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Maine   Information pages State Legislative and Statewide > Maine - Maine Lawmakers Reject Bills To Expand Marijuana Decriminalization | Members of the Maine Joint Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety will not consider legislation this year that sought to expand the state’s existing marijuana decriminalization law. Under present law, the adult possession of up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana is a non-criminal offense punishable by a fine only. LD 754 sought to amend existing law so that the adult possession of over 2.5 ounces but less than 5 ounces is classified as a civil violation. LD 750 sought to amend existing law so that the cultivation of up to six marijuana plants by an adult is also classified as a civil violation. In 2009, Maine lawmakers increased the amount of marijuana that may be classified as a civil offense from 1.25 ounces to 2.5 ounces. A co-sponsor of both LD 754 and LD 750, Rep. Diane Russell, has announced her intention to introduce legislation to legalize and regulate the adult use and distribution of cannabis later this year.  Visit - http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=39542501 - for more on this Action Item. State Legislative and Statewide > Maine - Maine Lawmakers Reject Bill to Tax and Regulate Marijuana | On Tuesday, May 10, members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted 8 to 3 against the passage of LD 1453, which sought to regulate the commercial production and distribution of marijuana for adults over 21 years of age. NORML would like to thank those of you who took the time to contact your state elected officials in support of LD 1453, and we fully expect to see a similar version of this legislation reintroduced next year. NORML would also like to thank the primary sponsor of LD 1453, Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland). You may also contact Rep. Russell and thank her for political leadership on the marijuana law reform issue.  Visit - http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=46028501 - for more on this Action Item. State Legislative and Statewide > Maine - Lawmakers in Maine Moving Forward With Medical Marijuana Patient Privacy Act | On Tuesday, May 10, members of the Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved LD 1296, An Act To Amend the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act To Protect Patient Privacy. LD 1296 seeks to protect the privacy of qualified medical cannabis patients by eliminating the mandate that citizens must be registered with the state in order to receive legal protection under state law. The measure also seeks to expand the number of qualifying conditions eligible for medical marijuana, and increases the amount of cannabis that patients may legally possess under a doctor’s supervision. LD 1296 also limits the ability of law enforcement to seize cannabis from lawful patients, and mandates for the return of any seized property within seven days.  Visit - http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=46064501 - for more on this Action Item. Read >> More News here >>   About this page ... Welcome to MERCYs web pages dedicated to information on Cannabis in Maine and related issues.   PRINT ME! > Click here for printable (WORD) version of this info, Click here for PDF (Adobe) version of this info. These are Orgs, Links and other Resources for Maine. 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See even more related Info at this web-ring: OpdxNwoL links (marijuanalibrary.org/links.html) Status of Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) in Maine.   Info on Maine and Medical Cannabis  Maine has a MEDICAL MARIJUANA (cannabis) LAW SUMMARY: Sixty-one percent of voters approved Question 2 on November 2, 1999. The law took effect on December 22, 1999. It removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess an oral or written "professional opinion" from their physician that he or she "might benefit from the medical use of marijuana." Patients diagnosed with the following illnesses are afforded legal protection under this act: epilepsy and other disorders characterized by seizures; glaucoma; multiple sclerosis and other disorders characterized by muscle spasticity; and nausea or vomiting as a result of AIDS or cancer chemotherapy. Patients (or their primary caregivers) may legally possess no more than one and one-quarter ounces of usable marijuana, and may cultivate no more than six marijuana plants, of which no more than three may be mature. Those patients who possess greater amounts of marijuana than allowed by law are afforded a "simple defense" to a charge of marijuana possession. The law does not establish a state-run patient registry. RECIPROCITY: Yes. Authorizes visiting qualifying patient with valid registry identification card (or its equivalent), to engage in conduct authorized for the registered patient (the medical use of marijuana) for 30 days after entering the State, without having to obtain a Maine registry identification card. Visiting qualifying patients are not authorized to obtain in Maine marijuana for medical use. Me. Rev. Stat. Tit. 22, §2423-D (2010). Possession/Cultivation: Patients (or their primary caregivers) may legally possess no more than one and one-quarter (1.25) ounces of usable marijuana, and may cultivate no more than six marijuana plants, of which no more than three may be mature. Those patients who possess greater amounts of marijuana than allowed by law are afforded a "simple defense" to a charge of marijuana possession. AMENDMENTS: Yes. Senate Bill 611, which was signed into law on April 2, 2002, increases the amount of useable marijuana a person may possess from one and one-quarter ounces to two and one-half ounces. Question 5, approved by 59 percent of voters on November 3, 2009, mandates the Department of Health to enact rules within 120 days establishing a confidential patient registry and identification card system, and allowing for the dispensing of medicinal cannabis via state-licensed nonprofit dispensaries. The act also expands the list of qualifying illnesses for which a physician may recommend medical cannabis to include: "A. cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's disease, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, nail-patella syndrome or the treatment of these conditions; B. a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces intractable pain, which is pain that has not responded to ordinary medical or surgical measures for more than 6 months; C. a chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe nausea; seizures, including but not limited to those characteristic of epilepsy; or severe and persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to those characteristic of multiple sclerosis; or D. any other medical condition or its treatment approved by the department as provided." Read the full text. