Growing Pains: Ohio’s marijuana med law has long road to fully operational

Marijuana leaf on top of a health cross symbol

A year ago this month, Ohio finally did the right thing and passed a medical marijuana law. It was a caring and honorable move, especially when you consider there are hundreds if not thousands of children and adults in the state suffering from epilepsy.

Research has proven time and time again that cannabidiols or CBDs with extremely low levels of THC, such as Charlotte’s Web or Epidiolex, are miracle medicines for epilepsy. Unlike what Big Pharma has to offer, CBDs work and don’t have potential side-effects like vomiting and liver damage. These researchers say many of their patients report nearly half as many seizures when using a CBD. What’s more, their patients are also more cognizant, happier and, no surprise, a little more hungry.

That being said, a father from Ohio with a 9-year-old epileptic daughter told the Free Press he’s still unable to legally acquire a CBD because the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program is going through growing pains as it crawls toward full functionality.

An Open Letter to People with 'Mental Health' Issues

As 'mental health' issues gain more attention, sympathetic and
otherwise, in a wide variety of contexts and countries around the world,
the opportunity for inaccurate perceptions of what causes these issues,
and how to treat them, are likewise expanded.

So if you or someone you know is supposed to have a 'mental illness'
such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD), bipolar disorder, anorexia nervosa or post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), I would like to give you the opportunity to
consider an explanation and a way forward that you are unlikely to have
come across.

My first suggestion is that you ignore any label that you have been
given. These labels are an inaccurate and unhelpful way of labeling the
appropriate, diverse and complex emotional responses that a normal human
being will have to emotionally disturbing events. It is inaccurate
because words such as these imply a 'disorder' that a normal individual
should not have in response to emotionally challenging events in their

Mapping Columbus Power

People sitting in a big room at a meeting

Tuesday, May 30, 6:30-9:30pm
700 Bryden Rd.
Columbus is a tale of two cities where luxury condos and militarized police are prioritized over schools and community health. Columbus could be a city that works for all of its residents, but right now big developers and CEOs are the ones calling the shots. Join us for a workshop on tools to analyze and map the power of the shot callers in Columbus and a strategy session on how we can come together as a community to make change by leveraging our resources and our greatest asset-- our people.

Memorial Day parking lot record swap at Lost Weekend Records

People under outdoor booth tents looking at records

Monday, May 30, 12-5pm
Lost Weekend Records, 2960 N High St.
Dealer's it is free to set up but please call the store 614-268-8423 to reserve a spot as space is limited.
You do not have to bring records to swap you can just bring cash and buy records.

Trump Honors Saudi Family Police State as His Government Ideal

Let me now also extend my deep and heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of the distinguished heads of state who made this journey here today. You greatly honor us with your presence, and I send the warmest regards from my country to yours. I know that our time together will bring many blessings to both your people and mine.

Russia Calls House Bill an “Act of War.” Will the Senate Block H.R. 1644?

Top Russian officials are concerned that a bill passed by the US Congress will do more than increase sanctions on North Korea. Moscow claims H.R. 1644 violates its sovereignty and constitutes an “act of war.”

Time to Ban the Bomb

This week, the Chair of an exciting UN initiative formally named the “United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination” released a

BATTLEFIELD Theater Review

Peter Brook directed the 1960s stage and screen versions of Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade, which is arguably the 20th century’s best post-Brecht political play. Marat/Sade left an indelible impression on me - I can still remember some of the drama’s searing dialogue and its depiction of French Revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat as the totally devoted “friend of the people” remains very moving. Around the same time I saw Marat/ Sade I also viewed and was greatly influenced by Spanish surrealist director Luis Bunuel’s Belle de Jour, written by his frequent collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière. (The fact that this recipient of 2014’s Lifetime Achievement Academy Award does not receive a blurb in Battlefield’s program is a woefully grievous omission.)

 

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