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Americans for Safe Access (ASA) is the largest national member-based organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.
They work to overcome political and legal barriers by creating policies that improve access to medical cannabis for patients and researchers through legislation, education, litigation, grassroots actions, advocacy and services for patients and their providers. ASA has over 30,000 active members with chapters and affiliates in more than 40 states.
ASA's Protect Dispensing Collectives and Cooperatives project |
Download useful info to educate your city council and board of supervisors
on the importance of dispensing collectives and cooperatives to safe access to medical marijuana.
... Visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/section.php?id=154
ASA's California ID Card Campaign |
Senate Bill 420 established a statewide medical marijuana ID card program for the state Department of Health Services and all of the County Departments of Public Health to administer.
The legislation mandated that the state implement the program, but it is designed to be voluntary for patients and caregivers. ASA is working to establish an ID card program that both protects patients and is implemented fairly and expeditiously.
... Visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/section.php?id=214
ASA's CHP Lawsuit Campaign |
The CHP is by far the worst violator of the Compassionate Use Act and SB 420 with its policy of mandatory confiscation of medicine.
With our lawsuit, ASA changed that policy to one that discourages CHP officers from confiscating medicine from patients and caregivers, and provides officers with instructions on how to verify valid medical marijuana documentation.
... Visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?list=type&type=201
ASA's Return of Property Campaign |
A three-month study by ASA found local and state law enforcement is routinely seizing the marijuana to which California patients are legally entitled - and not giving it back.
In reponse, ASA organized a mass court action by patients demanding their medicine back in 36 counties on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 and is currently helping dozens of patients fight to recover their confiscated property.
... Visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?list=type&type=200
ASA's Peer Counseling and Dispensary Services |
ASA's Peer Counseling Program is an education, outreach and training program
specifically for medical cannabis patients and their caregivers.
... Visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=2841
ASA's Legal Support |
One of ASA's most important and far-reaching services
is our Legal Support program.
... Visit:
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1130
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Jah Healing Caregivers | provides access to the jahhealing.co.cc website ("the site"). This site and it's contents are intended strictly to provide information for patients in accordance with HSC: 11362.5 in the state of California.
Serving Big Bear, Sugarloaf, Fawnskin, and all surrounding areas.
Delivery available.
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Angel Justice: Index. (ORG) Home » Index. Background How the Raich v. Ashcroft federal medical cannabis lawsuit born, and who is involved |
In the days immediately following September 11, 2001, as the world was riveted by the issue of terrorism, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration turned its sights on a nonviolent group of seriously ill Americans, as it stepped up the level of time, money, and Federal law enforcement personnel used to attack medical cannabis patients. Multiple raids on the homes and gardens of California’s medical cannabis caregivers and patients soon followed.
The DEA raids became ever more outrageous and more harmful to patients. Angel Wings Patient OutReach, Inc. worked hard to develop a sound legal strategy to help ensure patients’ and caregivers’ safety and to create new public policies on the federal level. Our legal team felt we had to do everything we could to stop the federal government's dangerous actions. ... visit:
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Human Rights and the Drug War
HRDW is a multi-media project that combines the stories and photos of Drug War POWs with facts and figures about the US Drug War,
to confront the conscience of the American people and encourage individuals to take action for social justice.
Contact: PO Box 1716
El Cerrito, California 94530
... Visit:
http://www.hr95.org
Marijuana Anti-Prohibition Project
We are a marijuana anti-prohibition project which includes medical cannabis patients. We are political in the sense that we are attempting to establish "Guidelines" in Riverside County. We have been corresponding with the District Attorney's Office, as well as local city councils and of course the Sheriff and Bopard of Supervisors.
We are trying to implement the Sonoma Guidelines, as well as the San Diego City guidelines and i.d. card program.
Contact: Lanny Swerdlow
lannyswerdlow@earthlink.net
760-799-2055
Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana
Our mission has been to protect patients from abuse by law enforcement and a jail system that continues to incarcerate the sick for medical marijuana,
despite the successful passage of Proposition 215.
Contact:
415-456-4313
... Visit:
http://www.cbcmarin.com
Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana
Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) is an organization seeking to educate the general public regarding the medical usefulness of Marijuana, and to insure that seriously ill patients have access to a safe, natural supply of Marijuana
to treat their individual medical conditions as prescribed or recommended by their physician, and to document the medical efficacy of Marijuana through scientific observations.
Contact: 309 Cedar ST #39,
Santa Cruz, California 95060
... Visit:
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Also, here are some national / international Resources -
ASA : California | Medical cannabis (medical marijuana) resources in California ... Find info here on the therapeutic uses of and research on medical cannabis. ... visit -
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=242
American Medical Marijuana Association ... Medical Marijuana Farmacy | California. State registration program, Dept of Health and Social Services 907-465-5423. Colorado. State registration program (303) 692-2184 medical.marijuana ... visit:
http://americanmarijuana.org/
NORML Home / Medical Use by State. All States and Canada Mexico Europe Other ... See Map: www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3376 for more.