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS: LD. 1811, signed into law on April 9, 2010, authorizes the creation of up to eight nonprofit medical cannabis dispensaries – one for each of the state's public health districts. Under the measure, dispensaries may legally "acquire, possess, cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer, transport, sell, supply or dispenses marijuana or related supplies and educational materials" to state-authorized medical marijuana patients. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will oversee the licensing of these facilities. The law also requires, for the first time, that authorized patients join a confidentially state registry. Cardholding patients will not be subject to “arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner, including but not limited to a civil penalty or disciplinary action by any business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau, or denied any right or privilege,” for their possession, use, or cultivation of authorized amounts of medical cannabis (2 and one-half ounces and/or six plants). Full text of the law is available here. MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES: Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 2383-B(5), (6) (1999) (amended 2001). | (increasing amount of marijuana a patient may posses to two and one-half ounces). CAREGIVERS: Yes. Primary caregiver is a person providing care for the registered patient. The caregiver must be 21 years of age or older. The caregiver can never have been convicted of a disqualifying drug offense. Patients can name one or two primary caregivers. (only one person may be allowed to cultivate marijuana for a registered patient) Me. Rev. Stat. Tit. 22, §§2422; 2425 (2010). Amended: Question 5 (135 KB) -- Approved Nov. 3, 2009 by 59% of voters | List of approved conditions changed to include cancer, glaucoma, HIV, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's disease, Alzheimer's, nail-patella syndrome, chronic intractable pain, cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe nausea, seizures (epilepsy), severe and persistent muscle spasms, and multiple sclerosis. Instructs the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to establish a registry identification program for patients and caregivers. Stipulates provisions for the operation of nonprofit dispensaries. [Editor's Note: An Aug. 19, 2010 email to ProCon.org from Catherine M. Cobb, Director of Maine's Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services, stated: "We have just set up our interface to do background checks on caregivers and those who are associated with dispensaries. They may not have a disqualifying drug offense."] Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services Catherine M. Cobb, Director 11 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-9300 catherine.cobb@maine.gov Information provided by the state on sources for medical marijuana: ID cards being issued to patients who grow their own medical marijauna. State licensing program (as of Jan. 11, 2009) Fee:   $100 / $75 with Medicaid Card Caregivers pay $300/patient (limit of 5 patients; if not growing marijuana, there is no fee) Accepts other states' registry ID cards?:   Yes ****"Law enforcement will accept appropriate authorization from a participating state, but that patient cannot purchase marijuana in Maine without registering here. That requires a Maine physician and a Maine driver license or other picture ID issued by the state of Maine. The letter from a physician in another state is only good for 30 days." (Aug. 19, 2010 email from Maine's Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services) Registration: Voluntary until Dec. 31, 2010 "Patients using marijuana under the old informal system will have their 'affirmative defense' expire on that date. Thereafter, they will need a patient card issued in Maine." (Aug. 19, 2010 email from Maine's Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services) Source(s): NORML.org, ProCon.org >>> ASA : Becoming a Patient in Maine | Information of how to become a legal medical cannabis (medical marijuana) patient, and how to get safe access and legal access in Maine. Visit: http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=2051 More info, below. CONTACT INFORMATION: Brochures outlining Maine’s medical marijuana law are available from: Maine Citizens for Patients Rights, PO Box 1074, Lewiston, ME 04243 * www.mainecommonsense.org ... among others ACTION; There are a number of medical cannabis (marijuana) bills in play in states across the US. Here we network on Ways anyone can help with the effort to make each a medical marijuana state. We need to get the word out and people contacting reps and officials and get this legislation into law. Also, lets not forget efforts at the Federal level. NETWORK and Spread The Word, both On-Line and Off (!) ON-LINE, You can tell everybody in cyber-space by e-mailing a link to this website to them and/or printing off the info and handing out where possible / necessary. Also phone call and read off and/or visit and hand deliver the info. OFF-LINE, You can take literature with you and approach businesses, organizations and even people on the street while you're out and about. Wear your pot-leaf shirt and register voters, as feasible. Gather signatures for any related petitions that are happening at the time as well. Meetings and Meet-Ups > Medical Cannabis Meetup Groups - Medical Cannabis Meetups around the world | Find a Medical Cannabis Meetup Group near you ... grouped by City and Country ... find the ones with the most people interested in Medical Cannabis Meetups in Maine ... international, national, provincial, municipal levels   ...   