This is a great article i found, that i think strainreview subscribers should read.

In the last column, I criticized the strict parenting techniques the RCMP suggested at a DARE presentation as being unrealistic. But even more off target were the opinions about substance abuse at SRHS. First off, to the parents and administrators that were shocked at the actual amount of substance abuse going on, I have to say, “Get your heads out of the sand.” As for the statistics and views presented, I felt they were very misleading and biased towards one vice in particular while letting others off the hook. (more…)

Finally, what we were all waiting for! Barney Frank finally introduced the Medical Marijuana Patient protection act bill to congress on the 17th. Basically It will reclassify marijuana from its current position of Schedule I to Schedule II. Which means, Medical marijuana patients will be protected, and no federal involvement in state or local medical marijuana programs!

There is a summery of the article taken from Safeaccessnow.org

Washington, D.C. – Congressional Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the “Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act,” HR 5842, yesterday, a bill co-sponsored by Representatives Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), and Ron Paul (R-TX). The act would change federal policy on medical marijuana in a number of ways. Specifically, HR 5842 would reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which cannot be prescribed, to a Schedule II drug, which would recognize the medical value of marijuana and create a regulatory framework for the FDA to begin a drug approval process for marijuana. The act would also prevent interference by the federal government in any local or state run medical marijuana program. Read Here