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Alter-Abled News

Suburbal Guerrilla links to an article, here, regarding a national health care system. Wouldn't that be "fair and balanced"!?

Kucinich Thanked for Compassion on Medical Marijuana
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Responding to a statement at a campaign event today by Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana (GSMM), Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) reiterated his support for changing federal law to allow people with cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and other serious illnesses to have medical marijuana, with their doctors' approval.
Read the whole article here.

Kerry Retreats on Medical Marijuana
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Questioned at a campaign event last night by members of Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana, Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) retreated from his previous support of medical marijuana.
How safe....Read the whole article here.

The planet's largest marijuana policy reform rally will be held in Seattle this weekend. The 12th annual Hempfest sounds interesting. I would drive up if my fibromyalgia wasn't wreaking havoc in my life.

Prescription Pot, is a new book by a man who has the same syndrome as I have. George McMahon and I were born with nail-patella syndrome, an inherited, degenerative syndrome that causes permanetly dislocated joints, missing or small kneecaps, glaucoma, potential kidney failure, and missing thumbnails. I believe the book will be published in September, 2003.

George, who has a website named Patients Out of Time sent me this notice, too.

The Third National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics

Patients Out of Time is pleased to announce that it will serve as a co-host along with the University of Virginia School of Nursing, the Pain Clinic of the University of Virginia's Health System, the Virginia Nurses Association and the University of Virginia School of Law for The Third National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics to be held on May 20-22, 2004, at the Charlottesville Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, VA, USA. The conference is designed for physicians, nurses, healthcare professionals, legal professionals and patients. The conference theme, "Cannabis Use Throughout the Life Span."