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.
INFORMATION
1999 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Review of Medical Marijuana
1998 State Medical Marijuana Election Results
1996 ACLU Medical Marijuana Public Opinion Poll Results
Proven : Cannabis is Safe Medicine - by Ian Williams Goddard
The History of Medical Use - 1972
1994 DEA Ruling on Medical MJ
Interview about THC with Laurence McKinney
1990 Doblin/Kleiman Survey of Oncologists
JOURNAL ARTICLES & ABSTRACTS
Misc Medical MJ Journal References
More Medical MJ References
First Sativex-Related Death Reported - Dec, 2005
LAW & COURT DECISIONS
Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies, Congressional Research Service, Mark Eddy, 2010
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
California Supreme Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Law- July 19, 2002
MEDIA
Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers Reports ADSI - Mar 12, 2013, GlobalNewsWire
Maryland: O'Malley administration backs medical marijuana bill - Mar 8, 2013
The DEA's Marijuana Mistake - Jan 25, 2013, LA Times
Court Strikes Down Marijuana Possession Law (Canada) - Jul 31, 2000
Medical Marijuana Activist Peter McWilliams Dies - Jun 14, 2000
Oakland Club to Distribute Pot on City's Behalf - LA Times, Aug 14, 1998
Waiting to inhale: hemp for health? - MSNBC, Nov, 1997
Progress on Marijuana - Orange County Register, Apr 3, 1997
Medical Marijuana Debate Moving Toward Closure - The Scientist, Mar 31, 1997
Study of Medical Uses of Marijuana Urged - LA Times, Feb 21, 1997
Marijuana's Curative Powers Stir a Dilemma - Kansas City Star , Feb 18, 1997
A Medical Opinion on Marijuana - New York Times , Jan31, 1997
Federal Foolishness and Marijuana - New England Journal of Medicine : Jan 30, 1997
The Pot Perplex - Mr. Soros's agenda and the voters' - New Yorker Magazine, Jan 6, 1997
Medicine Man - The Guardian, Aug 9, 1993
Medical Marijuana, The Last Smoke - The Economist, Mar 18, 1992
BOOKS
Cannabis in Medical Practice : A Legal, Historical and Pharmacological Overview, by Mary Lynn Mathre
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
The Compassion Club
Health Canada : Medical Use of Marihuana
CULTIVATION
How to Grow Medical Marijuana
MEDIA
California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research finds Benefits, Closes, Jul 12 2012, SacBee
Should Hepatitis C Patients Who Smoke Marijuana Be Eligible For Liver Transplants?, Oct 22, 2008LAW & COURT DECISIONS
Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies, Congressional Research Service, Mark Eddy, 2010
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
California Supreme Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Law- July 19, 2002
MEDIA
Federal Government Reports Marijuana Effective in Combatting Certain Cancers Reports ADSI - Mar 12, 2013, GlobalNewsWire
Maryland: O'Malley administration backs medical marijuana bill - Mar 8, 2013
The DEA's Marijuana Mistake - Jan 25, 2013, LA Times
Court Strikes Down Marijuana Possession Law (Canada) - Jul 31, 2000
Medical Marijuana Activist Peter McWilliams Dies - Jun 14, 2000
Oakland Club to Distribute Pot on City's Behalf - LA Times, Aug 14, 1998
Waiting to inhale: hemp for health? - MSNBC, Nov, 1997
Progress on Marijuana - Orange County Register, Apr 3, 1997
Medical Marijuana Debate Moving Toward Closure - The Scientist, Mar 31, 1997
Study of Medical Uses of Marijuana Urged - LA Times, Feb 21, 1997
Marijuana's Curative Powers Stir a Dilemma - Kansas City Star , Feb 18, 1997
A Medical Opinion on Marijuana - New York Times , Jan31, 1997
Federal Foolishness and Marijuana - New England Journal of Medicine : Jan 30, 1997
The Pot Perplex - Mr. Soros's agenda and the voters' - New Yorker Magazine, Jan 6, 1997
Medicine Man - The Guardian, Aug 9, 1993
Medical Marijuana, The Last Smoke - The Economist, Mar 18, 1992
BOOKS
Cannabis in Medical Practice : A Legal, Historical and Pharmacological Overview, by Mary Lynn Mathre
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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
The Compassion Club
Health Canada : Medical Use of Marihuana
CULTIVATION
How to Grow Medical Marijuana
MEDIA
California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research finds Benefits, Closes, Jul 12 2012, SacBee
Medical marijuana user dies for lack of liver transplant, 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
Deaths from Marijuana v. 17 FDA-Approved Drugs (Jan. 1, 1997 to June 30, 2005), ProCon.org
Treating Yourself: Alternative Medicine Journal
Cannabis Health Canadian Medical Cannabis Publication