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Govt. entity that controls access to research-grade marijuana in U.S. not open to possible medical benefits, critics allege
The American Independent has long reported on inconsistencies in federal acknowledgment of marijuana’s medical benefits. These came to a head in March, when an update to the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) treatment database went into detail about the treatment potential of marijuana as prescribed for cancer patients.
Documents reveal the politicking that led to changes to marijuana entry in federal cancer treatment database
In March, The American Independent was first to report that the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), had acknowledged the medicinal benefits of marijuana in its online treatment database. Newly obtained documents showing the development of NCI’s summary over months of emails and text revisions now reveal not only how NCI database contributors arrived at their March 17 summary of marijuana’s medical uses, but also the politicking that went into quickly scrubbing that summary of information regarding the drug’s potential tumor-fighting effects.
Indictment looming in alleged John Edwards campaign finance violation
The U.S. Justice Department is set to indict John Edwards over alleged campaign finance violations within the next several weeks, ABC News reports. At the heart of the indictment is the improper use of campaign funds to help cover up Edwards’ affair with videographer Rielle Hunter, a relationship that produced a daughter, Quinn Hunter.
Challenge to notorious Supreme Court campaign finance ruling brewing in Montana
The Center for Responsive Politics revealed Thursday that corporate campaign spending has skyrocketed since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission decision in January 2010. The report comes at the same time as the first major state-level challenge to the controversial ruling.
Congress to weigh tax issues behind IRS medical marijuana audits
Congressional newspaper The Hill reports that as the standoff between the federal government and the medical marijuana industry continues, efforts are being made in Washington to resolve some of the issues that have led to the current atmosphere of mutual hostility.
Poll: Most Americans don’t want bin Laden photos released
A new NBC poll indicates that an overwhelming majority of Americans agree with the Obama administration’s decision not to release the photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse.
Blocked from using excess funds to cover costs, USPS can only watch as default deadline approaches
The U.S. Postal Service is hurting. In April, The American Independent reported that it’s teetering on the brink of financial insolvency, with no obvious solution in sight. Unless something changes quickly, within five months, the USPS will default on its largest single financial obligation, an action that could have a massive impact on the mail service. It’s now up to Congress to stop that from happening, but all signs point to nothing happening on Capitol Hill.
New poll brings bad news for Trump, Palin, other potential 2012 GOP candidates
Last week, a Rasmussen poll showed that Donald Trump was riding the birther conspiracy theory wave in becoming the Republican Party’s unlikely frontrunner for the 2012 presidential nomination. But a new survey seems to indicate that the 19-percent support Trump has among likely Republican primary voters is just about the full extent of the reality star’s backing among the general population.
Poll: Opposition to health care reform falling
Opposition to health care reform has sharply declined in recent weeks, according to a new survey from polling company Rasmussen Reports.
VIDEO: Reporter tossed from White House press pool for taking video of Obama protest
Phil Bronstein, a contributing editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, revealed in his column “Bronstein at Large” Friday that Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci has been dismissed from the White House Press Correspondents’ Association’s pool of Bay Area print journalists. She was dropped from the pool because of a video she posted last week of protesters at a fundraiser for President Obama.
