RCPA 2012 update; Whistleblowers Conference Berkeley Feb. 17-19

RCPA 2012 update; Whistleblowers Conference Berkeley Feb. 17-19

*Whistleblowers Conference, Berkeley, Ca, Feb 17-19 (put on by the Fresh Juice Party):

Daniel Ellsberg, Dr.Frank Lucido, and many other noted activist whistleblowers speaking:

Sorry I didn't get this blog out sooner, but Sunday 2/19 is the last day of this great FREE conference.
Event: Occupy the Truth: Whistleblower's Conference
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 9am-4pm (PT)
Location: International House, UC Berkeley
2299 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704
For more information and speaker's list, click here:
http://www.freshjuiceparty.com/occupy-the-truth-whistleblower-conference-feb-17-to-19/
RSVP to my email address: DrFrank@DrLucido.com
I'll be speaking about my path to activism, and about the Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012


*Feb. 21, Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm Cannadome: California Cannabis Debate 2012
http://www.cannabislaw.us/
Unsure which voter initiative should be supported and which should not?
Supporters of each of the four marijuana related initiatives will be on hand to debate their benefits and drawbacks, allowing voters to make an informed decision. We invite you to be part of this process and have your voice heard.
- Event Location -
Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Cascade Room


*RCPA update: Petitions, donations, events: Where can YOU plug in?
Donate Here:
https://secure.blueutopia.com/repealcannabisprohibition/contribute/
Donate, Volunteer, Download Petitions online at:
http://repealcannabisprohibition.org/
Next phase:
Funding immediate needs:
1. We need $3,750 to print up the 150,000 petitions we need to collect the 505,000 valid signatures we need to get on the 2012 ballot.
2. Next wish list: We need $40,000 for a credible poll of likely voters to prove to major donors that we can win.
Mail checks made out to "Sensible California" to:
Sensible California
360 Grand Ave., #361
Oakland, CA 94610
or:
Donate Here:
https://secure.blueutopia.com/repealcannabisprohibition/contribute/
Donate, Volunteer, Download Petitions online at:
http://repealcannabisprohibition.org/

Volunteers: Those wishing to circulate petitions to your network:
Petition Circulator briefing: Thursday February 23: 7:30-8:30pm; Oakland, Ca. location on RSVP
or contact:
Ryan Landers at: rplanders@aol.com
Frank Lucido MD at DrFrank@DrLucido.com
Susan Soares at: susan@vibenationmultimedia.com
for petitions, and instructions



*Dr Frank Lucido's Family Practice reminder:
Dr Frank is celebrating his 33rd year in Family Practice in Berkeley, California:
Frank H. Lucido MD
Maria Mangini PhD, FNP
New patients welcome!
We are on NO insurances, (but our uninsured patients think we're a pretty good deal).
By appointment only: 510-848-0958, ext 0
Family Medicine
Medical Cannabis Evaluations
Patient-Centered Care: New patients welcome
Berkeley: by appointment: 510-848-0958 ext 0
And if you read all the way down to here, you may want to hear the song the Fresh Juice Party made for me...I think it sounds like the Beatles wrote it.
http://www.freshjuiceparty.com/music-dr-frank-lucido-01/
Watch me blush, especially if they make the promised video...

Frank H. Lucido MD

Family Practice since 1979

Medical Cannabis Consultation

Expert Witness

2300 Durant Avenue

Berkeley Ca 94704

510.848.0958 (by appointment only)

www.DrFrankLucido.com

www.AIMLegal.org

www.DrFrankLucido.blogspot.com

Michigan office: 877-787-6900

(24 hr message line)

Repeal Cannabis Prohibition Act of 2012

Full text at:

http://drfranklucido.blogspot.com/2011/10/repeal-cannabis-prohibition-act-of-2012_16.html

Case history: adult male with cannabis pollen allergy

Case history: adult male with cannabis pollen allergy

A 27 year-old man grew 2 marijuana plants from seeds in flower pots in a San Francisco apartment. These were grown indoors with only morning sun through a window with an eastern exposure and no ancillary lighting. The plants grew only to several inches tall, and never fully matured. One had small upright tufts in its branches. The other one was noted to develop little “bells” which pointed down, and opened, shedding some powder. He assumed this one was a male plant. Minimal, if any, psychoactive effects were noted from smoking the resulting leaves of either plant, and there were no adverse effects noted.

1 or 2 summers later, the patient was growing 6 marijuana plants outdoors in a dry sunny climate, against a fence with a southern exposure. From his prior experience, he noted one to be male and sacrificed it early, allowing the 5 remaining female plants to become largely unfertilized, therefore “without seeds” or “sensimilla”. (The results was approximately 12-16 ounces of sticky sensimilla bud.)

