[Vision2020] Vision2020 Digest, Vol 141, Issue 15

Wed Mar 7 09:56:26 PST 2018

Tom, thank you for bringing this to our attention.  This judge and most folks have genuine concern, I think, for people.  The problem is that they don't realize that they have been misled into supporting a hidden agenda. It sounds like some down there are trying to be a voice of reason, logic and science but it's hard when even this press piece is misleading and doesn't exactly portray the facts.     ie: propaganda and dogma.

There is a concerted effort by big pharma, big alcohol, big enforcement, big prison and big treatment to literally hide the truth and squash the reality of this healing plant that has co-existed with man for over 5000 years!  Yet we suffer through a failed system of prohibition that abuses it's own citizens for the last 80 of those.

So, for a little extra insight, consider the following...
1:  "although there's little data on that"  There IS DATA!  Some has been quashed for decades, The DEA keeping this a schedule 1 is what's stood in the way of even more DATA but there's also decades worth from other countries; besides, the plentiful anecdotal and real use proof of safety and efficacy in treatment of many ailments beyond those listed here.
2: "more than 30 Idaho children with intractable epilepsy are currently receiving a commercial version of CBD oil"  This should add: provided by contract GW Pharma, a huge corp that seeks to maintain a monopoly of a product that people make themself for pennies in legal states!  Big Pharma can't patent life so this all boils down to using prohibition as means of protecting their profits. Herbs are typically inexpensive.
3: "The governor's office doesn't want this bill, the prosecutors don't want this bill, the office on drug policy doesn't want this bill"
(BE NOT FOOLED that they "Don't want this bill" to protect HUMANS, it's job security and big interest dollars at the cost of kids, parents, US, where's the constitution that defends life liberty and pursuit of happiness?)
4: "18 states allow use of low THC, high cannabidiol (CBD) products for medical reasons in limited situations or as a legal defense."
Sorry folks, LOW or HIGH THC & CBD have separate and concerted applications; besides, they left out that there's 29 legal medical states and 9 fully LEGAL states that have proven that none of this is even an issue!  The sky isn't falling and by the way, those states have shown narcotic deaths and hospitalizations reduced by 25%, alcohol sales down 10%, domestic abuse, fatal crashes, medicare paid prescriptions, all DOWN!  What's UP?  JOBS, REVENUE, BUDGET RESERVES for maybe education and real drug treatments and mental health services?!  WHAT A CONCEPT!

Here's an interesting NEW dose of Reality for those interested in what effects have been shown for states so far:
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/dose-reality-effect-state-marijuana-legalizations
[https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/default-social-images/catoresearch_fb.jpg]<https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/dose-reality-effect-state-marijuana-legalizations>

Dose of Reality: The Effect of State Marijuana ...<https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/dose-reality-effect-state-marijuana-legalizations>
In November 2012 voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives that legalized marijuana for recreational use. Two years later, Alaska ...
www.cato.org

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Today's Topics:

   1. Idaho lawmakers kill cannabis oil bill during     apparently
      illegal closed-door committee meeting (Moscow Cares)
   2. And now for something ABSOLUTELY ignorant! (Tom Hansen)
   3. Moscow City Council Session (March 5, 2018) (Moscow Cares)
   4. Write for You: Spirals of Care (Darrell Keim)

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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 08:59:27 -0800
From: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] Idaho lawmakers kill cannabis oil bill during
        apparently illegal closed-door committee meeting
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Illegal closed-door committee hearing?

Welcome to Idaho!

Esto Perpetua

Courtesy of today?s (March 6, 2018) Spokesman-Review.

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Idaho lawmakers kill cannabis oil bill during apparently illegal closed-door committee meeting

BOISE ? A proposal to legalize oil extracted from cannabis plants is likely dead for the year after a group of lawmakers on Monday broke out in turmoil during a last-minute attempt to advance the bill.

Republican Sen. Tony Potts asked the Senate Health and Welfare Committee to give HB 577 a hearing after supporters of the bill said they were being blocked by legislative leaders.

?I think we have to remember that we represent people, people who vote for us, people who are our friends,? Potts said, who was appointed to the Idaho Falls? legislative seat in October. ?If your constituents are anything like mine, there is a large amount of individuals who desire the health benefits of this.?

