December 2009 Entries
Pharmacy board postpones vote on the medical use of marijuana
Pharmacy board postpones vote on the medical use of marijuana
http://www.nabp.net/cpes09.asp
2009 Symposium
Continuing Pharmacy Education Sessions
The following presentations were given at the NABP 2009 Symposium.
Legalization of Drugs: Is the Time Right for Medical Marijuana?
Issue Introduction and Overview
A speaker will provide Symposium participants with facts about the medical use of marijuana, emphasizing evidence-based medicine, including the scientific evidence bearing on potential medical use. This introduction opens the door for further discussion regarding science, medicine, policy, and the law.
Kenneth Mackie, MD, Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience and Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington
The Scientific Side of Medical Marijuana
Should Marijuana be a Medical Option?
Participants will learn about...
Apparently I’m such a force that an entire presentation was devoted to me at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Symposium, December 3-4, 2009, in Tucson, AZ. This is all very scientific and professional.
http://www.nabp.net/whatsnew/meetings/2009symposium/Galenbeckdw.pdf
With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Psalms 35:16
Here is an interesting event. Last week, the National Boards of Pharmacy held their 2009 Symposium on the question, "Should we legalize marijuana for medical use?" Apparently, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy medical marijuana hearings have moved to Arizona. Not surprisingly, the main event was a panel of California and Iowa pharmacy board officials.
I have posted a copy of the symposium agenda, click here.
The following is copied from their web site: http://www.nabp.net/.
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
2009 Symposium
December 3-4, 2009
J. W. Marriott Star Pass Hotel
Tucson, AZ
Collaborate with your peers during the NABP 2009 Symposium and earn up to 11.25 hours of...
On January 20, 2009, the Obama Administration released a memorandum instructing federal agencies not to use federal regulations to preempt state laws. Here is a link: click here. On January 30, 2009, the Obama Administration released a second memorandum instructing federal agencies not to use federal regulations to preempt state laws. Here is a link: click here
On January 22, 2009, the Obama Administration released guidance for religious exemptions from the federal Controlled Substances Act. Here is a link to the online version: click here and a link to the version I scanned and converted to a text document: click here
On...