Patients Out of Time is a patient advocacy organization with a universal constituency. They support the rights of patients to have a legal and safe access to the therapeutic use of cannabis. The mission of their organization, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, is the education of health care professionals and the public about the therapeutic use of cannabis. Their leadership is composed of medical and nursing professionals with expertise in the clinical applications of cannabis and five of the seven patients (two wish to remain anonymous) who receive their medical cannabis from the US government. Patients Out of Time is the only national non-profit in the United States that focuses only on therapeutic cannabis issues. Visit - www.medicalcannabis.com
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Join the Marijuana Policy Project! State officials confirm Supreme Court decision does not impact state medical marijuana laws. Medical Marijuana Briefing Paper - 2005. Until 1937, marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) was legal in the United States ... Hawaii enacted a medical marijuana law via its state legislature in 2000 and ... Visit: www.mpp.org/medicine.html
DrugSense: Drug Law Reform ... of Justice Statistics, State Court Organization, 1998 (Washington, DC ... Cannabis in Medical Practice: A Legal, Historical and Pharmacological... Visit: www.drugsense.org
OCBC's Links Page. Organizations Supporting Medical-cannabis Reform. Americans for Safe Access(ASA) coordinates "...a nation-wide day of action to push back DEA attempts to re-criminalize medical cannabis! ... Washington Citizens for Medical Rights, sponsored a successful medical cannabis ballot measure in November 1998. "As a result, this Initiative is now State ... Visit: www.rxcbc.org/links.html
Excellent medical info on cannabis, Washington State's I-692 Medical Marijuana Law ... Greencross. Washington State based buyer's cooperative based in Seattle. Trailblazer in state ... Visit: www.seattlehempfest.com/links.php < for more.
Marijuana links. Popular Searches: Medical Marijuana Links. Marijuana Research Links. ... about marijuana, The Washington State Medical Marijuana Act CHAPTER 69.51A RCW This is ... an activist for medical marijuana. Chronic Cannabis Use A report on ... Click > here < for more.
Open Directory - Society: Issues: Health: Drugs: Illegal: Pro-Legalization: Marijuana: Medical Purposes ... to providing medical cannabis to those in need. Initiative 692 - Medical Marijuana - WCMR of Washington State ... use of medical cannabis in the state of Colorado. Medical Marijuana ...
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The Daily Bud | the Dailybuds Community.
Kush Magazine, Listings, Forums, Groups,
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Local Email Lists, like
California Announce List-Serve (
To join the California announcement list-serve (extremely low traffic) send a blank email to: asa-ca-subscribe@lists.safeaccessnow.org
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can be found at the ASA Resource page - >
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=242 dedicated to such things. Many Thanx! to them for doing it.
California (CA) - Cannabis.com Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana ... | California (CA) - State of California, United States ...
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Ganja Grocer | We are your Medical Marijuana Resource Center. Learn How to Become a Legal Medical Marijuana Patient. If you live in a state with Medical Marijuana Laws, Come visit our forums today! Visit - www.ganjagrocer.com < for more.
CANNABIS.COM - is based in california and focused on providing the best possible resources for future and current medical marijuana patients, activists, and supporters. MessageBoard Forum. Cannabis FAQs. Image & Picture Gallery. Medical Marijuana. Vaporizer FAQ. Advertising Information ...
Visit: www.cannabis.com
Cannabis Community Coalition. Forum for Medical Marijuana & Medicinal Cannabis Patients. ... visit: cannabiscom.blogspot.com < for more.
The Compassionate Coalition's mission: To defend the rights of medical marijuana patients and care providers through education and community participation. A nonprofit grassroots organization that helps build and support local chapters nation-wide, linking them with other medical marijuana reform organizations and resources.
Contact Information -
Mailing Address:
The Compassionate Coalition *
1500 Oliver Road, Ste-K *
P.M.B. #248 *
Fairfield, CA 94533-3473 *
(NOTE: When sending mail to this address, please be sure to write "The Compassionate Coalition" in the address line. Thanks!) *
Fax: (916)266-7455 * or Visit:
www.compassionatecoalition.org/forum
The Amsterdam THC Ministry, First Universal Church of Kantheism, is based on ancient wisdom, modern science and the enlightening and healing properties of the cannabis sacrament.
Their mission includes liberating the sacred cannabis hemp plant and the minds and spirits of those who do and of those who do not revere it. May we all enjoy the rich, abundant, joyful and awakened life that is part of our natural inheritance.
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Ya-Hooka; Health_and_Medicinal/Buyers_Clubs Organizations and Compassion Clubs providing access to medical marijuana ... Co-op ~ The Alternative Relief Co-op is a patient-oriented medical cannabis dispensary located in San Francisco ... It Report Broken Link. Arizona Medical Marijuana Co-Op ~ Click here
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Green Aid: The Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (ORG) Green Aid: The Medical Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. is a California charitable corporation with 501(c)(3) non-profit ...
The mission and vision of GREEN AID are as follows:
--To set new precedents in marijuana freedom for all Americans by moving the fight for medical marijuana rights into the legal and judicial realm exclusively. As a nonprofit with unprecedented focus, GREEN AID will work solely on the legal and judicial front of the fight for medical marijuana change. As such, GREEN AID will enlist services by the finest lawyers available. GREEN AID's unmatched presence in the Courts will reassign public marijuana debates as part and parcel of the range of human rights concerns that grip the very core of our nation in the 21st Century.
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Medical Marijuana / California Prop 215. (INF, Org) Community Action Coordinators for the 1996 California medical marijuana initiative. California Proposition 215. Passed by 56% of California voters in
It's still the law. Cannabis (marijuana) was listed in medical texts to treat over 100 different health conditions, prior to its ban in 1937 over the objections of the AMA. Medical use is still allowed under the UN Single Convention Treaty on Narcotic Drugs.
The National Academy of Science did a scientific review in 1999 for the federal Office of Narcotics Control Policy and documented legitimate medical uses for cannabis, but the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) still forbids its use. Meanwhile, the US government gives cannabis to seven patients in the Compassionate IND (Investigational New Drug) program.
... Visit:
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California (CA) MJ LEGAL Resources, by NORML.