The male plant was allowed to dry indoors, and sometime later, the patient began to strip the dried plant material from the stalk. During this procedure he noted his nose and eyes began to water, and without thinking, he rubbed one eye with his hand, which within a minute became red and swollen. It became apparent to him that he had an allergy to the male pollen, since he never had this reaction when handling the female plants. Realizing this, he went and washed his hands and face, so that the direct pollen contact to his face and eyes would be minimized, then returned to stripping the plants. The allergic rhinitis symptoms continued, but fortunately, the direct contact allergy to his eyes did not worsen.

It should be noted that he did not have an asthmatic reaction that day, or when subsequently smoking the dried male plant. Although there was a strong family history of allergic rhinitis and asthma, he had no such history himself, but has subsequently been known to have mild allergic rhinitis to acacia, and rare episodes of mild reactive bronchospasm.

One or two years later, he helped a friend identify about 20 male plants at a hillside grow. These were sacrificed, and he took them home to his partner who, at the time, was learning Asian Indian cooking. One of the recipes in the cookbook she was studying was a recipe for Bhang, a drink made with cannabis usually prepared for the Shiva Festival.

Although the recipe calls for a certain amount of marijuana “preferably from the female plant”, the available male plants were used.

The resulting beverage was drunk. Within an hour or so, the man noted some mild psycho-active effects, but at approximately the same time, he also noted the onset of epigastric pain.

Deducing this was an allergic gastritis, 25 mg of Benadryl was taken and the epigastric pain resolved within an hour.

Discussion:

It is noted that the man did not have an asthmatic reaction to smoking the male cannabis plant. This is presumed due to allergenic protein being destroyed or denatured by the heat of burning (but apparently not from the lower heat of making the Bhang drink.)

The man notes also that in some cases, he coughs more with vaporized cannabis than with smoking cannabis. One hypothesis is that the lower temperatures of vaporization do not denature the potential allergens as much as burning. One would not expect as much allergic reaction from the female sensimilla plant material, but perhaps there would still be some allergenic antigen present in sensimilla.

Frank H. Lucido MD practices Family Medicine in Berkeley since 1979

Medical Cannabis Consultation

Expert Witness

510.848.0958 (by appointment only)

www.DrFrankLucido.blogspot.com

SENSIBLE CALIFORNIA by Fresh Juice Party by citizencasey (Craig Casey) written for the REPEAL CANNABIS PROHIBITION ACT OF 2012!!!

SENSIBLE CALIFORNIA (lyrics) by Fresh Juice Party by citizencasey (Craig Casey)
written for the REPEAL CANNABIS PROHIBITION ACT OF 2012!!!

The RCPA 2012:
-REPEALS all criminal prohibitions on cannabis related conduct for adults, 19 and over.
-MANDATES strict rules against unlawful distribution to or by minors, and against driving while impaired.
-MAINTAINS medical rights for patients.
-VESTS the newly created California Cannabis Commission with the regulation of commercial cannabis

Donate and Volunteer online at:
http://www.repealcannabisprohibition.org/

or mail checks to:

Sensible California
360 Grand Ave., #361
Oakland, CA 94610

Full text of RCPA 2012, and downloadable petitions at:
http://www.repealcannabisprohibition.org/


Sensible California by Fresh Juice Party by citizencasey
written for the REPEAL CANNABIS PROHIBITION ACT OF 2012!!!
http://www.freshjuiceparty.com/music-sensible-california-420/
Song written by Craig Casey c 2011
Performed by Gil Alexander (drums), Pratibha Gautam (vocal), Craig Casey (vocal & the other stuff)
Recorded and mixed by Craig Casey at Spiderland Studio Berkeley, CA

LYRICS:
It’s only sensible to live your life in California
With all its agriculture
It’s only natural
To plant your roots
Where the sun is warm and comfortable
But it’s not so comfortable
To live in fear of prosecution
For possession of a flower
With so much power and beauty

But it’s not so beautiful
To look at California from behind bars
Where no irony is lost
And the cost of living free is bondage
It’s only sensible to ask for help
When you are in need
Nature has given us the seed
And now we have to go and plant it

Let’s be sensible
Legalize it
Profit by it
Let’s be sensible
Let’s just be sensible


It’s only sensible
To do the best thing for your country
It’s not impossible
It’s only sensible
To choose the way you live your life
And be responsible

But it’s irresponsible
To turn your back on revenue and savings
When you’re a bankrupt state
That is inseparable
From a nation whose wealth
All goes toward defense


And it’s indefensible
To strip away a dying person’s comfort
‘Cause all societies ills are killed with pills
And by paying your bills
it’s only sensible to live your life in California
With all its agriculture
It’s only natural
To plant your roots where the sun
Is warm and comfortable


Let’s be sensible
Legalize it
Profit by it
Let’s be sensible
Let’s just be sensible