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  Lester Grinspoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As a doctor, Grinspoon was the first American physician to prescribe lithium carbonate for bipolar disorders.
Grinspoon originally endeavored to write Marijuana Reconsidered in order to build a case against marijuana, but as his research progressed, he realized the complexities of the plant and was moved to advocate for legalization.
Grinspoon was a prominent speaker at the 1998 NORML conference in Washington, DC.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lester_Grinspoon   (354 words)

  
 Grinspoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grinspoon are an Australian alternative/grunge rock band from Lismore, fronted by Phil Jamieson with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass and Kristian Hopes on drums.
Grinspoon's second EP, Licker Bottle Cozy, was recorded by the band and released by Grudge records in December 1996.
The album had less variety than their debut LP and receieved a disappointing reaction from fans and critics, despite having some very solid and likeable songs like "Ready 1" and "Rock Show." The album was once described by Pinky from Machine Gun Fellatio as the album that should've been famous but wasn't.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grinspoon   (919 words)

  
 Grinspoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon supports the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and has shown an interest in the progress of the band.
Grinspoon's older singles may be hard to come across, but if you ask around, you can usually find someone that has a spare copy to sell, you can check the Official Grinspoon forum for someone who wants to sell a copy.
Grinspoon's Chemical Heart and Lost Control have recently captivated the nation, coming in at number 1 for 17 weeks in a row on Triple J's Net50 countdown.
www.grinspoon.com.au /index.php?page=FAQ   (1910 words)

  
 Lester Grinspoon: defending medical marijuana
Grinspoon's public opposition to McCaffrey's award was criticized by a Harvard official and by McCaffrey, who accused the doctor of perpetuating a "medical marijuana hoax." McCaffrey also refused to appear with Grinspoon when the two men were invited to debate on a major national public television program.
Grinspoon wouldn't comment on the record about the time when the DEA tried to harass him for writing a prescription for pharmaceutical THC, or about other situations in which he suffered persecution and prejudice because of his marijuana advocacy.
Grinspoon wrote to Malaysia's Prime Minister, who was a physician, telling him that the rattan cane used in Malaysia cuts right to the periosteum of spinal column bones.
www.cannabisculture.com /articles/2013.html   (5188 words)

  
 Gadsby Hannah LLP | Joshua Grinspoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon practices in the areas of general corporate law, securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation.
Grinspoon clerked for one year for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Mexico.
Grinspoon is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, in the District of Columbia and in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
www.ghlaw.com /attorneyBio.cfm?attorneyID=23   (186 words)

  
 Rough Edge: Grinspoon CD Reviews
Grinspoon was voted Best Hard Rock Band by Rolling Stone Readers Poll, taking the prize even over fellow Australians Silverchair and AC/DC and this five song EP proves why.
Grinspoon have a straight forward approach to heavy metal that has scored them opening gigs for the likes of Tool, Bush, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop and Anthrax.
Grinspoon is a party band that is looking for a party.
www.roughedge.com /cdreviews/g/grinspoon.htm   (285 words)

  
 Grinspoon
Grinspoon then headed into the studio with Phil McKellar (Silverchair, Spiderbait), a long-time friend who had handled production duties on Guide To Better Living.  Two sessions, at Festival Studios in Sydney and Mangrove Studios outside Sydney, brought the album to fruition.
Grinspoon played at 2002’s Big Day Out then embarked on a brief national tour on the back of the Chemical Heart single.
The Panic Attack EP released in early 2003 gave Grinspoon the honour of having the highest ever debut single in the Australian charts.
www.qpat.com.au /fivetomidnight/whats_on/the_main_stage/grinspoon   (316 words)

  
 Lester Grinspoon Speak the Truth
Dr. Grinspoon is a member of the CCLE's Board of Advisors.
Lester Grinspoon, MD, is a remarkable scholar and a remarkable person.
Grinspoon's speech is an eloquent plea for those of us who know better to
www.cognitiveliberty.org /news/grinspoonnorml.htm   (393 words)

  
 Online NewsHour: Medicinal Uses for Marijuana -- December 30, 1996
Grinspoon, what do you think is going to be the practical effect of today's announcement, however, on doctors in that situation?
I received a fax today from a doctor or about a doctor in California who had recommended marijuana but because of his lawyer urged him, if he didn't want to lose his DEA license that he should send registered letters to those people withdrawing this recommendation.
There were the studies that came out of the states in the 70's, when it was possible, for example, 250 patients in New Mexico were studied using it for cancer chemo--for the nausea and vomiting of cancer chemotherapy.
www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/health/december96/grinspoon_12-30.html   (837 words)

  
 Lester Grinspoon, M.D. - NORML   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lester Grinspoon, a psychiatrist, is a retired professor at the Harvard Medical School and a well published author in the field of drugs and drug policy.
Grinspoon is a frequent lecturer on drug policy issues and has appeared as an expert witness before legislative committees in several states and several committees of the U.S. Congress.
Grinspoon currently maintains www.marijuana-uses.com, which chronicles real life stories of people who have had positive "non-medical" experiences with marijuana.
www.norml.org /index.cfm?Group_ID=5474&wtm_format=print   (170 words)