NORML Legal Committee members, and more for California, by NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
... Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4525&wtm_view=legal.
Also, here are some national / international Resources -
The Laws concerning marijuana in California. By NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Visit: norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4525
for more.
ASA : California's Medical Marijuana Laws |
Medical cannabis (medical marijuana) laws in California. Visit:
www.safeaccessnow.org/section.php?id=189
Drug Policy Alliance: Info for Medical Marijuana Litigators: California ... Home > Marijuana: The Facts > Medical Marijuana > Legal Challenges > Info for Litigators > Legal > State Laws > Info for Medical Marijuana Litigators: California ... Click > here < for more.
Medicinal Marijuana - State-by-State American Laws | U.S. State Laws on Medical Marijuana Source: CNN Interactive .... Highlights: A licensed pharmacist may dispense cannabis type drugs to a person receiving ... click > here < for more.
U.S. Marijuana Laws, Medical Marijuana Facts, Cannabis, Hemp | Provides U.S. Marijuana Laws, Facts About Marijuana, Marijuana Drug Testing, Drug Detection Times, Medical Marijuana, and Information About Your Rights ... North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon... visit - www.usmarijuanalaws.com
Erowid Cannabis Vault : Legal Status, U.S. LAW | Both Cannabis and Tetrahydrocannabinols, the active chemicals contained in Cannabis plants, are Schedule I in the United States. This means they are federally illegal to cultivate, buy, possess, or distribute (sell, trade or give) in all forms (cannabis plants, extracts, hash, hash oil, thc, etc) except synthetic THC (Marinol) which is Schedule III.
The federal scheduling of Cannabis was disputed in 1988 by Judge Francis Young, an administrative law judge for the DEA, who recommended that marijuana be reclassified as schedule II on the grounds that if a respectable minority of doctors endorse it, then it has a "currently accepted medical use".
Visit: http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml
See Contacts section, below, for Organizations and other Resources for Legal Help.
Legal and medical status of cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Cannabis is in Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, making it subject to special restrictions. Article 2 provides for the following, in reference to Schedule IV drugs:
A Party shall, if in its opinion the prevailing conditions in its country render it the most appropriate means of protecting the public health and welfare, prohibit the production, manufacture, export and import of, trade in, possession or use of any such drug except for amounts which may be necessary for medical and scientific research only, including clinical trials therewith to be conducted under or subject to the direct supervision and control of the Party.
This provision, while apparently providing for the limitation of cannabis to research purposes only, also seems to allow some latitude for nations to make their own judgments. The official Commentary on the Single Convention indicates that Parties are expected to make that judgment in good faith.
Click > here < for more.
California Senate Passes
Medical Marijuana Resolution,
Lawmakers Urge New Federal Policy on Research and Enforcement
The California Senate this month approved a resolution that calls for big changes in federal policy on medical marijuana. The resolution, which is sponsored by ASA, urges federal lawmakers to both end federal interference in state medical cannabis laws and establish a comprehensive national plan to provide safe access for all patients.
The state Senate's 23-15 vote on the non-binding resolution comes in the wake of recent federal enforcement activity in the state, including multiple raids and the arrests of five individuals. Senate Joint Resolution 14 was introduced in June by State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). If the state Assembly passes it, the resolution will be sent to the White House and Congress.
The Obama Administration has promised to end interference in state medical marijuana programs, and the President has signed a memorandum that says government policies should be based on sound science. But numerous federal raids since January have California lawmakers concerned.
"Patients and providers in California remain at risk of arrest and prosecution by federal law enforcement and legally established medical marijuana cooperatives continue to be the subjects of federal raids," said Sen. Leno in a statement on the resolution.
Federal agents were involved in at least three raids on medical marijuana dispensaries last month, including two in California and one in Colorado, as well as a raid on a rural marijuana garden in California. These follow at least a half-dozen other federal actions that have occurred since President Obama took office.
"Federal interference in state medical marijuana laws is unnecessary, unwelcome, and harmful," said Don Duncan, ASA's California Director. "Patients will benefit from a national policy that protects safe access; law enforcement will benefit from clearer federal guidelines; and taxpayers will benefit from better use of federal resources."
SJR 14 urges President Obama and Congress to "move quickly to end federal raids, intimidation, and interference with state medical marijuana law." It also asks them to establish "an affirmative defense to medical marijuana charges in federal court and establish federal legal protection for individuals authorized by state and local law."
Currently, federal medical marijuana defendants are prevented from using any defense that involves medical necessity or their compliance with state law.
"More than two dozen medical marijuana defendants are currently being prosecuted on federal charges," said Duncan. "A change in federal policy can keep these people from serving many years in prison."
The resolution also addresses the need to expand research into the medical benefits of cannabis, a primary recommendation of the 1999 Institute of Medicine report, which was commissioned by the White House.
Further information:
Senate Joint Resolution on medical marijuana -
http://www.americansforsafeaccess.org/downloads/SJR_14.pdf
and
ASA fact sheet on SJR 14 -
http://www.americansforsafeaccess.org/downloads/SJR14_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Drug Policy Alliance: Reform in California | Medical Marijuana: California allows patients to use medical marijuana if they have a debilitating medical condition and a state-issued registry condition.
This law was enacted in May 2004 after Gov. Jim Douglas allowed a bill to become law without his signature.
... visit:
http://www.drugpolicy.org/statebystate/California/
NORML / A Page Just For You / Medical Marijuana Patients | This section is to help you locate the information you need to become fully informed regarding medical marijuana -- as well as play an important role in changing America’s misguided marijuana laws.