Visit - http://www.meetup.com/cities/us/me/.   local Organizations, CONTACTs and other Resources   Maine's Care Givers | Do you have questions on how to beome a legal patient, or in search of a qualified doctor? Maine's Care Givers are here to help you acquire the necessary resources and information! We condone the proper knowledge and experience to guide you through the process quickly and discretely. Be wary of shady organizations that simply pry for your personal medical records. Here at Maine's Care Givers, we build a personal relationship with each patient while aiding them with their medical needs. Contact - Maine's Care Givers Pharmaceutical Grade Medical Marijuana Supplier 1-888-619-5624 Toll-Free, or ... Visit: http://www.mainescaregivers.com/ Information Clearing House for Medical Marijuana in Maine | Click here for a list of doctor's in Maine who are open to making the necessary recommendation to qualified medical marijuana patients in Maine. Maine Marijuana Policy Initiative info@mainecommonsense.org 207.333.6985 Click here for a list of medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine ... Visit: http://www.mainecommonsense.org/index.php Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine | Matching qualified patients with quality caregivers ... Networking with caregivers across the state for resources and information. Advocacy in the state legislature to protect and further the rights of medical marijuana caregivers Discounts at grow stores and Cow Pasture Productions event ... Visit: http://mainecommonsense.org/cowpasture_prod/caregivers/index.html Maine will open 1st compassion center for marijuana in New England September 25th, 2010 | Safe Harbor Maine Inc., a nonprofit organization, hopes to be the first to open early next year in Biddeford. Glenn Peterson, Safe Harbor’s chief executive officer, predicted that the business would serve fewer than 100 patients in the first year. A spokesman for the Maine Health Department said the first of eight dispensaries across the state should open for business soon after Jan. 1. Over the past two months, the Health Department’s Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services has awarded licenses to operate dispensaries in each of the state’s eight public health districts. ... Visit: http://www.mainemedicalmarijuana.org/ Maine Patients Coalition.org | Sick Maine Patients Helping Other Sick Or Terminal Maine Patients Calling Out To All Doctor's With the Newly Revised Maine State Medical Marijuana Law, We are in desperate need for Doctors who will write the rec's for valid patients, Maine Dr's are not willing so far to write the recs for us sick patients. ... Visit: http://www.mainepatientscoalition.org/ RXciprocity Patient Sanctuary | The Maine Medical Marijuana Resource Center (MRC) NEW Contact phone # is (207) 854-1616 Founded in 1994 by Charles Wynott and Jon Piefer as an AIDS service organization, We are exclusively a donation based and volunteer organized charity, grass roots, patient managed. We are a referal to our coalition partners and a patient advocate organization. By phone: 207-854-1616 or visit - http://www.asamaine.org/ Maine Vocals, Maine Cannabis Reform, Pro Marijuana Festivals Hempstock, Harvest and Freedom at Freedom Field in Harmony Maine. Welcome to the Maine Vocals Web Site. We are Maine's Cannabis Action Network for the Re-Legalization of Cannabis, Hemp/Marijuana. the Promoters of mAINEPEACE jAM, Freedom, Somerset County, Hempstock, and Harvest Festivals. Please use this site to educate as well as access our events, tickets, and band lists for all Festivals Maine Vocals, 65 Shusta Rd. Madison, Me 04950 * (207) 696-4444 * ... Visit: http://www.mainevocals.net/ Temple of Advanced Enlightenment | A Native American Inter-Disciplinary temple dedicated to the spiritual and moral guidance of our members. We have absolutely no political agenda. We are dedicated in standing up for civil rights, fighting intolerance, and taking responsibility for the world we live in. ... Visit: http://www.templegreen.org Maine Citizens for Patients' Rights | Maine citizens have spoken loud and clear. They want patients to have access to their medicine, so on November 6th, 2007, we began gathering signatures to get a ballot initiative in front of the voters. This initiative will guarantee that medical marijuana patients can access their medicine in dispensaries set up across the state. Mission Statement: Work to provide medical marijuana patients with their medicine through the creation of a dispensary system in the state of Maine Contact: 207-376-3823 -or- Visit: http://www.mainepatientsrights.org/ Mainers for Medical Rights | January 10, 2000 - Mainers for Medical Rights announced today that the group has published a new guide to help patients and medical professionals better understand Maine's new medical marijuana law. Visit: http://www.mainers.org/index.htm What it does... The Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative, by Maine - NORML | What it does... Protects Patients Whose Medical Marijuana Use Is Advised By A Doctor If a person has one of the debilitating illnesses listed in the initiative, and can prove that the person's doctor has advised that marijuana use might benefit the patient's treatment, the person is exempt from state laws against possessing personal-use amounts of marijuana. CONTACT INFORMATION: Brochures outlining Maine’s medical marijuana law are available from: Mainers for Medical Rights, P.O. Box 746, Gorham, ME 04084 * (800) 846-1039 * or Visit: http://www.mainers.org/does.htm Maine-ly NORML | Contact info: 57 McKay Road, Norway, ME 04268 * Voice (207) 332-3253 * or Visit: