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- Some Airports Say It's OK to "Get High" With Medical Marijuana
- While local laws may vary from state to state, some airports in the San Francisco Bay Area allow up to eight ounces of marijuana for card-carrying medical marijuana patients. Police say the policy at San Francisco International Airport echoes the city guidelines used in San Francisco proper. The same goes for Oakland...
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- AMA Advocates Change in Marijuana Classification [The Scientific Activist]
- Yesterday, the influential AMA American Medical Association announced that it would cease its opposition to the concept of medical marijuana and instead advocate for a change in federal classification of the drug. From the LA Times: The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification...
- News items 2009-11-11
- Young adult arrestees use marijuana more than any other drug, reports the Department of Justice.(Brief Article)
- Young adult arrestees use marijuana more than any other drug, reports the Department of Justice. According to the report, The Rise of Marijuana as the Drug of Choice Among Youthful Adult Arrestees, marijuana use among youthful adult arrestees (ages 1 Young adult arrestees use marijuana more...
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- Court rules against medical marijuana.
- COURT RULES AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal authorities may prosecute those who smoke marijuana under physicians' orders, according to the Associated Press. This was a stinging defeat to marijuana advocates who had convinced lawmakers in 10 states to allow marijuana's use...
- Research articles 2005-06-16
- Price and enforcement effects on cocaine and marijuana demand
- This article estimates equations for past year cocaine and marijuana use among adult and juvenile respondents of the 1990-97 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse. Unlike most previous studies, we control for the monetary price of marijuana, probabilities of arrest for marijuana and cocaine possession, and state fixed effects. Results...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- MPP: White House Ad Encourages Teen Use of Addictive, Cancer-Causing Drug; New Campaign Directly Contradicts Data on Tobacco, Marijuana
- WASHINGTON, April 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -b A new White House ad campaign encourages teen cigarette use by falsely telling parents that tobacco is far less dangerous to kids than marijuana, officials of the Marijuana Policy Project MPP charged today. "WASHINGTON, April 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -b A new White House ad...
- Research articles 2005-04-14
- Alaska: TOP OFFICIALS OPPOSE LEGALIZING MARIJUANA
- The governor, the White House and top police officials called for voters to defeat a voter initiative to legalize marijuana possession.The measure would make it legal for adults to grow, use, sell or give away marijuana. It would also allow regulation and taxation of marijuana.State Police Director Julia Grimes, White...
- Research articles 2004-10-15
- Marijuana largest cash crop in US, pro–pot group claims
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Marijuana is the most lucrative cash crop in the United States, worth more than the corn and wheat-growing sectors combined, according to a study released by a pro-drugs group. The study by the Marijuana Policy Project MPP, a Washington-based organization which is campaigning for the decriminalization...
- Research articles 2006-12-18
- The last smoke: medical marijuana. (American Survey)
- The Drug Enforcement Agency and Public Health Service have both banned the medical use of marijuana. The federal agencies base their regulation on an alleged lack of studies on the safety and effectiveness of marijuana, but a study by Harvard University shows that most oncologists believe marijuana is an effective...
- Research articles 1992-03-28
- Medical marijuana firing case considered.(Slants & Trends)
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA FIRING CASE CONSIDERED: A man fired for using medical marijuana is slated to have his case heard by the California Supreme Court, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The man, Gary Ross, an approved medical marijuana user, was fired from an IT firm after...
- Research articles 2005-12-15
- Amendment 20/ Marijuana as medicine/ Ballot issue revives old
- J. F. Oschwald, as he freely admits, is "a product of the '60s" who used to smoke marijuana recreationally. Now the 51-year-old Lyons man relies on marijuana to control muscle spasms throughout his body, a result of a spinal-cord injury he suffered in a 1980 accident....
- Research articles 2000-10-24
- Amigula Incorporated -- The Worlds First Publicly Traded Marijuana Company intends to explore the Western Australian marijuana market and may seek listing on the Australian stock exchange.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 March 2004-Amigula Inc.: Amigula Incorporated -- The Worlds First Publicly Traded Marijuana Company intends to explore the Western Australian marijuana market and may seek listing on the Australian stock exchange.C1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03242004 NEW YORK, NY - Amigula...
- Research articles 2004-03-24
- How State Medical Marijuana Laws Vary: A Comprehensive Review
- Although the federal government formally opposes using marijuana for medicinal purposes, many states have had laws enabling such use since the mid-1970s. Driven by the attitudes of various medical, professional, and policy groups, these state laws have evolved in support of different positions, resulting in a patchwork of approaches. As...
- White papers 2003-06-24
- Fraser study says legalized marijuana could generate more than $2 billion in taxes
- VANCOUVER -- A Fraser Institute report, Marijuana Growth in British Columbia, says the BC marijuana crop has a retail value of over $7 billion. The report, published by the market-oriented think tank, proposes that taxed as a legal product, it can generate over $2 billion for the government. The study's...
- Research articles 2004-06-14
- US Supreme Court appears split over marijuana use
- WASHINGTON AFP — The US Supreme Court heard arguments over whether marijuana could be used as a medical treatement for those in acute pain. The medical use of marijuana is approved by 10 US states, but President George W. Bush's administration opposes the practice. The US' highest court...
- Research articles 2004-11-29
- Justices doubtful about medical marijuana
- WASHINGTON -- Liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices expressed doubt Monday that sick patients should be allowed to use doctor-recommended marijuana to relieve pain. Justice Antonin Scalia, one of the five conservatives on the nine-member court, said federal law criminalizing marijuana trumps a California law that allows chronically ill...
- Research articles 2004-11-30
- Senate OKs marijuana restrictions/ Some county Republicans are
- DENVER - Some El Paso County lawmakers were uncomfortable with a bill to place restrictions on the use of medical marijuana, which passed in the state Senate "The bill is not that bad; it is the concept more than anything," said Sen. Andy McElhany, R-Colorado Springs,...
- Research articles 2001-04-24
- A good decision/ Court makes distinctions on marijuana use
- It's hard to know which part of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to celebrate most: the part that grants medical marijuana users new protections from federal prosecution, or the part that uses constitutional arguments to do so. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that...
- Research articles 2003-12-29
- 300,000 marijuana plants worth 1.8 billion dollars seized in California
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Authorities in California have seized almost 300,000 marijuana plants with a street value of 1.8 billion dollars, law enforcement officials said. The huge haul of cannabis was seized since April in a series of raids aimed at stamping out marijuana growing in the West Coast,...
- Research articles 2005-07-22
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