[Vision2020] Narcotics = Good, Marijuana = Evil?

[Dave]

This is a very informative interview I heard on KRFP.

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/11053

"Dr. Mike Alcalay is a physician living with AIDS. He is a medical 
marijuana patient and, in fact, the Medical Director of the Oakland 
Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative in Oakland, California. In this interview 
he speaks of working with "Waiting to Inhale" a video documentary being 
produced by PBS. Through this involvement he has been able to interview 
almost all of the 300 scientist members (from 20 countries) of the 
International Cannabinoid Research Society. He has learned a lot from 
them about the science of cannabis-- how it works with the brain, it's 
lack of side effects, and its safety. It's impossible to overdose as 
opposed to other substances like heroin, alcohol and penicillin, for 
example. There are over 80 cannabinoids in the plant, around 8 have 
different actions that are very helpful with humans and more and more is 
being understood about the how they work.

Alcalay runs a free medical marijuana clinic in Oakland under prop 215 
which legalizes medical marijuana in California. He talks about the many 
things he's learned from his patients about marijuana, the different 
types of this plant, and the best ways to use it. He also talks a bit 
about the political situation in the country and repression. However, 
the interview ends on a note of great optimism since such a huge number 
of people have voted for medical marijuana use in the US. "

Dave

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