http://www.norml.org/mainelynorml Maine Marijuana Information Resource Center | Information, forum, and links related to the marijuana laws in Maine. If you live in Maine and have: AIDS; chemotherapy or radiation to treat cancer; glaucoma; or seizures or muscle spasms due to a chronic debilitating disease, you may want to discuss with your doctor whether medical marijuana would be right for you. ... Visit: http://mmirc.tripod.com/ Maine State Medical Marijuana Program | New program for the state of Maine medical marijuana patients, Medical Marijuana Information site, Main page,grow guides, 250 + pages,1930's Reefer Madness ... Visit: http://www.onlinepot.org/legal/stateofmaine.htm Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana | From: Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana. AMR: Competition not Compassion in Maine ... by Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana, Maine Vocals, Maine Cannabis Alliance, Maine Business ... Visit: http://www.levellers.org/me1.htm Ya-Hooka; CommUnity/Medical_Marijuana | California Cannabis Cooperative ~ CCC a medical marijuana community, ... 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( skip to End )  |   ( next )  |   more Info ...    |     ( prev )  |   ( go to Top )    more Info on Maine and Medical Cannabis  Active State Medical Marijuana Programs - NORML CONTACT INFORMATION: For more information on Maine’s medical marijuana law ... Application information for the Maine medical marijuana registry is ... Visit: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3391 Task Force to Implement the Maine Medical Marijuana Act | The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services (DLRS), announces an open application period for non-profit corporations to apply to become dispensaries for growing and dispensing prepared marijuana to registered patients under the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act. View proposed Rules Governing the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program, 10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 122. on the DLRS website. To comment on or ask questions about the proposed rules before the end of the comment period On June 17, 2010, visit the rulemaking Comments page. Emergency rules governing the program were adopted on May 5, 2010. The rules and all application materials are available at www.maine.gov/dhhs/dlrs, or may be obtained in written form by contacting the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services by phone at (207) 287-9300, 1-800-791-4080, or by writing to: ... Visit: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mmma/index.shtml   The Law, LEGAL Resources   Medical Marijuana in Maine - Maine Medical Marijuana Act of 1998 | The State of Maine enacted the Maine Medical Marijuana Act of 1998 to protect patients who find therapeutic and palliative benefits from using marijuana to be protected from civil or criminal penalties when their doctors advise that such use may provide a medical benefit to them and when other reasonable restrictions are met regarding that use. The Act is intended to permit patients who may benefit from the medical use of marijuana to be able to discuss freely with, and seek advice from their physician on the possible risks and benefits of medical marijuana use. ... Visit: http://maine.medicalmarijuana.net/ Maine Law | Maine has allowed prescribing, and limited possession, of medical marijuana since 1999 but the law lacked any distribution mechanism and questions arose of noncompliance with federal law and of how patients could legally obtain the prescribed marijuana. In October the Obama adminstration announced that it would halt prosecution of medical marijuana users and caregivers if they were in compliance with their state's law [read more]. On November 3, 2009 Maine voters approved Question 5, which enacted the citizen-initiated bill, "An act to establish the Maine Medical Marijuana Act" (LD 975, IB 2). The committee file for LD 975 contains additional information, such as the activity schedule, testimony sign-in sheet, testimony submitted at the public hearing, working papers and memoranda of the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, and the committee vote tally sheet. (The contents of the file are not word searchable.) ... Visit: http://www.maine.gov/legis/lawlib/medmarij.html FindLaw.com | Maine Marijuana Laws More Information on Illegal Drug Laws Code Section Tit. 17A §1101, et seq. Possession Over 1 lb. creates presumption of trafficking: Class E crime Sale Over 1.25 oz. creates presumption of furnishing: Class D crime Trafficking Class D crime; Possession of over 1 lb. or over 100 plants: Class C crime; Over 20 lbs. or over 500 plants: Class B crime Research the Law: Official State Codes - Links to the official online statutes (laws) in all 50 states and DC. Related Resources for Marijuana Laws: Crimes A to Z: Drug Possession Crimes A to Z: Drug Distribution/Trafficking Crimes A to Z: Drug Cultivation and Manufacturing Find a Criminal Law Attorney ... Visit: http://law.findlaw.com/state-laws/marijuana/maine/ CriminalDefenseLawyer.com | In the state of Maine, not all amounts of marijuana are punishable by law. In fact, Maine is one of the few states in the country to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The state of Maine does punish non-medical, or recreational, users for the possession, cultivation, sale, and use of the drug. The laws are much harsher for offenders possessing or selling marijuana near a school or a park or on a school bus. On the state’s top 10 cash crop list, the drug marijuana is number one on the list. Between the years of 1995 and 2002 there has been an average of 3,000 arrests related to the drug marijuana. Medical Marijuana Users Applying for medical marijuana in the state of Maine is quite simple. The physician will recommend this alternative treatment to their patient, who will either accept or decline the idea. Once the idea is accepted, the physician will then have to give the patient written consent for the drug. The doctor can prescribe the drug for pain