Select One, All States and Canada, Mexico, Europe, Other ... visit:
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4482
DrugInfo - Medical Cannabis: USA > In Search of a Viable Distribution System for Oklahoma's Medical Marijuana Program ... Medicinal Cannabis: USA Federal: Legislation, Court Decisions and Commentaries States: Legislation and Programs. Click here for more.
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ASA: Events | 3rd Annual Candlelight Vigil for Medical Cannabis Patients Saturday, April 22nd 2006 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PhillyNORML will host it's 3rd annual ... visit - www.safeaccessnow.org/calendar.php?calid=315
HempFests | Street Fairs, Festivals and Farmers Markets - Music, Food and Stuff for Sale or Barter - any opportunity for activists to booth, people to gather and businesses to vend ... like any local versions of the Seattle Hempfest ... will be listed here as we find out about them.
Marches | Demonstrations, Rallies and similar Action Items any situation where activists are trying to educate or draw attention to - yet another - victim and people are congregating ... like the Million Marijuana Marches ... will be listed here as we find out about them.
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BAN ON MEDICAL POT CASES QUICKLY LIFTED;
L.A.'s U.S. Attorney Declines to Say Why He Ordered Prosecutors to Stop Filing Charges, Then Abruptly Changed His Mind.
The U.S. attorney in Los Angeles sent a confidential memo to prosecutors last week ordering them to stop filing charges against medical marijuana dispensaries, then abruptly lifted the ban on Friday, according to sources familiar with the developments.
U.S. Atty. Thomas P. O'Brien declined comment on what prompted him to issue the directive or to later rescind it.
O'Brien's decision to temporarily halt the prosecutions came two days after remarks by Atty. Gen. Eric Holder, who seemed to imply at a Washington, D.C., press conference that medical marijuana prosecutions would not be a priority for the Justice Department under President Obama.
A Justice Department official said Friday that the attorney general did not direct O'Brien or any other U.S. attorney to alter policies regarding the prosecution of such cases.
O'Brien's initial order was delivered in a memo by Christine Ewell, head of the U.S. attorney's criminal division, according to three sources who read the document, which was distributed by e-mail on Feb. 27.
In addition to being told to stop filing new cases, prosecutors were instructed to refrain from issuing subpoenas or applying for search warrants in pending cases, said the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. In fact, a few hours after the memo was circulated, Ewell sent out another e-mail admonishing prosecutors not to discuss the contents of the memo with anyone outside the U.S. attorney's office, the sources said.
Another e-mail came out Friday instructing prosecutors to resume work on medical marijuana cases. Despite the reversal, news of the temporary ban is likely to spark interest amid the ongoing national debate over medical marijuana. Thirteen states, including California, allow for the cultivation, use and sale of doctor-prescribed medical marijuana under certain conditions, according to the Marijuana Policy Project, an organization that supports the legalization of the drug. Federal law, which trumps those of the states, bans the drug altogether.
As a result, operators of dispensaries in California and elsewhere who maintain they were operating under state law have been raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration and charged under federal drug laws.
Such prosecutions have been controversial, with patients and supporters of the dispensaries complaining that operators embraced by their own communities were unfairly targeted. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for O'Brien, has said that prosecutors target people they consider egregious offenders, such as those accused of selling drugs to minors or proprietors with past drug convictions.
One high-profile case went to trial in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles last summer. Charles Lynch, who sought and received the blessing of elected officials in Morro Bay before opening a dispensary in that Central Coast community in 2006, was charged with distributing more than 100 kilos of marijuana.
At trial, prosecutors portrayed Lynch, 47, as a common drug dealer who sold dope to minors and toted around a backpack stuffed with cash.
Lynch and his lawyers hoped to mount a defense based on the assertion that he was providing a legitimate service to cancer patients and other severely ill people. But they were limited in doing so because the U.S. Supreme Court has concluded that because federal law trumps those of the states, why drugs are being distributed is irrelevant.
Jurors convicted Lynch on five counts, but the jury forewoman said it was not easy to do so. "We all felt Mr. Lynch intended well," Kitty Meese said after the verdict in August. "It was a tough decision for all of us because the state law and the federal law are at odds."
Lynch, who is to be sentenced later this month, is facing a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison. His case has become something of cause celebre among medical marijuana advocates.
Holder was asked about medical marijuana at a Feb. 25 press conference after the arrests of more than 50 alleged members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel. Specifically, he was asked whether the DEA would continue raiding medical marijuana dispensaries under Obama's administration. He did not answer the question directly but said: "What the President said during [the] campaign . . . is now American policy."
Obama was asked about the topic numerous times during the campaign and responded with varying levels of specificity. Generally speaking, the campaign's position was that DEA raids would not be a high priority in states with their own medical marijuana laws on the books.
"The president believes that federal resources should not be used to circumvent state laws, and as he continues to appoint senior leadership to fill out the ranks of the federal government, he expects them to review their policies with that in mind," Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman, told the Washington Times last month. Shapiro declined to elaborate on Friday.
Alex Capron, a professor of law and medicine at USC, said the debate about medical marijuana centers on whether the drug is viewed exclusively as an illegal narcotic or a drug that also has legitimate medical applications.
"It has become a highly politicized issue as to whether it is something that is part of the doctor-patient relationship or something where the authorities have an obligation to protect the community from a dangerous drug," Capron said.
He added that he wasn't surprised that O'Brien would want to deliberate over his office's policy on such a matter in private.
"One the one hand, there's a very vocal constituency that wants this treated like a medical issue. On the other, there's a very vocal constituency that regards allowing medical marijuana treatment as a very slippery slope toward the legalization of drugs. He doesn't want to look like he's abandoning his commitment to law enforcement," Capron said.