  
 Grinspoon Interview
Grinspoon are one of Australia's most diverse bands, after many hard years together they have now reached the status of Aussie rock icons.
It is such a different sound for Grinspoon that it "could've blown up in their face" (says Kristian) and taken the album with it as has happened to many other artists.
Kristian said that Grinspoon had not gone after that market but the decision to release Chemical Heart with its softer edge, was a step in the right direction to capturing the attention of that audience.
www.theblurb.com.au /Issue19/GrinspoonIV.htm   (526 words)

  
 Grinspoon - New Detention Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon had suddenly been getting lots of radio airtime, not to mention increased media attention, I guess it was inevitable that it would come to this.
So obviously thrilled and hyped up were the crowd at the Palace, that there seemed to be little doubt in anyone's mind that Grinspoon would be reappearing on stage after their set for an encore performance.
As a massive fan Grinspoon, having not seen them in over a year, I left the Palace completely satisfied at the playlist and moreso at Grinspoon's consistently impressive live performances.
www.australianmusic.info /articles/printer_175.shtml   (586 words)

  
 Grinspoon: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Australian punk/grunge/funk band Grinspoon [+] hail from the North Coast of the State of New South Wales, an area noted for attracting an alternate lifestyle community to its rural seaside setting.
On the back of their Triple J success Grinspoon began touring and recorded a self financed five track CD "Licker Bottle Cozy" in July 1996.
They were then signed to MCA 's Australian subsidiary Grunge, recording another EP before the September 97 release of the band's first album Guide To Better Living [+], named after a Sunbeam booklet of whitegoods from the 60's.
www.music.com /group/grinspoon/1   (377 words)

  
 TPA - GRINSPOON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon have been picking up plenty of supporters for this particular cause over the last 12 months.
Now Grinspoon's sound and soul spirit of everything from Helter Skelter type Beatles and Radio Birdman to Fugazi and Ween is set to do for their home of Byron Bay what silverchair and The Screaming Jets have done for Newcastle and what Tumbleweed did for Wollongong.
Triple J broadcast the Grinspoon name far and wide after being the first discovery of the station's Unearthed initiative.
www.tpa.net.au /artists/grinspoon/grin.htm   (851 words)

  
 Lonely Planets: Welcome Earthlings :: Astrobiology Magazine ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Summary (Nov 30, 2003): Planetary scientist, Dr. David Grinspoon, discusses his new book, 'Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life', in this multi-part interview on topics ranging from which planets are best candidates for harboring life to speculative topics about levels of advancement a civilization must pass through to manage its biosphere.
He is not flesh-and-blood or even silicon-and-plasma but a squeaky-squeezy plastic inflatable hanging by a string from the ventilation pipe, yet he serves to remind me that, at least as a cultural phenomena, aliens are indeed among us.
David H. Grinspoon is a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder Colorado.
www.astrobio.net /news/article692.html   (1443 words)

  
 Twenty Questions with David Grinspoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon the scientist and author has written or co-written a couple dozen scientific papers on topics ranging from the atmosphere and climate of Venus to "Chemical kinetics in the Solar Nebula," and collaborated with the late popular science icon Carl Sagan.
Grinspoon the educator has taught classes on planetary science, planetary atmospheres, an introduction to the solar system ("naked eye astronomy and comparative planetology"), and – his specialty – the planet Venus.
Grinspoon refrains from making Venus Revealed into an autobiography, but he none the less makes it a point to transmit to the reader his generous curiosity and passion for discovery.
www.wigglefish.com /zine/twentyquestions/grinspoon   (622 words)

  
 DVD.net : Grinspoon - 23 Hours of Waiting Around - DVD Review
It turns out it is the surname of pro-marijuana activist Dr Lester Grinspoon who advocates the use of the drug for medical purposes.
Grinspoon formed in 1995 when the guys met at a jam night.
Grinspoon are a great Aussie band that have a big future ahead of them.
www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=3328   (1520 words)

  
 Grinspoon, Hordern Pavilion - Review - Music - Entertainment - smh.com.au
The average age of Grinspoon's fan base has remained roughly constant, with the core audience perhaps not able to identify with half of the band's new fatherhood.
Except, perhaps, there's something quintessentially Australian about the quartet, who formed in Lismore in their late teens and have the instinctive gift of articulating the inner 16-year-old in all of us.
That's about the only place where Grinspoon fall down for me, in their power ballad excursions.
www.smh.com.au /news/Review/Grinspoon-Hordern-Pavilion/2005/05/08/1115491044298.html   (431 words)

  
 Chronic Migraine Headache: Marijuana
Reclassified as a schedule I drug in 1970 alleged to having no medicinal redeeming importance, the synthetic THC created by government sponsored research contractors was downscheduled to II in 1986, the same as non-combination opiates requiring triplicate prescription.
Grinspoon has recently described use of cannabinoids therapeutically for migraine.
It would appear that further clinical trial of both Marinol and cannabis for the treatment of migraine headache would be desirable.
www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/hemp/migrn1.htm   (560 words)