relief, nausea, spasticity, glaucoma, and movement disorders. The penalties for violating the terms of medical marijuana use and possession are the same as they are for non-medical users and recreational users. Non-Medical Users In the state of Maine, if residents do not have medical clearance from a licensed physician and are found to be in possession of marijuana or selling marijuana they will be subject to the laws and penalties regarding non-medical or recreational users. The laws in the state of Maine were changed in 1999 when 61 percent of the voters approved the proposed laws regarding marijuana use. The law went into effect on December 22, 1999. As stated by the law, the law “removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess an oral or written "professional opinion" from their physician that he or she "might benefit from the medical use of marijuana."” ... Visit: http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/marijuana-laws-and-penalties/maine.htm Maine (ME) MJ LEGAL Resources, by NORML.  NORML Legal Committee members, and more for Maine, by NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.   ...   Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4541&wtm_view=legal. An Act To Permit The Medical Use Of Marijuana - Mainers for Medical Marijuana | The 1999 Maine Medical Marijuana Initiative... The Act... ... Sec. 11. Title. this Act may be known as the Maine Medical Marijuana Act of 1998. SUMMARY ... visit: ... Visit: http://www.mainers.org/act.htm Medical Marijuana. | See generally our discussion of Medical Marijuana. Maine: ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 22, § 2383-B. [Findlaw] $[Lexis]$[Westlaw]. The following states have expressly addressed the issue of palliative care, usually allowing some medicinal uses of marijuana in derogation of controlled substances prohibitions. See Medical Marijuana Commentaries for academic comment. Some of the provisions have been the subject of case law analysis. Maine: ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 22, § 2383-B. [Findlaw] $[Lexis]$[Westlaw]. The Maine statute exempts the physician from prosecution where there is a bona-fide physician-patient relationship. § 2383-B(5)(A)(2). The statute governs the medical use of marijuana in order relieve pain or alleviate a patients symptoms from disease. § 2383-B(5)(A)(2)(a). The physician must also consult the patient regarding the possible health risks and therapeutic or palliative benefits of the medical use of marijuana. § 2383-B(5)(A)(2)(b). ... Visit: http://www.painandthelaw.org/statutes/medical_marijuana.php In the meantime, here are some national / international Resources - The Laws concerning marijuana in Maine.  By NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Visit: norml.org/index.cfm?wtm_view=&Group_ID=4541 for more. ASA : Maine's Medical Marijuana Laws | Medical cannabis (medical marijuana) laws in Maine. Visit: www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?list=type&type=193 Drug Policy Alliance: Info for Medical Marijuana Litigators: Maine ... Home > Marijuana: The Facts > Medical Marijuana > Legal Challenges > Info for Litigators > Legal > State Laws > Info for Medical Marijuana Litigators: Maine ... Medical Marijuana Act of 1998 - Preamble. “The people of the State of Maine declare their purposes and intent in enacting the Maine Medical Marijuana Act of 1998 to be the following:Use of marijuana has been found to provide important therapeutic and palliative benefits to many patients who suffer from debilitating conditions resulting from certain diseases or treatment of these diseases. Patients should be allowed to use small amounts of marijuana without civil or criminal penalties when their doctors advise that such use may provide a medical benefit to them and when other reasonable restrictions are met regarding that use.” Click > here < for more. Erowid Cannabis Vault : Legal Status Maine Supreme Court and lower courts have ruled that personal possession of ... Although the status of medical cannabis is still in flux (sep 2002), ... Visit: http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml Places that have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Multiple places have decriminalized non-medical cannabis in the United States; however, cannabis is illegal under federal law. Gonzales v. Raich (2005) held in a 6-3 decision that the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution allowed the federal government to ban the use of cannabis, including medical use even if local laws allow it. Most places that have decriminalized cannabis have civil fines, drug education, or drug treatment in place of incarceration and/or criminal charges for possession of small amounts of cannabis, or have made various cannabis offenses the lowest priority for law enforcement. Contents: Map, List of States, References, External links ... Visit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Places_that_have_decriminalized_non-medical_cannabis_in_the_United_States 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   LEGISLATION, Action Items and related Resources   Drug Policy Alliance: Reform in Maine. Medical Marijuana: Maine allows patients to use medical marijuana if they get a registry certificate from the state Department of health ... visit: http://www.drugpolicy.org/statebystate/Maine/ 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. Others? Will be listed here.  As we get the info. You can also check the Events and News sections to see if there are any Items posted there. Know about one yourself? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.   National and International ORGz Section  ASA : Maine | Medical cannabis (medical marijuana) resources in Maine ... Find info here on the therapeutic uses of and research on medical cannabis. ... visit - http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=264 American Medical Marijuana Association ... Medical Marijuana Farmacy | Maine. State registration program, Dept of Health and Social Services 907-465-5423. Maine. State registration program (303) 692-2184 medical.marijuana ... visit: http://americanmarijuana.org/ LegalJoint: Medical and Other Marijuana Links. A selection links to HIGH quality canabis web sites, related to medical or recreational mmj use. of Columbia FEDERAL Florida Georgia Guam Maine Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana ... Willie Wortel Workshop. Maine Medical Marijuana Institute and Cannabis Club ... visit: http://www.legaljoint.net/bust.asp 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 ... click > here < for more. Others? Will be listed here.  