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Medical Marijuana



Marijuana has many possible medical uses. Positive effects are claimed for ailments such as cancer, AIDS, and glaucoma. AIDS can cause a loss of appetite known as "wasting syndrome", which can lead to drastic weight loss and weakness. Chemotherapy used in the treatment of cancer causes nausea resulting in an inability to keep down food. Marijuana's healing nature for these two illnesses is a result of its ability to increase a person's appetite as well as relieving nausea, allowing a patient to regain weight. Marijuana reportedly helps glaucoma patients by reducing intraocular pressure that can cause damage to the eye.

American College of Physicians: Supporting Research into the Therapeutic Role of Marijuana Feb 2008
American Psychiatric Association Assembly Unanimously Backs Medical Cannabis Nov 2007
First Sativex-Related Death Reported - Dec, 2005


INFORMATION
1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Review of Medical Marijuana Local File
1998 State Medical Marijuana Election Results Local File
1996 ACLU Medical Marijuana Public Opinion Poll Results Local File
Proven : Cannabis is Safe Medicine - by Ian Williams Goddard Local File
The History of Medical Use - 1972 Local File
1994 DEA Ruling on Medical MJ Local File
Interview about THC with Laurence McKinney Local File
1990 Doblin/Kleiman Survey of Oncologists Local File


JOURNAL ARTICLES & ABSTRACTS
Misc Medical MJ Journal References Local File
More Medical MJ References Local File


LAW & COURT DECISIONS
U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Private, Medical Cannabis Use is Interstate Commerce - June 6, 2005
See also here, and Decision Text.
9th Circuit of US Allows Doctor Recommendations - 2000 Local File
California Supreme Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Law- July 19, 2002 Local File


MEDIA
Court Strikes Down Marijuana Possession Law (Canada) - Jul 31, 2000 Local File
Medical Marijuana Activist Peter McWilliams Dies - Jun 14, 2000 Local File
Oakland Club to Distribute Pot on City's Behalf - LA Times, Aug 14, 1998 Local File
Waiting to inhale: hemp for health? - MSNBC, Nov, 1997 Local File
Progress on Marijuana - Orange County Register, Apr 3, 1997 Local File
Medical Marijuana Debate Moving Toward Closure - The Scientist, Mar 31, 1997
Study of Medical Uses of Marijuana Urged - LA Times, Feb 21, 1997 Local File
Marijuana's Curative Powers Stir a Dilemma - Kansas City Star , Feb 18, 1997 Local File
A Medical Opinion on Marijuana - New York Times , Jan31, 1997 Local File
Federal Foolishness and Marijuana - New England Journal of Medicine : Jan 30, 1997 Local File
The Pot Perplex - Mr. Soros's agenda and the voters' - New Yorker Magazine, Jan 6, 1997 Local File
Medicine Man - The Guardian, Aug 9, 1993 Local File
Medical Marijuana, The Last Smoke - The Economist, Mar 18, 1992 Local File


BOOKS
Cannabis in Medical Practice : A Legal, Historical and Pharmacological Overview, by Mary Lynn Mathre Local File



OFF-SITE MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESOURCES


PRIMARY RESOURCES
RxMarihuana
The Science of Medical Marijuana
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine
MAPS Medical Marijuana Research Page
Medical Marijuana ProCon


SECONDARY RESOURCES
MPP - Cannabis Legislation
NORML - State by State list of Marijuana Laws
NORML - Medical Uses of Marijuana
Safe Access Now

ORGANIZATIONS
American Medical Marijuana Association
Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics
Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM)
Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center
The Compassion Club
Health Canada : Medical Use of Marihuana


CULTIVATION
How to Grow Medical Marijuana


MEDIA
Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies, May 2, 2008
American Psychiatric Association Assembly Unanimously Backs Medical Cannabis, Nov 2007
Cannabis Spray for MS Nerve Pain OK'd in Canada, Apr, 2005
Spain's Health Ministry to Allow Doctors to Prescribe Cannabis, Feb 6, 2005 (Espanol)
Mark Kleiman's Commentary on Sativex Approval in Canada, Apr 2005
AARP Poll Shows Most Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana, NYTimes Dec 2004
Demagoguery and the Advocacy of Medical Marijuana Reform, DrugSense Weekly, Aug 2004
Federal Court Finds Private Medical Use Cannot Be Controlled by DEA, Dec, 2003
Doctors Tread a Thin Line on Marijuana Advice, NYTimes Oct, 2003


MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
UK Trial Results On Value Of Cannabis For Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Nov 7, 2003 ScienceDaily
Study finds Cannabis doesn't reduce spacticity, but does improve quality of life, Nov 7, 2003
Cannabis spray for MS patients refused license, June, 2005
UK Regulatory Update Medicines Commission Confirms Further Clinical Efficacy Data Required, June, 2005


CANCER
Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in '74, by R Cushing May, 2000


INFLAMED BOWELS
Cannabis May Soothe Inflamed Bowels, Aug, 2005


ARTICLES & WRITINGS
Supreme Court Says No Federal Medical Defense for Cannabis Clubs May 14, 2001
Editorial on Supreme Court Decision, by Chemotherapy Patient May 15, 2001
Media Awareness Project - Medical Mj Pages
Marijuana and Medicine; Assessing the Scientific Basis - Institute of Medicine, 1999


LAW
Summary of State Medical Marijuana Laws, Medical Marijuana ProCon.org
Federal Court Finds Private Medical Use Cannot Be Controlled by DEA
The Netherlands Licenses Medical Cannabis Growers
Canada Health Ministry Provides Cannabis and Seeds to Patients, July, 2003
California Attorney General says Hashish can be Medical Marijuana, Oct 23, 2003


SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS
Ajulemic Acid (IP-751): Synthesis, Proof of Principle, Toxicity Studies, and Clinical Trials, AAPS Journal, 2005


PUBLICATIONS
Cannabis Health Canadian Medical Cannabis Publication