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10 Jul 11 

Poll: Could marijuana become legal in Missouri?

Could marijuana use become legal in Missouri? Missouri marijuana advocates are hoping to let voters answer that question next year.

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06 Jul 11 

Attention! an Important Note to all Missourian's

July 6th, 2011 heralded a new era for the cannabis culture of Missouri. On this date we filed our first and second ever legalization initiatives. A Constitutional amendment and a Statutory amendment.

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01 Jan 11 

Veterans, Pain Contracts & Medical Cannabis- Michael Krawitz

April 3, 2008 - Speaking to the Fifth Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, disabled U.S. Air Force veteran and chronic pain patient Michael Krawitz is one of many veterans

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08 Jul 10 

The K2 Debacle: The insanity continues

The insanity continues. Political games. Playing with the lives of Missouri's citizens. It's been said many many times. You cannot legislate common sense or morality. Ever restrictive laws further erode what little Democracy we have left.

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18 Mar 10 

The K2 Debacle, What's this really about?

In a March 15th story, Marty Swant reported for the Columbia Missourian on how the House was quick to shoot down efforts to legalize medical cannabis during a debate concerning House Bill 1472 regarding K2

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08 Feb 10 

Woman from Mountain View sees uphill fight for medical marijuana in Missouri

 

Story Published: Feb 8, 2010 at 6:12 PM CST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. -- Marijuana is legal as medicine in 14 states. A group of Missourians is taking its fight to Jefferson City, hoping to make Missouri number 15. Sherry Cooper of Mountain View leads the effort.

"I get up in the morning and take one of these, one of these, one of these and two of these.

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01 Feb 10 

Medical Cannabis is Sweeping Our Nation

Medical cannabis is sweeping across our nation. Recently, New Jersey and Washington D.C approved the establishment of programs that would provide it's chronically and terminally ill with this much needed holistic treatment.

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01 Jan 10 

Gov't-Grown Marijuana, with Legal Patient George McMahon

Gov't-Grown Marijuana. Ervin Dargan and I conducted this interview from George's home in Livermore, Iowa. Special thanks to Patients Out of Time for making this video possible

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01 Jan 10 

Marijuana use by seniors goes up as boomers age

MIAMI – In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach.

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01 Jan 10 

"Legalize Marijuana" - Gov. Gary Johnson speaks at the Drug Policy Foundation Conference, 2001

While still Governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson (R) Gov. from 1995 - 2003, addresses the Drug Policy Foundation (now Drug Policy Alliance Network) at 2001 conference in Albuquerque.

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01 Jan 10 

CPN Interviews Mayor Yarber of Cottleville

Here is my interview with Cottleville, Missouri Mayor, Don Yarber. On July 9th, the Cottleville Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Yarber's resolution urging the Missouri State Legislature to pass our Medical Cannabis Compassion Bill, formerly HB277. Mayor Yarber, a staunch advocate, pledged that this is only the beginning.

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01 Jan 10 

Patients out of Time/ Jacqueline Patterson

Jacqueline has Cerebral Palsy, which is a major factor in her stuttering. Cannabis relaxes the cramped muscles of the palsy, relaxes the racing mind that yearns so badly to speak and eases the PTSD-like trauma of frustrating and embarrassing attempts to do what everyone? else takes for granted.

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CPN Interviews Suzanne Jones of Missouri

Suzanne's misdiagnosis almost claimed her life. The seemingly endless flow of pharmaceuticals only exacerbated her fragile condition. Her form of cancer, Systemic Mastocytosis, seemed hopeless to treat until she discovered cannabis.

CPN Interviews Kathleen Wolff of Missouri

In July of 1993, Kathleen's life changed forever when her car was struck from behind. Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Kathleen seemed trapped between her debilitating condition and the pharmaceuticals that sapped her humanity in exchange for temporary relief.

CPN Interviews Heath Poland of Missouri

Heath suffers from ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and Bipolar Disorder. Like so many who suffer from mental illness, he spent much of his life mis-diagnosed and improperly and/or over-medicated.

CPN Interviews Greg Terry of Missouri

Ever since Greg was 17, he has battled Crohn's Disease, Though he has run the gamut of of surgeries and pharmaceutical meds to treat this debilitating disease, only one holistic treatment has given him lasting relief from his symptoms. So, for 34 years, Cannabis has been his medicine of choice.

CPN Interviews Cory Harlan of Missouri

Cory has suffered greatly in his 29 years. Because of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as an infant, he developed a condition called Mesial Temporal Sclerosis. He has been in and out of hospitals and institutions ever since. Cannabis relieves his pain and seizures and has helped him return to college.

CPN Interviews Brian Chitwood of Missouri

I first met Brian at the 2009 Joplin Cannabis Revival. Brian is a Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor. He attributes his recovery to his use of cannabis as an adjunct to the chemotherapy he received.

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