As we get the info. Know about one yourself? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.   FORUMs Section  Maine (ME) - Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana | maine medical marijuana Patients can look here for information on how to ... This is what a doctor's medical marijuana recommendation looks like in Maine ... Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Club, Dispensary, News > Medical Marijuana Methods and Strains > Medical Marijuana States Maine (ME) FORUM HOME Members List Today's Posts Search Cannabis FAQs Cannabis Club Directory ... Visit: http://boards.cannabis.com/maine-me/ Others? Will be listed here.  As we get the info. Know about one yourself? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below. Also, here are some national / international Forums - 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. Visit: www.thc-ministry.net/forum Ya-Hooka; Forum Jump, FAQ, Today's Posts, Links Register, Community ... and more ~ Click www.Yahooka.com for more. Welcome to the Cannabis Classifieds Want Ads. To buy cannabis for medical purposes is legal in some areas. Here you will find hundreds of medical doctors, professional growers, and prescription patients in need who want to buy cannabis legally but can't find each other. Visit: www.cannabisclassifieds.com/cannabiswant.html   EVENTs, Calendars and related Resources   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. Other Types? Will be listed here.  As we get the info. Know about one yourself? Got an Idea? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.   BIZ, and related Commercial Resources   About the Board | "For the Protection of the Health, Safety and Welfare of the Public." The Board of Licensure in Medicine is the state agency responsible for protecting the health and safety of the public by determining who may be licensed for medical practice in this state and by regulating the medical practice of those licensees. The members of the Board are appointed by the Governor. The Board is composed of both physician and non-physician representatives of the public. All members must have been Maine residents for at least five years at the time of their appointment and the physician members must have been licensed and actively practicing medicine in the state. The Board employs its own administrative and investigative staff and is provided with the legal and investigative staff by the Maine Department of Attorney General. ... Visit: http://www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm Medical Marijuana Medicinal Cannabis. Marijuana Seeds (Cannabis Seeds),free info the world's best sources. Marijuana grow info, medical usage facts, history, great seed sites and much more. ... Medicinal and Medical Marijuna Cannabis. Medical / Medicinal Marijuana is used by many people ... also have medical marijuana laws: Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Alaska and Maine ... 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. 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Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.   NEWs and related Resources   The Medical Cannabis and Maine - News Feeds > < Click here to build yours!   Medical Cannabis NEWs Feed     Drug War in Maine in general NEWs Feed   See more at The Media Awareness Project > Drugnews Archive ... visit - http://www.mapinc.org/find?GAC=n-us-me&LABEL=Maine&YY1=1998&DE=Medium Maine makes progress toward taxing and regulating marijuana, improves patient protections - Last Update: August 18, 2011 | Rep. Diane Russell introduces bill to tax and regulate marijuana in Maine - In 2011, Maine joined the growing number of states considering taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol. Representative Diane Russell (D – Portland) sponsored LD 1453, a bill that would have made Maine the first state in the nation to completely remove all criminal penalties for the use or possession of marijuana for any purpose. “It is time to stop turning otherwise law-abiding people into criminals, begin taxing marijuana for commercial sale, and refocus our criminal justice resources toward issues that are truly devastating communities," said Russell. And she’s right. Criminalizing marijuana users has done nothing to reduce demand or supply. Marijuana prohibition is also a gateway to the use of harder drugs because it requires marijuana users to purchase from drug dealers in an unregulated market rather than tax-paying, law-abiding businesses. As Rep. Russell said, "The market already exists. It's not the drug that's the gateway, it's the drug dealer." Despite broad bi-partisan support, the bill was defeated in June. The good news is that over one-quarter of those voting, including many Republicans, supported the bill, which had been modified to put the question before voters. That so many elected officials are willing to go on record supporting an end to marijuana prohibition shows just how much progress we’re making, but we’ve got to keep it up. Please contact your legislators and urge them to consider introducing similar legislation in 2012.   Visit - http://www.mpp.org/states/maine/ Marijuana laws in Maine (non-medical) | Did you know that Maine is a “decrim” state? In 2009, the Maine Legislature passed a measure that expanded the state's decades-old decrim law by making possession of up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana a civil penalty, punishable by only a civil fine. For possession of up to 1.25 ounces, the fine is $350-$600. If the amount is between 1.25 ounces to 2.5 ounces, the fine is $700-$1000. Possession of more than 2.5 ounces can lead to a definite jail term of up to six months. Of course, while removing the potential for jail time is a good first step, only taxing and regulating marijuana will solve the supply problem and completely remove marijuana from the criminal market. Please ask your legislator to support efforts to regulate marijuana like alcohol.   