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To: one_less who wrote (7300)	7/30/2007 8:21:50 PM
From: Gersh Avery	Respond to of 10087

I wasn't sure who to address this to .. so many folks that I'd love to see it. You won <g> I clipped the first post on her thread and pasted it here. It is well well worth the time to, at least, take a glance at the work she has done. quoted from here: icmag.com Happy Birthday Granny! ============================================================== My birthday gift to you..... July 30, 2007 Well kids, It’s Granny Storm Crow’s 60th birthday! That’s a pretty big milestone. I’ve out-lived my beautiful, crazy mother (59 years 11 months) and I’ve been married and toking for 40 years. So, since 60 rolls around only once, I decided to give you a gift! I though I’d share my notebook with you. It is a compilation of medical studies, news articles and information on cannabis. In addition to the obvious use of people who are ill getting information on what might heal them, I hope that many of you will take up a challenge from me. I want this spread around- to your doctor, your politicians, ministers, and anyone who could use the info. Information does no good if it is hoarded. If you know someone who is ill, copy and paste the part they need, or print up the article, and mail it to them (anonymously, might be a good idea in a lot of cases). Also, send a page or three of a print out of the titles and URLs and a typed message (again anonymously) leading to this post to your doctor . Something simple, like “Want to know more? Visit here!”and give the URL. I’m hoping that in return for the hours I spent collecting this, you will give me a present in return- mailing this out and telling others. By spreading knowledge to help others, you give them power over their own lives! Knowledge is power! And the truth will set us free (to smoke our pot in peace!) - Granny ADD to Amotivational Syndrome ADD/ ADHD Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD onlinepot.org Cannabis as a medical treatment for attention deficit disorder chanvre-info.ch Cannabinoids effective in animal model of hyperactivity disorder cannabis-med.org Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids? foxnews.com Addiction risk- Physical Women's Guide to the UofC wguide.uchicago.edu Cannabis Basics erowid.org 10 Things Every Parent, Teenager & Teacher Should Know About Marijuana (4th Q) erowid.org Marijuana Myths, Claim No. 9 erowid.org AIDS – see HIV Alcoholism Role of cannabinoid receptors in alcohol abuse medicalnewstoday.com Cannabidiol, Antioxidants, and Diuretics in Reversing Binge Ethanol-Induced Neurotoxicity jpet.aspetjournals.org Cannabis substitution cannabis-med.org Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol ccrmg.org ALS Cannabinol delays symptom onset ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Marijuana in the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis medscape.com Cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. medscape.com Cannabis Relieves Lou Gehrigs Symptoms rense.com Cannabis' Potential Exciting Researchers in Treatment of ALS, Parkinson's Disease 66.218.69.11 Alzheimers MARIJUANA SLOWS ALZHEIMER'S DECLINE mapinc.org Marijuana may block Alzheimer's news.bbc.co.uk Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Pathology by Cannabinoids jneurosci.org Marijuana's Active Ingredient Shown to Inhibit Primary Marker of Alzheimer's Disease pacifier.com Dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease with anorexia cannabis-med.org Dronabinol in the treatment of refractory agitation in Alzheimer’s disease cannabis-med.org Effects of dronabinol on anorexia and disturbed behavior in patients with Alzheimer's disease. cannabis-med.org Cannabinoids reduce the progression of Alzheimer's disease in animals cannabis-med.org Molecular Link between the Active Component of Marijuana and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology unboundmedicine.com arijuana_and_Alzheimer's_Disease_Pathology THC inhibits primary marker of Alzheimer's disease cannabis-med.org

To: one_less who wrote (7300)	7/30/2007 8:34:30 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 10087

Yeah, I'm not saying that the kids charged may not have done nothing wrong, but prosecuting them and maybe putting them on the sex offenders registry (for the rest of their lives) seems a bit extreme. About that sex offenders registry. Those registries where put in place in response to child molesters. When people think of people on the registry they tend to think "child molester", or at least "rapist" (of adults) and some of the people on the registries fit those categories. OTOH some people got on it for less severe crimes, or things that perhaps shouldn't be crimes at all. Teenagers having sex with each other (maybe one is 19 and one is 16, or maybe they perform some sex act that the state dislikes), at least one teenage girl posting naked pictures of herself on a website, adults having consensual sex in semi-public places, and now butt-slapping. There may be reason to have concern over some of these people's activities, maybe even some of the people in some of those "lesser crime" categories should face some degree of punishment. But labeling them "sex-offenders" for the rest of their lives is too much. Edit - And some states or localities put a lot of restrictions on people who are on these registries. ---- Zoned Out Sex offender residency restrictions Jacob Sullum \| March 2007 Print Edition A Jersey City ordinance that took effect in December bars sex offenders from living within 2,500 feet of a school, day care center, park, playground, sports facility, library, theater, or convenience store. Together those zones cover virtually the entire city. Across the country, politicians are eager to draw circles of protection they claim will keep children safe from molesters. Hundreds of municipalities and more than 20 states have laws that restrict where sex offenders may live. But critics say these zones of exclusion are ineffective, sometimes counterproductive, and frequently unjust. Consider the Georgia woman who was labeled a sex offender because she performed fellatio on a 15-year-old when she was 17. In 2005 she had to move because she was too close to a day care center. Now she and her husband may have to move again because they're too close to a school bus stop, a location added to the state's list of restrictions last April. Georgia's law, which has been challenged in federal court, also would exile all 490 registered sex offenders in DeKalb County. Some are genuine predators, but most are men who as teenagers had consensual sex with younger girls. The law even applies to sex offenders dying in nursing homes. Other states have narrower laws, but police and prosecutors still worry that onerous residency restrictions will push sex offenders onto the streets or discourage them from complying with registration requirements, making them harder to track. Critics of the laws also note that around 90 percent of molesters victimize relatives or other children they already know, the sort of situation where zones are irrelevant. Even when sexual predators are strangers, there's nothing to stop them from roaming beyond their immediate neighborhood. "We don't see any evidence of a connection between where a person lives and where they might offend," the executive director of the Iowa County Attorneys Association told The New York Times in November. An official at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children added that "these laws may give a false sense of security." reason.com Also see Minors Exploiting Themselves Radley Balko reason.com