Cannabidiol, otherwise known as CBD oil, comes from cannabis but contain little or no THC. Supporters tout CBD as a supplement that can help alleviate pain, reduce stress and improve skin health, although there?s little data on that. However, more than 30 Idaho children with intractable epilepsy are currently receiving a commercial version of CBD oil as part of a drug trial, and positive results have been reported in reducing the children?s seizures.

While Potts defended his motion ? which focused on his child?s seizures and why his family would want to use the product ? he was quickly gaveled down by Chairman Lee Heider.

?If anyone on this committee wants to talk about this, they can do so in my office,? Heider declared.

The majority of the panel ? not including Sen. Maryanne Jordan, D-Boise, who said she thought the move violated Senate rules ? then trooped into Heider?s office to discuss Potts? motion.

Heider denied a request by a reporter for the Associated Press, who followed lawmakers into the office, to sit in on the meeting.

Yelling could be heard from multiple members inside Heider?s office.

?The governor?s office doesn?t want this bill, the prosecutors don?t want this bill, the office on drug policy doesn?t want this bill,? shouted Heider, who could be easily heard by the AP on the other side of the door.

Idaho lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that would have allowed parents of children with severe forms of epilepsy to use CBD oil to treat their kids. That bill was vetoed by Republican Gov.Butch Otter, who received pressure from law enforcement groups that feared it would lead to further loosening of the state?s drug laws. Otter has since said his position has not changed in the past three years.

Heider also warned Potts that his motion was unusual and should not have been made. Other lawmakers could be heard defending the legislative process, while others argued to allow Potts? motion to be debated.

The committee?s closed-door meeting, which ran for six minutes, only broke up after a warning from another reporter, Melissa Davlin of Idaho Public Television, who knocked repeatedly on Heider?s office door, that the panel?s actions were breaking the state?s Open Meeting Law.

According to Senate rules, ?all meetings of any standing, select, or special committee shall be open to the public at all times.?

Once the closed-door meeting had broken up, members returned to the public committee room and a separate, substitute motion was made to hold HB 577 in committee ? a legislative procedure essentially halting the bill from moving forward.

?The concern with the motion that I have, it doesn?t get it where we need to be,? Potts said, before voting against the action.

Potts? concerns were overruled by other members on the committee via a voice vote and HB 577 will likely not advance this legislative session.

The measure had already cleared the House with a veto-proof majority.

Currently, 18 states allow use of ?low THC, high cannabidiol (CBD)? products for medical reasons in limited situations or as a legal defense.

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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 09:41:41 -0800
From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] And now for something ABSOLUTELY ignorant!
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Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still.
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 10:02:07 -0800
From: Moscow Cares <moscowcares at moscow.com>
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow City Council Session (March 5, 2018)
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Greetings Visionaires -

The Moscow City Council convened on March 5, 2018 to discuss and vote on items impacting the community of Moscow.

Videos, documents, and other items related to these agenda items may be accessed below.

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Proclamation - National Athletic Training Month

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_Proc_NationalAthleticTrainingMonth.htm

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Consent Agenda
- Moscow Charter School Request for HIRC Rental Fee Waiver for School Year 2018-2019
- Resolution Appointing New City ADA Coordinator
- Idaho Unified Certification Program
(Approved 5-0, Absent: Bettge)

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_ConsentAgenda.htm

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Staff Recognition Report - Public Works Department

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_02_PublicWorksDepartment.htm

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Public Comment - Third Street Bridge

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_PubCom_ThirdStreetBridge.htm

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Citizen Commission Report - Fair and Affordable Housing

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_05_FairandAffordableHousingCommission.htm

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Annual Heart of the Arts 1912 Center Report

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_06_AnnualHeartoftheArts1912CenterReport.htm

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Moscow Farmers Market Handbook
(Approved 5-0, Absent: Bettge)

http://www.MoscowCares.com/030518_07_MoscowFarmersMarketHandbook.htm

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Next Moscow City Council session:  March 19, 2018

Videos of previous Moscow City Council sessions may be accessed at:

"Moscow City Council Sessions"
http://www.moscowcares.com/cc_sessions.htm

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
http://www.MoscowCares.com

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 10:47:56 -0800
From: Darrell Keim <keim153 at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Vision2020] Write for You: Spirals of Care
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Our newest writers prompt learning activity is here:
https://latahrecoverycenter.org/2018/03/06/write-for-you-spirals-of-care/
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