Visit - http://www.mpp.org/states/maine/ Medical Marijuana in Maine | Maine is one of 17 states that have removed criminal penalties for the medical use of marijuana to treat certain illnesses. If you are a patient with a serious illness who wishes to become a patient in Maine, please visit the program’s website at the Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services. The Maine Legislature passed legislation in 2011 making patient registration optional and tweaking several other portions of the law. You can read a summary of those changes here. >>   http://www.mpp.org/states/maine/ Stay Connected | Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project. To stay updated on the status of marijuana policy reform in Maine, be sure to subscribe to MPP's free legislative alert service.   Visit - http://www.mpp.org/states/maine/ Maine (ME) MJ News Feed, by NORML.  Latest news and more for Maine, by NORML - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.   ... and more.   Visit - norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=4541&wtm_view=news. Montel Williams lights up the Maine Medical Marijuana Conference | Portland - Montel Williams spoke at yesterday's medical marijuana conference in Maine. In tears as he shared his pain with the audience, he was encouraged by one attending Sheriff to take his medicine, prompting Montel to light up a joint and take a few puffs. There have been a number of questions surrounding medical marijuana dispensaries in the state, since the new law was passed in November. At the convention in Portland nearly 250 people came out to hear the ins and outs of the law, and learn how they can get involved in growing or selling medical marijuana reported wchs6.com ... Visit: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/293014 Medical Marijuana: Maine Legislature Approves Dispensaries by Phillip Smith, April 09, 2010, 12:00am, (Issue #627) Medical Marijuana News Brief | A bill to set up a medical marijuana dispensary and distribution system in Maine passed both houses of the legislature this week and is expected to be signed by the governor. The measure passed the House 126-17 Monday and the Senate 32-3 later the same day. Maine enacted a medical marijuana law in 1998, but it failed to provide a way for patients to legally obtain their medicine. Once this measure, SP 0719, is enacted, patients will be able to go to dispensaries or grow their own. Last November, Maine voters approved a referendum directing the legislature to set up a dispensary system. Now it has. The measure envisions up to eight dispensaries and creates a process to set fees for patients, caregivers, and dispensaries. "Today, Maine becomes the latest state in the country to set up a legal distribution system for medical marijuana, and is now a leader in providing patients with a legal and dignified way to obtain their medicine," said Jill Harris, managing director of public policy at the Drug Policy Alliance, which supported the referendum and the legislation. "The legislature has followed the will of the voters in Maine who overwhelmingly voted for such a system last November." Maine now joins New Mexico and New Jersey as states with state-authorized dispensary systems. California and Colorado also have dispensary systems, but those are more loosely regulated. An initiative trying to make the November ballot in Oregon would bring a dispensary system there if passed. ... Visit: http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2010/apr/09/medical_marijuana_maine_legislat Feds, States Diverge on Medical Marijuana - April 24, 2006 | State officials say a new statement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denying that marijuana has medical uses won't affect state laws legalizing medical-marijuana use, the New York Times reported April 22. "Really, there's nothing that's going to happen -- any third parties judging whether these substances are effective -- that is going to change Maine law," added Maine assistant attorney general James M. Cameron; Maine passed a medical-marijuana law in 1999. Visit: Click > here < for more. Judge Bans Prosecution of Doctors Who Prescribe Marijuana Dateline: 9/10/00. A California federal judge has ruled that the federal government cannot prosecute doctors who recommend or prescribe marijuana for medically valid treatment of patients. On Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in San Francisco issued a permanent injunction banning the federal government from taking any action, including investigation, leading to the revocation of a physician's license "merely because the doctor recommends medical marijuana to a patient based on a sincere medical judgment." Visit: http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa091100a.htm NORML News Feed.  Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5858 MarijuanaNews.Com, Freedom has nothing to fear from the truth ... Medical Marijuana Co-operative Writes About Value Of Cannabis For MS Patients. Photo-ID Cards For Washington State Medical ... Visit: www.marijuananews.com/medical_cannabis.htm (Medical) Marijuana Info - Information. Candidates running for the House of Representatives to the question: "Should smoked marijuana be a medical option now?" ... 