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ShareMedical Marijuana: News & Viewpoints
- Projects for Grassroots Activists on Medical Marijuana (Regularly Updated)
From Marijuana Policy Project - New Jersey Medical Marijuana Law Is Signed by Gov. Corzine (January 18, 2010)
In The Star-Ledger - FAQs on New Jersey Legislature-Approved Bill That Would Legalize Medical Marijuana (January 12, 2010)
In The Star-Ledger - No "Softer Stance" on Pot in New Jersey's Proposed Medical Marijuana Law (June 7, 2009)
In The Star-Ledger - Shift on Marijuana Policy Delays Sentencing (March 23, 2009)
In The New York Times - Despite Legalization in Michigan, Medical Marijuana Still Faces Opposition (March 20, 2009)
In The Chicago Tribune - Dispensers of Marijuana Find Relief in Policy Shift (March 19, 2009)
In The New York Times - Federal Raids on Medical Marijuana Providers May End in California, Other U.S. States (March 18, 2009)
In The New York Times - Pot for Pain: Is It Legal or Not? (February 3, 2009)
U.S. President Barack Obama said during his campaign that the use of medical marijuana can be "appropriate" and that he would not use Justice Department resources to interfere with state laws allowing its use (contrary to the approach of the Bush administration). So why, asks Los Angeles Times columnist Patt Morrison, did the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) raid two medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles last week?
In Los Angeles Times - Medical Marijuana Users Denied Organ Transplants (May 19, 2008)
In The Wall Street Journal - California Medical Marijuana Employment Rights Bill Advances (May 2008)
From Americans for Safe Access - Medical Marijuana Users Can Be Fired for Toking Their Meds, Calif. Court Rules (January 24, 2008)
From Reuters - HIV-Positive Man Sues for Right to Use Marijuana to Treat Nausea (June 23, 2007)
In Rocky Mountain News - California Judge Upholds State Medical Marijuana Law (December 21, 2006)
In Bay Area Reporter - FDA's Report Illuminates Wide Divide on Marijuana (April 22, 2006)
A detailed analysis of the FDA's decision to not support the use of medical marijuana.
In The New York Times - FDA Says It Does Not Support Use of Medical Marijuana (April 22, 2006)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues a statement.
In Seattle Times - Inter-Agency Advisory Regarding Claims That Smoked Marijuana Is a Medicine (April 20, 2006)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Dutch Pharmacies to Sell Government-Tested Marijuana for Medical Use (September 3, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Book Review: Marijuana and Medicine (September 9, 1999)
In New England Journal of Medicine
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