Newshawk: DrugSense.org
Author: Scott Glover
Pubdate: Sat, 7 Mar 2009
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Website: www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/
Cited: U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O'Brien
Referenced: The Washington Times front page article 'Bush Holdovers at DEA Continue Pot Raids'
Bookmark: www.mapinc.org/people/Attorney+General+Eric+Holder
Bookmark: www.mapinc.org/people/Charles+Lynch
Bookmark: www.mapinc.org/topic/dispensaries
Bookmark: (Marijuana - Medicinal)
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Court decisions strengthen and clarify California's medical marijuana law -
Last update: December 3, 2008 |
In a recent legal victory for medical marijuana patients, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to hear a case involving the return of marijuana that local police had wrongfully seized from a state-legal medical marijuana patient, Felix Kha.
The marijuana, found during a traffic stop, was confiscated by a Garden Grove police officer. Because of Kha's status as a qualified patient, the Orange County district attorney refused to prosecute the case and a superior court judge ordered the marijuana returned.
The city disagreed with the court order to return the property and took the decision to California's 4th District Court of Appeals, asserting that they were bound to enforce federal drug laws — regardless of the state law allowing Kha to possess the marijuana.
In November 2007, the appeals court unanimously ruled, "It is not the job of local police to enforce federal drug laws ..." and ordered the marijuana returned. Garden Grove requested that the California Supreme Court hear an appeal in the case but was denied. Finally, the city took their case to the United States Supreme Court, which also denied review on December 1, 2008.
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California (CA) MJ News Feed, by NORML.
Latest news and more for California, by NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
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American Civil Liberties Union : California Reinstates Medical Marijuana Card Program (NEWs, Org) | After ACLU and Drug Policy Alliance Threaten Lawsuit (7/19/2005) SACRAMENTO -- The Schwarzenegger administration today complied with demands from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Drug Policy Alliance and reinstated California's medical marijuana card program.
"California's reinstatement of the card program squarely confirms that state medical marijuana laws across the country remain completely valid and in force," said Allen Hopper, an attorney with the ACLU's Drug Law Reform Project. "Patients can breathe a sigh of relief today, and we applaud the Attorney General's prompt attention and resolution of this issue." Click >
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Allen's Story |
Allen Eugene Bennett is reprieved from the grasp of death from Cancer by the marvelous natural medicine Cannabis (Marijuana).
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Allen's Story - Cancer and Medical Cannabis (Marijuana). (Article) Account of a California man who used marijuana as part of his therapy for cancer.
Includes information about Proposition 215.
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US judge approves distribution of marijuana -
British Medical Journal, July 29, 2000 by Deborah Josefson
| A federal judge in Oakland, California, has approved the distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes from a "medical marijuana" club. The decision marks the first time a federal judge has overturned a federal injunction against marijuana and may lead to more widespread approval of marijuana for medical purposes.
US district court judge Charles Breyer ruled that the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative could provide marijuana to club members who required it for medicinal purposes and would face "imminent harm" without it.
By allowing the Oakland club to operate, Judge Breyer overturned an injunction he issued in 1998 that shut down that club and five others. The Oakland club was the only one that appealed against his original ruling.
US district court judge Charles Breyer ruled that the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative could provide marijuana to club members who required it for medicinal purposes and would face "imminent harm" without it.”
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CA Cities Scramble to Regulate or Ban Medical Marijuana (Article) Claim cannabis clubs not good neighbors. | Since California enacted a law allowing patients to use marijuana for medical reasons cities across the state have been scrambling to restrict or even ban medical marijuana dispensaries, or ... Dateline: July 13, 2004.
“In January 2004, California enacted a state law allowing patients to use marijuana for medical reasons with a doctor's prescription. Since then, cities across the state have been scrambling to restrict or even ban medical marijuana dispensaries, or "cannabis clubs" from locating inside their boundaries. Two cities located within a puff of the California Legislature in Sacramento, Rancho Cordova and Rocklin, typify these efforts.
"There is no such thing as medical marijuana," Rancho Cordova Councilman David Sander told the Sacramento Bee. "I cannot support marijuana distribution in this community." Visit:
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Online NewsHour: Medical Marijuana -- May 14, 2001. (Article) The Supreme Court unanimously rules against California's medical marijuana law. | The Oakland, California, Cannabis Club was one of the organizations that ... “MARGARET WARNER: Today's eight to nothing ruling against marijuana's medical use came in a case brought by the federal government after California voters passed a 1996 initiative legalizing such use.
This case marked the High Court's first foray into the medical marijuana debate. Here to discuss today's ruling and its impact is Marcia Coyle, Supreme Court correspondent and Washington bureau chief for the National Law Journal. NewsHour regular Jan Crawford Greenberg is on maternity leave.”
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cannabisnews.com: California Medical Cannabis Club Under Fire. (NEWs) California Medical Cannabis Club Under Fire. Posted August 31, 2002 by Jeffrey Anderson, Los Angeles Daily Journal. “Mere mention of ‘medical cannabis’ |
Scott Imler decided to starve himself to death this summer to protest federal drug enforcement action against a cannabis club. After five days, he decided his death wouldn't provide an answer to his problems. Neither, so far, have the courts or law enforcement, which are locked in a death grip over the right of terminally or chronically ill patients to smoke marijuana, as provided by a state law and prohibited by the federal government.
Federal agents raided the West Hollywood headquarters of the Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center on Oct. 25, 2001.