10/28/02. Oklahoma House Race - District 1 ... Visit: www.marijuanainfo.net/house3.htm 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. visit: http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/news-t21.htm 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 cannabisnews.com, by DrugSense | a News feed page. Visit: cannabisnews.com Stop the Drug War (DRCNet) is an international organization working for an end to drug prohibition worldwide and for interim policy reform in US drug laws and criminal justice system. visit - stopthedrugwar.org/news   some HISTORY   At the end of its term, the Task Force on Medical Marijuana reaches an impasse over how boldly Maine should confront federal law By Sam Smith | Joint Committee. The first ruling in the case against the Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative ... Regardless of all this, a majority of Maine's medical marijuana task force ...Brian Clark leans back in his living room chair and takes a drag off the glass pipe he keeps on the coffee table. Earlier in the afternoon he'd started vomiting again, a side effect of his HIV medication. The marijuana he's growing in a converted room in his apartment and loading into the pipe calms his stomach. The referendum Maine voters passed last year allowing patients suffering from certain illnesses to legally grow and smoke marijuana was meant for people like Clark. His apparent exasperation with the new law seems at odds with that fact. Visit: ... Visit: http://www.portlandphoenix.com/archive/features/00/09/29/pot.html Two Medical Marijuana Petitions Underway in Maine | Mainers for Medical Rights (MMR), and a local coalition led by Maine Vocals, ... Christen said Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana, Maine Cannabis Alliance ... ... Visit: http://www.ndsn.org/jan98/medmj4.html Maine Medical Marijuana Campaigns | Therapeutic Models of Medicine. Medical Marijuana in Maine. September 4, 1998. The local initiative sponsored by Maine Citizens for Medical Marijuana did not collect enough signatures .... visit: ... Visit: http://www.levellers.org/mestat.htm Medical Marijuana Wins Again! Maine Becomes 7th State to Shield Patients from Arrest | On Tuesday (11/5/99), voters in Maine came out in force to say "Yes" to Question Two, a ballot measure that will protect certain patients who use marijuana medicinally from prosecution under the state's drug laws. Question Two was approved by 61%, with voter turnout at 45% -- ten percent more than election officials said they expected to see at the polls. "We felt likely to win, but support for Question Two went up even more over the last ten days before the election," Craig Brown, a spokesman for Mainers for Medical Rights, the group that sponsored the measure, told The Week Online. Brown credited Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion, who announced his support for the measure at a press conference two weeks ago, with the last minute boost. ... Visit: http://www.stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/115/anothervictory.shtml Informational Guide on Medical Cannabis | If you have ever heard of the song, “Lets Go Get Stoned,” as sung by Ray Charles or Joe Cocker, you know the lyrics were referring to getting high or using cannabis aka marijuana. This mind altering drug goes by other names as well; names such as weed, pot, joint, blunt, hash and mary jane are quite common among users. Cannabis is a plant that contains a chemical called cannabinoids or cannabinolidic acids. Another substance that is found in cannabis is THC, or Tetrahydrocannabinol, which gives the users that “high” sensation. When speaking of marijuana, the actual substance used in creating the high feeling comes from the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is considered to be a schedule 1 controlled substance today, because of the THC, which can be highly potent, depending upon the concentration factor of the THC. Visit > http://www.worldmedassist.com/informational-guide-on-medical-cannabis/ < for more. 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 NORML News Archive.  Visit - http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3442 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   Cannabis as Medicine   Conference to Question Medical Cannabis. By Claudia Pinto, Daily Progress staff writer | LegalJoint: Medical Cannabis. Tuesday, May 11, 2004. Pregnant women with morning sickness and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder might try taking marijuana, according to experts who will speak at an international conference in Charlottesville. Mary Lynn Mathre, president of Patients Out of Time, said it's well known that marijuana can reduce pain and stimulate appetite, which is helpful for AIDS patients. But she said people who attend the Third National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics will hear about lesser-known benefits of the drug. Click > here < for more. 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: http://www.ukcia.org/medical/webresources.html NORML / Medical Use / Introduction | Introduction. Select One Send All States Canada Mexico Europe Other Alabama Alaska Am. ... District of Columbia FEDERAL Florida Georgia Guam Maine Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana of individual patients to use medical cannabis under state law, or the ... visit: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5441 Medical Marijuana Info Online Resource for Medical Marijuana Information. Partners. Events. Legalization. Doctors. Federal Law(s) Lawyers. Medical/Medicinal. AIDS/HIV. History. Magazines ... Maine. Free Hemp in Maine. Maine Divsion of Public Health ... Visit: http://www.medicalmarijuanainfo.com/ 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: http://www.hartbrothers.com/medimari.html 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." And more. Visit - www.drugwarfacts.org/medicalm.htm 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: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5441 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: http://www.ukcia.org/medical/webresources.html 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: http://www.hartbrothers.com/medimari.html MarijuanaNews.Com, Freedom has nothing to fear from the truth ... Court Decision On Medical Cannabis Expected This Week ... Medical Marijuana Co-operative Writes About Value Of Cannabis For MS Patients. Photo-ID Cards For Washington State Medical ... Visit: www.marijuananews.com/medical_cannabis.htm CCRMG - California Cannabis Research Medical Group - WWW.CCRMG.ORG | Autumn 2004. 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