1. Worlds foremost anti-marijuana media man changed mind Yahoo News, April 20, 2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, turned pro- Marijuana

2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, turned pro-Marijuana 3. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014 Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, says he was wrong to ignore marijuana's medical potential when he wrote an opinion piece in 2009 called "Why I would Vote No on Pot." Gupta filmed a documentary that aired on CNN on Sunday, August 11, and earlier this week wrote an editorial on CNN.com in which he admitted that the research for the movie changed his mind about the drug and its medicinal effects. After traveling the world, meeting with medical experts and medical marijuana patients, Gupta concludes "we have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that." Source: YahooNews 4. Worlds foremost anti-marijuana changed his mind We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that." 5. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News 1. Marijuana laws are not based on science. Gupta wrote: "Not because of sound science, but because of its absence, marijuana was classified as a schedule 1 substance" at the urging of Assistant Secretary of Health, Roger Egeberg in 1970. 2. Gupta notes that marijuana doesn't have a "high potential for abuse" and it doesn't lead people to use other drugs. "We now know that while estimates vary, marijuana leads to dependence in around 9 to 10% of its adult users." Cocaine, classified as a (less addictive) schedule 2 substance, hooks 20% of those who use it. Around 25% of heroin users and 30% of tobacco users become addicted. 3. In some medical cases, marijuana is "the only thing that works." Gupta met with one woman in Colorado who used marijuana to cut the number of seizures she had from 300-per-week to two or three per month. 4. It's safer than a lot of prescription drugs: Someone dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes in the United States, but Gupta could not find a single person who died from a marijuana overdose. 5. Other doctors believe in it: Seventy-six percent of physicians surveyed would prescribe marijuana to ease the pain of women suffering from breast cancer. 6. While quitting marijuana can produce some withdrawal symptoms, like insomnia, anxiety and nausea, it is still nowhere near as bad at drugs like heroin or cocaine, or even booze. "I have seen the withdrawal from alcohol, and it can be life threatening," Gupta said. Not so with marijuana. 7. Medicinal plants (including marijuana specifically) aren't a new idea: The medical and scientific communities have been studying medical marijuana since the 19th Century, and marijuana was actually used to treat neuropathic pain until 1943. 8. Only 6% of research on marijuana published in the last year analyzed benefits. The other 93% are designed primarily to investigate harm. "That imbalance paints a highly distorted picture," Gupta said. 9. The system is biased against research into medical marijuana's benefits. First, you have to get the marijuana for your study from one government-approved farm, and you have to get approval from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is tasked with studying and preventing drug abuse, not the medical benefits of drugs. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 6. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 1: Marijuana laws are not based on scienceNot because of sound science, but because of its absence, marijuana was classified as a schedule 1 substance at the urging of Assistant Secretary of Health, Roger Egeberg in 1970. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 7. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 2: Marijuana doesn't have a "high potential for abuse" and it doesn't lead people to use other drugs. "We now know that while estimates vary, marijuana leads to dependence in around 9 to 10% of its adult users." Cocaine, classified as a (less addictive) schedule 2 substance, hooks 20% of those who use it. Around 25% of heroin users and 30% of tobacco users become addicted. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 8. Marijuana, less addictive than Starbucks espresso! 9. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 3: In some medical cases, marijuana is "the only thing that works." Gupta met with one woman in Colorado who used marijuana to cut the number of seizures she had from 300-per-week to two or three per month. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 10. Marijuana healscancer 11. Marijuana healsgoiter 12. Marijuana heals 13. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 4: It's safer than a lot of prescription drugs: Someone dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes in the United States, but Gupta could not find a single person who died from a marijuana overdose. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 14. No one died from marijuana 15. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 5: Other doctors believe in it: Seventy-six percent of physicians surveyed would prescribe marijuana to ease the pain of women suffering from breast cancer. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 16. Marijuana heals breast cancer. 17. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 6: While quitting marijuana can produce some withdrawal symptoms, like insomnia, anxiety and nausea, it is still nowhere near as bad at drugs like heroin or cocaine, or even booze. "I have seen the withdrawal from alcohol, and it can be life threatening," Gupta said. Not so with marijuana. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 18. Marijuana, No hangovers. No violence. No carbs! 19. Marijuana, safer than alcohol! 20. Marijuana, for healing of nations, alcohol for destruction! 21. Marijuana, safest when natural and pure, not mixed/synthesized with chemicals 22. Shabu the synthetic, chemical version Evil Illuminati (global elite) and its minions used the hallucinogenic substance in marijuana or its synthetic form and mix it with aluminum, lead, mercury, formalin, and other toxic and dangerous substances to make SHABU.aimed to destroy the minds and bodies of the users. It is shabu and other synthetic drugs that are destroying our youth and people, not marijuana. 23. Marijuana, less addictive and safer than Starbucks espresso 24. Marijuana, safest and the best medicine 25. Marijuana, safest and no casualty Safer than prescription drugs and peanuts! Tobacco = 435,000 deaths a year Poor diet/Exercise 365,000 die a year Alcohol = 85,000 die every year Prescription drugs = 32,000 die every year Motor vehicle crashes = 26,347 death a year Homicide = 20,308 die every year Aspirin = 7,600 deaths a year Peanuts = 100 die a year Marijuana = zero death a year! 26. Marijuana, safest and no casualty 27. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 7: Medicinal plants (including marijuana specifically) aren't a new idea: The medical and scientific communities have been studying medical marijuana since the 19th Century, and marijuana was actually used to treat neuropathic pain until 1943. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 28. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 8: Only 6% of research on marijuana published in the last year analyzed benefits. The other 93% are designed primarily to investigate harm. "That imbalance paints a highly distorted picture," Gupta said. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 29. 9 Reasons Why Sanjay Gupta Changed His Mind About Marijuana By Robert Ferris, April 20, 2014, Yahoo News Reason No. 9: The system is biased against research into medical marijuana's benefits. First, you have to get the marijuana for your study from one government-approved farm, and you have to get approval from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is tasked with studying and preventing drug abuse, not the medical benefits of drugs. In general, Gupta says he listened a bit too closely to medical marijuana opponents and skeptics, and he "didn't look hard enough, until now. I didn't look far enough. I didn't review papers from smaller labs in other countries doing some remarkable research, and I was too dismissive of the loud chorus of legitimate patients whose symptoms improved on cannabis." 30. Epilogue Brethren, fellow Earthizens, Let us promote what our all-wise and all-loving Father has created, and keep it in its pure state, avoiding the contamination of chemicals which are always poisonous, toxic, harmful to the body. Let us shift from the Dark side to the Light camp. Let us be like the apostle Paul, who used to be the hunter of the light workers, but when the Lord confronted him with the light, Paul became an ardent advocate of the truth, became the hunted, instead of the hunter. Like Paul, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is now abandoning big Pharma and advocating Gods creation. To them, a salute of admiration!