They seized the club's computers, medical files, bank accounts and inventory -- 400 plants and 10 pounds of harvested pot to serve the palliative needs of more than 900 medical patients, 90 percent of who suffer from cancer or AIDS. Imler uses medical marijuana to diminish his suffering from post-traumatic epileptic seizures. He had worked closely with city officials to set up the center and had earned a reputation among advocates as a stickler for detail who closely adhered to the mandates of local law enforcers.
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Supreme Court Bars Distribution of Marijuana for Medical Purposes. (NEWs) The U.S. Supreme Court votes 7-1 to bar the distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes. |
Responding to an emergency request from the Clinton Administration, the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday voted 7-1 to bar the distribution of marijuana for medicinal purposes in California.
The court's brief order postponed the effect of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that “medical necessity” of marijuana is a “legally cognizable defense” to charges of distributing drugs in violation of a federal law.
Yesterday's ruling virtually overrides California's controversial 1996-passed ballot initiative -- Proposition 215. The initiative allows medical patients, under doctors' recommendations, to grow and use marijuana for pain relief. Several California "cannabis clubs" also distributed the drug to patients under the initiative and had continued to do so after the 9th Court of Appeals' ruling.
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Media Awareness Project - Pot Activists Want DEA Out of Building. (NEWs, Org) Reports that demonstrators protested the Drug Enforcement Administration outside an Oakland, CA, building in 2003 for preventing patients from using medical marijuana. |
POT ACTIVISTS WANT DEA OUT OF OAKLAND BUILDING -
OAKLAND -- The fight for access to medical marijuana continued Tuesday across the nation and in downtown Oakland, as demonstrators demanded the eviction of the Drug Enforcement Administration from the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building.
Members of Americans for Safe Access ( ASA ) and medical marijuana supporters protested government actions preventing patients from using marijuana to treat illnesses.
Protesters gathered from noon to 1 p.m. outside the building waiting for the DEA to respond. Fake eviction notices from the protesters were posted on the building's front doors.
"The government is overreaching something that is supported by 80 percent of Americans," said Hilary McQuie, ASA campaign coordinator. "I think it's incomprehensible ... what kind of priorities are these?"
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Medical Marijuana Full Coverage on Yahoo! News (NEWs) Search: All News & Blogs Yahoo!: Medical Marijuana ... Science of Medical Marijuana - com -
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A Fort Myers man was arrested Thursday after Lee County sheriff's deputies say he was hiding marijuana in a baby's clothes,
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USATODAY.com - Justices doubtful about medical marijuana (NEWs) WASHINGTON - Liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices expressed doubt Monday that sick patients should be allowed to use doctor-recommended marijuana to relieve pain. (Related video: Court hears marijuana arguments)
Justices doubtful about medical marijuana
By Richard Willing, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices expressed doubt Monday that sick patients should be allowed to use doctor-recommended marijuana to relieve pain. (Related video: Court hears marijuana arguments)
A proponent of medical marijuana holds a sign outside of the U.S. Supreme Court. ... Click >
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The American Alliance For Medical Cannabis (AAMC) | Dedicated to bringing patients, caregivers and volunteers the facts they need to make informed decisions about whether Cannabis is the right medicine for them, the laws surrounding Medicinal Marijuana in your area, political activism and even handy recipes and guides to growing your own nontoxic medicine.
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Cannabis Times. Alternative News Service for Cannabis and Hemp ... Montana Woman on Hunger Strike for Medical Cannabis. Visit Robin's Site * E-Mail the ... The science of medical cannabis continued its climb in estimation of medical professionals and ... visit: www.cannabistimes.com
Common Sense for Drug Policy: Medical Marijuana Facts & News. Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Search using CSDP's own search tool or use. WWW Common Sense. More CSDP News Pages ... card program for medical marijuana patients. The suspension has ... consequences of issuing medical marijuana ID cards that could affect medical marijuana users, their families ... www.csdp.org/news/news/medmar.htm
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Medical Marijuana in California. (INF) An brief overview and bibliography on the medical marijuana issue in California, with a focus on legislation and leading court cases. “Whether or not to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes is both a public policy issue and a contentious legal issue, especially in California. Under federal law (the Controlled Substances Act of 1970) marijuana use for any purpose is illegal.
The federal law has not stopped a number of states from enacting medical marijuana legislation. California was one of the first. In 1996 California voters passed Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, legalizing marijuana for medical use. Proposition 215 permits seriously ill Californians to use marijuana, provided they first obtain a doctor's recommendation. Proposition 215 also gives doctors a legal defense against professional or legal sanctions for recommending marijuana use.” ... Visit:
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Distribution of Medical Cannabis in California. (INF) The Compassionate Use Act: On November 4, 1996, California voters passed Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act (“CUA”), to “ensure that seriously ill Californians have the right to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes” without criminal penalty. Since then, hundreds of medical marijuana patients and those who supply them with the medicine they need have been searched, arrested and prosecuted for marijuana violations, in large part because the CUA has been interpreted in a very obscure manner.
The CUA provides basic protections for medical marijuana patients and their primary caregivers from prosecution for cultivation and possession of marijuana for medical use.