  
 GRINSPOON / CHEMICAL HEART - HMV Australia - Top Dog for Music CDs, CD Singles, Videos and DVDs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If I were to go up to GRINSPOON a few years ago and say to them 'In 2002 you will release a single with strings' - it's highly likely I'd be beaten to a pulp and wake up in a hospital the next day saying 'where am I...
i havent been a fan of grinspoon long and even i think that there old stuff was better, still this is a good song, but grinspoons musical taste has changed and im still deciding whether i like it or not.
Having watched grinspoon develop since the beginning, it is no suprise to see a song such as chemical heart arise from Phil Jamieson and the band.
www.hmv.com.au /product/product.asp?Affiliate=901&sku=809841   (470 words)

  
 Don't Panic! Grinspoon Have It Covered!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon strike again with their hottest release yet.
The new art features shots of the band taken in Melbourne and will be repackaged with the 'Panic Attack' EP as a bonus disc released on Monday March 10.
The DVD will feature live concert footage (filmed at their recent shows in WA), interviews with the band and candid behind the scenes footage filmed backstage, on tour and hanging out.
www.australianmusic.info /articles/printer_513.shtml   (249 words)

  
 Erowid Library/Bookstore : 'Marihuana Reconsidered'
Grinspoon has extracted, analyzed, and synthesized the most relevant literature to present the reader with a coherent, logical case...
Noted psychiatrist Dr. Lester Grinspoon methodically reviews the scientific, medical, and popular literature on the effects of marihuana.
Today, as the issue of legalizing marihuana for medical use is being reconsidered, this book continues to offer what has been widerly acclaimed as the most comprehensive assessment of marihuana and its place in society.
www.erowid.org /library/books/marihuana_reconsidered.shtml   (340 words)

  
 Grinspoon - New Detention - Buy Music at Real Groovy New Zealand NZ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon - New Detention - Buy Music at Real Groovy New Zealand NZ Login
Following on from their platinum album 'Easy', 'New Detention' is the album Grinspoon fans have been screaming out for.
New Detention also features an exclusive interactive weblink to a secret part of the Grinspoon website, only available to those with the album.
www.realgroovy.co.nz /index.asp?s=music&c=detail&pid=2134498   (431 words)

  
 Grinspoon Quick Turn-Around Grant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These grants were established by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation to help fund student-driven and organized programs in North America.
All flyers, newspaper articles, brochures and other publicity must visibly state that the projected was funded by a Grinspoon Quick Turn-Around Grant through Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
You do not have to fill out the application all at once (you will be able to save in process and return), however we still recommend that you look at a blank application form before filling it out to make sure you have all the necessary information.
www.hillel.org /Hillel/NewHille.nsf/0/DEC38D40050D5C05852567D20076570A?OpenDocument   (382 words)

  
 TPA - GRINSPOON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The answer is, they're finishing recording their new album, New Detention, and are readying the first single, Chemical Heart, for release in February.
Big Day Out punters will be the first to hear it when Grinspoon join the traveling musical circus later this month.
The band have been off the road for 18 months writing songs and recording, with the closure of Festival's studios providing a hiccup in the process.
www.tpa.net.au /artists/grinspoon/grins_homebake.htm   (251 words)

  
 Grinspoon Steinhardt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If your community is not participating, and you have a teacher of excellence you would like to nominate, please work with your central agency or federation to take part in the Awards.
In participating communities, parts A and B of the application are then sent to schools for the principal or administrator and nominated teacher to fill out.
The Grinspoon Foundation, Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation, JESNA and your local agency understand that it can sometimes be difficult for a principal to single out one teacher of excellence from among a qualified staff.
www.grinspoonsteinhardt.org /faq.html   (992 words)

  
 An Interview With Lester Grinspoon, M.D.
Gary Greenberg, a Mother Jones contributing writer, is a psychotherapist and professor of psychology, and the author of "Respectable Reefer," in the November/December issue of the magazine.
Lester Grinspoon, M.D., is associate professor emeritus of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the author of Marihuana Reconsidered, and Marijuana: The Forbidden Medicine.
Lester Grinspoon: Sativex is the kind of thing I was concerned about when I first spoke of the concept of pharmaceuticalization in 1985 to describe Marinol..
www.mojones.com /news/qa/2005/11/grinspoon.html   (3526 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Guide to Better Living: Music: Grinspoon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grinspoon live by one thing, playing hard and fast.
Australian artists seem to be creating quite a stir overseas of late, with the sucess of Silverchair and The Living End.
Grinspoon you can add to that list and be positive that you will find a new-age alternative group that sticks by playing hard and fast, without joining the cliche "new-metal" groups which seem to cluter todays market.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000I8KP?v=glance   (920 words)

  
 Grinspoon - EvBoard
Grinspoon are the coolest band to ever come from Australia (hailing from Lismore, N.S.W) They are a mix of Heavy-metal/ rock with hidden ballads.
Their fourth album "Thrills, Kills + Sunday Pills" has just been released in Australia and both "Hard Act To Follow" and most recently "Better Off Alone" have been released.
Anyhow, has anyone on the board heard of Grinspoon and if so what are your thoughts on them?
www.evboard.com /showthread.php?t=20305   (246 words)

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