THE ANTIQUE CANNABIS BOOK Chapter 4 - (2nd Edition) OKLAHOMA Pre-1937 MEDICAL CANNABIS USE IN OKLAHOMA:   OKLAHOMA IN DENIAL WARNING: With regards to the issue of Medical cannabis, here in Oklahoma [where the author now lives], a great many of the locals are in a mental state of mind that can only be termed; --- “Total Denial.”    Many have even gone so far as to openly state that “It Never Had Any Medical Uses - none what-so-ever. ” If only the author had a ten-dollar bill for every time, he’s been . . . . . over the subject.     And to add insult to injury, the curse of governmental CENSORSHIP seems to have hit this place big time.     Example: Despite extensive (pre-1937) medical use, NOT ONE Public or College Library archive seems to have any old Medical Cannabis prescriptions.     A rather odd situation considering that such prescriptions can still be found in local antique stores as well as the smaller (hometown) museums. Point being made, -- this museum knows where to get ton’s and ton’s of stuff, but due to the fear of retaliation (by the owners), we are NOT able to either obtain or properly display a number of exhibits of historical significance to us. Antique Andy’s - Believe It Or Nuts: A NON-EXISTING APOTHECARY CONTAINER This old Apothecary Cannabis Bottle* Doesn’t Exist?   Or at least that’s what the University of [name withheld] (Oklahoma City) School of Pharmacy would have you believe.     And although, at one time, this apothecary bottle was a part of their old school pharmacy museum collection, today they won’t even acknowledge it’s very existence.     They’ve even gone as far as hiding other evidence that Medical Cannabis was at one time, not only legal but also a very commonly used medicine here in Oklahoma.     Hummm!   Why, I think we all know the answer to that one.             "Believe it or Nuts" * The University of [name withheld], School of Pharmacy, would not grant us permission to use their actual apothecary Bottle picture, but it looks something like the one shown above.     If anyone wants to see the actual bottle, feel free to ask, we can e-mail you a picture of it.   PRIVACY ISSUES: Why this museum (we ourselves) have censored some patient names: --- Note, this write-up was originally written for one of our web-pages dealing with North Carolina, but it is appropriate for other states.   In the past this museum has used the standards set forth by the Russian prophet, Alexander Solzhenitsyn.     In his book ‘The Gulag Archipelago’,he states that --Yes, while public airing of such matters, might cause embarrassment to some.     That our obligations to the living (i. e. those who need Medical Cannabis now) far outweigh our obligations to the dead. And let’s face it; ---There are those out there, who are hurting (some quite badly), because of an ill-advised (some would say evil) public policy, that public viewing of some records can help change.     And legally, as the census bureau releases census data/names after only 70 years, and as no one from the 19th century has come to us and made complaint.     From a technical (legal) perspective, we are okay. HOWEVER, as time has gone on, this museum has had to reevaluate this policy.   --- Especially when dealing with its North Carolina collection.     And for the following reasons: Due to some of the dates (some from the late 1930’s), there is a fair chance that some of the individuals (or immediate family members) mentioned might still be alive today AND still living in the same geographic area.     And believe me, North Carolina ISN’T the kind of place where you want it to be known that your mother/grand mother made use of medical cannabis, period.     And even if one were to play the role of the Devil's advocate, what good would it do (to cancer victims or anyone) by letting it be known that (let’s say) a present day school teacher had a grandmother who made use of Medical Cannabis? Next, there is the race factor, - Due to the Jim Crow laws (something about racial zoning laws), it’s possible to tell your race, just by where you lived.     And yes many of these prescriptions detail addresses. Then there is the courtesy factor that seems to come into play here.   I myself once wrote a ‘Letter to the Editor’ to an African magazine complaining about an article that they had published dealing with Cannabis.   They published the article, but deliberately misspelled my name as well as changed the city that I lived in.     This was not done in malice but, knowing that Medical Cannabis was illegal in our country, as a means to protect my identity from the police.     Thus it can be viewed as a very kind gesture on their part. NOTE: As of the time of this write-up, some butt-hole on WikiLeaks just posted the names of individuals, in effect, assuring their assassination.     He should go and work for the Narc’s, he’ll be a natural. BOTTOM LINE, here is our new museum policy.     Patient names will be shown if the prescription was written before 1920, but will be censored if written after this date.     However, if you are involved in legitimate research, the museum will make full copies available - under the condition that the privacy of individuals mentioned be respected. WANT TO KNOW MORE: ===================== Due to space / download time considerations, only selected materials are displayed.     If you would like to obtain more information, feel free to contact the museum.     All our material is available (at cost) on CD-Rom format.     CONTACT PAGE Next Page   MAIN INDEX   Next Page