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GAO-03-189, Marijuana: Early Experiences with Four States' Laws That Allow Use for Medical Purposes Every attempt has been made to maintain the structural and data integrity of the original printed product. ... Cooperative: Appendix III: Medical Marijuana Registries in Oregon, California, Hawaii, and Select California ... to be eligible for medical marijuana use. California, Hawaii, and Oregon have ... visit: http://www.gao.gov/htext/d03189.html
Research Findings on Medicinal Properties of Marijuana... jurisdictions voted on medical marijuana initiatives. Six states California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada ... voted for medical marijuana. In all seven jurisdictions the initiatives passed by ... Visit:
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THE REEFER MADNESS ERA, REEFER MADNESS BOOKS (Info, History) By definition, it would be a contradiction in terms to list or classify a Reefer Madness book as a work of "Non-Fiction." Thus both genres are group together here simply as "Hard Cover" books; if only to distinguish them from the "Pulp Fiction" or "Dime Store novels" discussed elsewhere. However where appropriate the terms [Fiction] and [Non-Fiction] are used.
Please take note - This Index consists solely of those books that the museum has been able to locate and is in no way shape or form complete. It should be thought of only as a starting point. Visit: http://www.reefermadnessmuseum.org/book/AHardCover.htm
Pharmacutical Museum Cannabis medical manufacturer | [Made post-1937 medical Cannabis products]. Burrough Brothers Mfg Co. - 123 Market Place, Baltimore, ... Korn Pop Remedy Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... visit - www.conquestdesign.com/uncler/MfgIndex.htm
Cannabis Quack Medicines | ... contained it as an ingredient, Medical Cannabis was as common as aspirin is ... the Hazeltine Corp., of Warren Pennsylvania, was founded in 1869, and soon ... visit - antiquecannabisbook.com/chap15/Quack.htm
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Dr Tod | California doctor braves political pressure to prescribe marijuana for those in need. ... German mother in a small Pennsylvania town during the Depression and ... California Cannabis Resear... Click > here < for more.
Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Re-legalization |... Youth," was, in fact, Cannabis Hemp, the most traded commodity in the world ... visit - www.afgen.com/hemp2.html
Medical Marijuana (INF) The debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes rages on. |
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Medical Marijuana - Medicinal Marijuana - Medical Uses Of Marijuana
Information about medical marijuana, medicinal marijuana, and medical uses of marijuana. The debate over the use of marijuana for medical purposes has been ongoing for years.
In June 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against medical use of marijuana, but emphasized the decision was not over whether marijuana is effective for pain relief.
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LESSON PLAN:MEDICAL MARIJUANA - LEGITIMATE USE OR LEGALIZED ABUSE?
By Lisa Prososki, a former middle school and high school social studies, English, reading and technology teacher.
Estimated Time: Approximately 45 minutes/1 class period
Lesson Objectives: (1)
Students will use cooperative learning activities to discuss opinions about medical marijuana use and see both sides of the issue, (2)
Students will use decision making skills and strategies to render their own decision about the U.S. Supreme Court case related to medical marijuana use. Click > here < for more.
Medical Marijuana Pro/Con * Pros & cons on medical marijuana. Science, risks, policies, & laws. Should marijuana be a medical option? This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" Divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below. All individuals and organizations quoted on our site are ranked based upon our unique credibility scale. [Note: Although physicians and attorneys are listed on this site, they do not recommend or refer either.] visit: www.medicalmarijuanaProCon.org
Medical Cannabis (marijuana) News, Information, Organizations, Links. Resources and more. visit - http://www.medicalmj.org/
Factbook: Medical Marijuana
1. Since 1996, twelve states have legalized medical marijuana use: AK, CA, CO, HI, ME, MT, NV, NM, OR, RI, VT, and WA. Eight of the twelve did so through the initiative process. Hawaii's law was enacted by the legislature and signed by the governor in 2000, Vermont's was enacted by the legislature and passed into law without the governor's signature in May 2004, Rhode Island's was passed into law over the governor's veto in January 2006, and New Mexico's legislation was signed into law by Governor Bill Richardson on April 2, 2007.
2. The Institute of Medicine's 1999 report on medical marijuana stated, "The accumulated data indicate a potential therapeutic value for cannabinoid drugs, particularly for symptoms such as pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation."
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NORML / Medical Use / Introduction | Introduction. Select One Send All States Canada Mexico Europe Other Alabama Alaska Am. ... District of Columbia FEDERAL Florida Georgia Guam Oklahoma Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana of individual patients to use medical cannabis under state law, or the ... visit:
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Medical Marijuana Handbook |
This a draft by Todd. H. Mikuriya MD, a long-time advocate of medical cannabis, respected author and one of the medical staff at the San Francisco Buyers Club. Its patchy, and uncomplete, and acts only as a framework for Dr Todd to store snippets of info on various aspects of medical cannabis.
