re the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii's event with Dr. Rob Killian on Medical
Marijuana.
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Medical Marijuana:
The Washington State Experience
the 2/15/00 forum at the YWCA
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE:
UNLIKELY MEDICAL MARIJUANA ADVOCATE IN HAWAI'I
Assistant San Francisco District Attorney, Keith Vines To Illuminate
Legal
Issues
HONOLULU - Keith Vines, Esq. Assistant San Francisco District
Attorney and
Chief of the Psychiatric Unit of the District Attorney's office is
a most
unlikely advocate for the medical use of marijuana. The former
narcotics
prosecutor and one-time member of a federally-funded drug enforcement
strike force was responsible for the 2nd largest drug bust in San Francisco
history.
Dr. Donald Topping, President of DPFH said, "Keith Vines will be in
Honolulu from April 14th - 19th to help us better understand some of
the
legal questions that have been raised about medical marijuana. He has
been
on the forefront of this issue and understands it from a prosecutorial
perspective which we hope he can share with Hawaii's legislators and
law
enforcement agencies. Keith Vines concurs with our own Senator Dan
Inouye
who recently wrote, 'I disagree with the concerns expressed that the
proper
medical use of marijuana will thwart the enforcement of our criminal
drug
enforcement laws.'"
Vines, a one-time U.S. Air Force Captain, is also an AIDS patient and
in
1993 was diagnosed with AIDS Wasting Syndrome. He suffered a
life-threatening weight-loss of 45 pounds and began growth hormone
treatment. This treatment, however, must be used in conjunction with
three
meals a day and his appetite loss made this impossible. Marinol, the
prescription THC capsule, did not work for him and his doctor suggested
marijuana. Despite his initial reluctance, the former drug prosecutor
tried
it - and it worked. He was able to control the dose, it did not
incapacitate him, and he regained his lost weight.
Mr. Vines is currently a plaintiff in Conant v. McCaffrey, a landmark
suit
brought by four patients, eleven physicians, and two non-profit
organizations alleging that the federal government is violating the
free
speech guarantee of the First Amendment and "has a chilling effect
on the
doctor-patient relationship."
Thus far the plaintiffs have prevailed at every level. Keith Vines has
become an unlikely activist on the medical marijuana issue; "I
don't like
being stoned," he said, "but I do like being alive." END
Produced by
The Drug Policy Forum of Hawai'i
P.O. Box 61233
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96839
Voice & Fax 808-988-4386
dmt@hawaii.rr.com
<www.drugsense.org/dpfhi>
Portland - Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion, who was a leader
in Maine's successful Ballot Initiative to allow the medical use of marijuana,
debates the state's top drug enforcement officer.
Sheriff Dion has gained national attention for his position as one of
a few "lone rangers" nationwide, and the only law enforcement officer
in Maine, to openly support medical marijuana use for qualifying
patients. Dion believes that since voters in Maine approved medical
marijuana use at the polls last November, that the state should help
distribute the drug to authorized patients. Dion told CNN that
the
question "was an ethical decision about the nature of dignity and
compassion - and not simply a legal one. The law is about making
sure
we follow the rules.
Justice seeks the exceptions. And for me, supporting medicinal
marijuana was a journey to that exception."
The head of Maine's Drug Enforcement Agency, Roy McKinney, disagrees.
"Law enforcement shouldn't be involved in the process of handing out
any drug," he told CNN. "That's not our business. Our business
is to
identify and arrest drug dealers." A bill introduced in the Maine
Legislature in March by Mainers for Medical Rights would have provided
for confiscated marijuana to be distributed by the Drug Enforcement
Agency to registered patients.
The segment with Dion and McKinney will be followed by a live debate
between Sue Rusche, of Families in Action and John Morgan, a physician
and pharmacologist who supports the use of marijuana as medicine.
Medical Marijuana laws have been passed in eight states and the
District of Columbia in the last four years. It remains illegal
under
federal law.
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