Virginia Nurses Again Demand Medical Cannabis

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The Virginia Nurses Association (VNA), representing 80,000 Nurses, at their October 2004 VNA Delegate Assembly, Resolved that:
“The Virginia Nurses Association will continue to support legislation that would legalize the medically prescribed use of cannabis/Marijuana for the purpose of relieving pain and distressful symptoms of acute, chronic, or incurable illness.�
The VNA “will continue� to support this patient care position since the VNA was the first of now 14 state nursing associations that have taken written published positions in support of the therapeutic use of cannabis. The VNA leadership in 1994 has been echoed over the years by the American Nurses Association, the American Public Health Association, the National Nurses Society on Addictions, and dozens of other medically orientated groups. (To see group list click here)
The combined membership of health care professionals that are publicly demanding therapeutic cannabis is in the several millions.
Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN, a central Virginia addictions specialist, author, educator and the individual that sponsored the original 1994 VNA resolution in support of a patients right to medical cannabis was very positive about the role of the professional nurse and others health care professionals in this demand action.
“Nurses are the most respected profession in the US and their opinion counts, or certainly should count, more than the absurd to ignorant statements made by US government officials, most of whom are attorneys or law enforcement specialists that have no true understanding of medicine, or the medical use of cannabis. Nurses, Medical Doctors, Social Workers and all other health care professionals have spoken with resolve through their professional organizations and they have said patients need cannabis now. These are the experts politicians should be guided by in this demand for compassion and reason�.
Contact: Al Byrne
Patients Out of Time
1472 Fish Pond Rd.
Howardsville, VA 24562
(434) 263-4484 fax (434) 263-6753
Al@medicalcannabis.com

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ISO2BWELL

Thanks TFC,

Many of us out here in medical land are concerned with how the next administration is going to view Medical use of MJ. Hopefully, the next Pres. will have enough common sense to listen to these experts in their field, and about what MJ can really do for a sickerenhell person.

So far I am liking Fred Thompson, and if anyone is a "common sense" politician, it would be him. I am sure others have different views, but to me the main goal is to get our guys out of Iraq safely, and to work on the needed social reforms here in the US like medical MJ and other advances in the medical world that can help dying folks.

ISO

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Mogie

FTC very nice post.

I am concerned how our next group in office looks at medical marijuana. But truely couldn't be much worse then current view and admin.

I took a test to see who my ideal candidate was. Turned out John Edwards. Never would have guessed that one. Never would think about voting for him either .... lol

green_nobody

First, great post, this proves the standpoint of the real professionals on sick-care, and those are the people we should listen to.

now iso, sure it would be more then time for the politics in the states as around the world to act on the demand of the people. and epically pr. bush jr. is unlikely to act that way. for that he proved more then enough that he won't act on up the will of the people, or are the troops home?! besides he is far to funded by the pharma industry. and those can't figure something worth then the legalization of weed, if it is just for medical reasons or in general which would be the best from the point of the people. maybe in 2 years from now we might be luckier on that issue already.

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the.fatman.cometh

Maybe we should take this article, find others like it, then bundle them together and send them to our politicians! The next administration may be different..............

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Mr. Super Radmacho Man

My mom is part of the VNA, i dont think she would support but, then again se would never tell me, and she also never cared if i was caught by her smokin. So i know some support lies with her

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