(1) Department of Health and Human Services, Report on All Adverse Reactions in the Adverse Reaction Monitoring System, (February 25 and 28, 1994).
(2) Compiled by researchers, physicians, and artificial sweetner experts for Mission Possible, a group dedicated to warning consumers about aspartame.
(3) Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
(4) Safety of Amino Acids, Life Sciences Research Office, FASEB, FDA Contract No. 223-88-2124, Task Order No. 8.
(5) FDA Adverse Reaction Monitoring System.
(6) Wurtman and Walker, ';Dietary Phenylalanine and Brain Function,'; Proceedings of the First International Meeting on Dietary Phenylalanine and Brain Function., Washington, D.C., May 8, 1987.
(7) Hearing Before the Committee On Labor and Human Resources United States Senate, First Session on Examing the Health and Safety Concerns of Nutrasweet (Aspartame).
(8) Account of John Cook as published in Informed Consent Magazine. ';How Safe Is Your Artificial Sweetner'; by Barbara Mullarkey, September/October 1994.
(9) Woodrow C. Monte, Ph.D., R.D., ';Aspartame: Methanol and the Public Health,'; Journal of Applied Nutrition, 36 (1): 42-53.
(10) US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 84-1153 Community Nutrition Institute and Dr Woodrow Monte v. Dr Mark Novitch, Acting Commissioner, US FDA (9/24/85).
(11) Aspartame Time Line by Barbara Mullarkey as published in Informed Consent Magazine, May/June 1994.
(12) FDA Searle Investigation Task Force. ';Final Report of Investigation of G.D. Searle Company.'; (March 24, 1976)
(13) Testimony of Dr Jacqueline Verrett, FDA Toxicologist before the US Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, (November 3, 1987).
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How can we place that many resources into the research of aspartame, but not approach marijuana with the same degree of treatment?We've scrutinized and researched drugs like aspartame ad nauseum...why can't we do the same with marijuana?
If i understand your question correctly, the answer is... money (creation of profit). Not just sustainability, but fiefdom riches accrue to patent holders, manufacturers, and politicians. It matters not who is in the majority because the game is rigged to perpetuate the income stream of those so entitled. Science is not cheap, and research funds are minimal for marijuana. The big pharma lobby sells directly to the american public via FCC media, disclaimers blasting. They will not give an inch for a weed providing relief and relaxation.
.We've scrutinized and researched drugs like aspartame ad nauseum...why can't we do the same with marijuana?
And no, the govt doesn't 'own' the networks outright, but rather through advertising and contracts.
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Great question, and thanks for the link detailing the big ten. A paying sponsor is the key, and big pharma can do that. Nearly a century of propaganda leaves us scrambling to 'ask our doctor' about the latest prescription meds, and additional meds to ameliorate the nasty side effects. Televangelists
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The desire to keep marijuana banned has nothing to do with its health effects and everything to do with the backwards social views of conservatives, and the hefty Prison Industrial Complex and all the people making a living off fighting drugs (whether or not it actually does any good does not matter as long as they get paid.)
Aspartame is probably more harmful in the long run than marjiuana, LMAO.
Damn FDA and their crony BS.
Years ago the FDA actually banned stevia for sale as a sweetener coinciding with the release of a patented blockbuster artificial sweetener, in order to eliminate competition.
There is still much crony regulation to eliminate competition for patented big $$$ sweeteners.
Marijuana has been researched. That is why some states allow medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana is kind of a joke. It's a ploy that the legalization movement came up with in the late 80s to sway people against decriminalization for a more ';legitimate'; purpose.
The medicinal benefits of marijuana, if you actually look into it, are not even remotely unique to the drug and can be had from other pharmaceuticals. Not to mention it is the only ';smokeable'; pharmaceutical to ever exist since the introduction of the FDA in 1906.
That said, I'm glad that so many people are on board with medicinal marijuana in this country (it's clearly worked) because I do believe in full legalization. I just am of the opinion (ironically... because it's mostly shared by people on the other side of the debate) that medicinal marijuana is a shallow concept and should be ignored in favor of full legalization.
It's about damn time we got around to seriously reconsidering our drug laws in this country.
aspartame is a sweetener added to food. everyone could potentially be consuming it every day. Marijuana is not a food and even if it was legal many people would not use it.
However there has been alot of research and scrutinizing of it. go look it up theres a ton of marijuana studies.
Just doing a search on it shows a bunch of them reported this year and obviously no consensus. one study says its good another says its not etc..
They did in the sixties. Same time they tested LSD on the Public.
They were looking for ways to control people and it didn't work so they made it illegal instead.
They are going to legalize pot. It is in the news a lot and polls are being taken.
I wonder after all the egg frying (your brain on pot) how they are going to say it is OK now.
Well let us take a logical look???... Marijuana is almost impossible to tax. while aspartame is making a killing, literally. I think from my own perspective I would value human life over money. But I guess that's just not very american of me.. so I guess like our wonderful government who we pay taxes to, I better figure out my priorities aspartame has no health value and is being linked to health issues such as seizures and cancer. I guess to be american we must start wanting money and valuing cheating on our wives and being a@@holes instead of good Intelligent people.
G@d i love our stupid fellow Americans who don't ask questions but follow without any doubt or desire to challenge.
I am not a pot smoker. nor do I want to be. But after reviewing both I would choose pot over aspartame. pot is natural where aspartame three man made chemicals. It is unhealthy and is being linked to many illnesses like seizures to name one. I was shocked to see how many people have no idea what the government feeds us. read up people.
Aspartame is the methyl ester of the dipeptide of the natural amino acids L-aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine. Under strongly acidic or alkaline conditions, aspartame may generate methanol by hydrolysis. Under more severe conditions, the peptide bonds are also hydrolyzed, resulting in the free amino acids
In certain markets aspartame is manufactured using a genetically modified variation of E. coli.[9]
The fda is a government organization. I believed at one time they wanted to keep America safe. Now I am a little more aware.
The reason has to be money. Aspartame is 3 chemicals that are not good to consume. I know from the animals they tested all suffered seizures and 6 out of 7 monkeys eventually died. The fda approved the drug and now is in every diet food in the market. Its also in most gums.
I have been researching marijuana since 1965 and have found nothing wrong with it. In fact, when I had my aortal valve replacement the hospital suggested I take marijuana to help strengthen my heart. It works.
I got some aspartame by mistke when it first came out in Coca Cola and I almost died ... went into Phenylketonuric Shock. The doctor said that a little more and it would have killed me. Turns out Aspartame was a govt experiment used on the troops to sustain wakefulness. But Monsanto saw the potential to make money so they kill 250,000 people each year with the poison Aspartame.
Actually all the research into marijuana yielded the pharmaceutical marinol which helps many people each year. I prefer the natural ';nature made'; variety but I only do a puff or two a few times a day and don't do it to get ';stoned'; any more. It just takes the edge off and eliminates occasional nausea symptoms. There are a LOT of tests showing that those who have lung damage from tobacco can actually repair the damage by smoking marijuana. The hospital confirmed it.
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