Marijuana as Medicine - A Plea for Reconsideration, is a commentary article written by Lester Grinspoon and James Bakalar, which appeared in the June 21st 1995 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Medical cannabis web resources. Medical Marijuana Handbook This a draft by Todd. H. Mikuriya MD, a long-time advocate of medical cannabis, respected author and one of the medical staff at ... visit:
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Medical Marijuana Info Online Resource for Medical Marijuana Information. Partners. Events. Legalization. Doctors. Federal Law(s) Lawyers. Medical/Medicinal. AIDS/HIV. History. Magazines ... Ohio Marijuana Party. Montana. Montana NORML ... Visit: www.medicalmarijuanainfo.com
Medical Marijuana - Master Reference | Note: This page was prepared for the November, 1996 election. Some of the external links may be out of date. ... Cannabis Research Library - A collection ... visit - www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/medical_mj.htm
Cannabis Yields and Dosage | the authoritative study of the science and legalities of calculating medical marijuana. The booklet is available as a PDF by ... visit - www.safeaccessnow.net/yieldsdosage.htm
Medical Marijuana ... to Washington's New Medical Marijuana Law" was adopted to ... The Washington State Medical Marijuana Act CHAPTER 69.51A ... list of professional medical associations. Marijuana as medicine ... Visit:
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CCRMG - California Cannabis Research Medical Group - WWW.CCRMG.ORG | Autumn 2004. O'Shaughnessy's. Journal of the California Cannabis Research Medical Group ... medical effects of cannabis. It is unl... visit - www.ccrmg.org/journal/04aut/mikuriya.html
Medical cannabis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A catalog page offering Cannabis sativa extract. Medical cannabis refers to the use of Cannabis as a physician recommended herbal th... visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_marijuana
Accepted Medical Use of Cannabis: Medical Professionals by DrugScience.org. | Cannabis's accepted medical use in the United States is increasingly recognized by health care professionals and the medical community. visit: www.drugscience.org/amu/amu_medprof.htm
Proven : Cannabis is Safe Medicine
by Ian Williams Goddard | In reaction to medical cannabis access referendums on the ballots in Arizona and California, former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush signed a letter stating that they "categorically oppose'' access to cannabis for its many proven therapeutic uses such as the prevention of blindness and epileptic seizures. Their chief concern was that legal medical access would send the message that cannabis is safe. The presidents can, however, lay their safety concerns to rest because the scientific literature overwhelmingly confirms that cannabis is both an effective and safe medicine.
The Cannabis Safety Profile. The journal PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEWS reports that decades of research prove that, "Compared with legal drugs...marijuana does not pose greater risks." Yet based upon mortality statistics, we can safely conclude that cannabis is one of the safest medical drugs known, for, while prescription drugs, defined as safe by the FDA, kill up to 27,000 and aspirin up to 1,000 Americans per year, cannabis kills 0 per year. Click here for more.
Medicinal Cannabis Cannabis Facts, Cannabis Law, Hemp, Peyote Info, Salvia Divinorum Info ... therapeutic uses for medical cannabis has been entertained in ... 1990's, medical cannabis ballot initiatives have received a majority of votes in Arizona, Arizona, California, Colorado ... visit: http://www.cannabis-growing.com/medicinal-cannabis.htm.
Medical Cannabis Strains - Geoffrey Guy, MD (GW Pharmaceuticals, U.K) |
Founder and President of G.W. Pharmaceuticals in Russia, Dr. Geoffrey Guy's observations about the mammalian Cannabinoid system (with more receptors throughout the body than any other system) are presented to the Second Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, held in Portland, OR in May, 2002.
First discussing CB1 and CB@ receptors; the modulatory effect on dopamine, GABA and glutamate; and cross-talk with other receptors, Dr. Guy then examines Phyto-Cannabinoids (plant based)THC, CBD and others, with GW's success in producing whole extracts from 3 tonnes/year of dried marijuana and years of genetic breeding to feature both high THC and high CBD strains.
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Is Marijuana the Right Medicine for You? | A Factual Guide to Medical Uses of Marijuana by Bill Zimmerman, PhD with Rick Bayer, MD and Nancy Crumpacker, MD, ISBN#0-87983-906-6 (Keats 1998).
Chapter 3: Why All the Controversy? What Does The Research Actually Show? is online at:
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Examine the pros, cons, and controversies of marijuana as medicine! | Cannabis is still sending “signals of misunderstanding.”1-3 The result is an exaggeration of beneficial or deleterious effects as well as occasional intermixture of medical science with other moral categories. This book deals with health aspects of the cannabis plant and the cannabinoids while mainly factoring out societal aspects. Some authors refer to social topics that require discussion even within the bounds of a narrow handling of medicinal aspects.
“Cannabis and Cannabinoids; Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential”. Edited by Franjo Grotenhermen, MD; Nova-Institut GmBH, Hürth, Germany and Ethan Russo, MD; Montana Neurobehavioral Specialists, Missoula, Montana. Hard Cover (ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-1507-7, ISBN-10: 0-7890-1507-2) $79.95
Marijuana Rx: The Patient's Fight for Medicinal Pot (Book) by Robert Randall & Alice O'Leary * This is a story of government betrayal -- a betrayal that continues today. But it is also a story of human courage and perseverance. Please take the time to read this book. Afterall, none of us are immune from the illnesses that marijuana can treat -- glaucoma, cancer, multiple sclerosis and more. Some day you might need medical access to marijuana. We pray that it will be as simple as a doctor's prescription. Full text articles, news summaries, supporting organizations and states, additional resources, and information on medical marijuana. Visit: marijuana-as-medicine.org
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California Medical Marijuana Information. (INF) | Statistics from the California Branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) shows that a survey of Californians reports the top three reported uses of medicinal marijuana:
40% Chronic Pain
22% AIDS-Related
15% Mood Disorders
(23% All other categories)
... In California there is no state regulation or standard of the cultivation and/or distribution medical marijuana. California leaves the establishment of any
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Major producer countries such as Morocco , Lebanon , Pakistan , Nepal ,
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Medical 101 (Links, “Web-Ring”) * A potential starting point for Medical Cannabis info. Find what you're looking for! Visit: www.medical-101.com/
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NORML Foundation, a sister organization to NORML. We are a nonprofit foundation established in 2003 to educate the public about marijuana and marijuana policy options including medical marijuana and industrial marijuana, and to assist victims of current laws. Orange County Norml has been granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Orange County NORML sponsors public advertising campaigns providing information about the costs of marijuana prohibition and the benefits of alternative policies; distributes press releases to the media and citizen activists focusing on recent developments pertaining to marijuana research and policy. We also provide limited legal assistance and support to victims of current marijuana laws. Memberships and donations support our all volunteer efforts. Remember......freedom isn't free. Features: News.
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