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The Union
A very well built documentary about cannabis and drug prohibition. Does the drug prohibition work? Have a look and think for yourself.
Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew in 1974
The term medical marijuana took on dramatic new meaning in February, 2000 when researchers in Madrid announced they had destroyed incurable brain tumors in rats by injecting them with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
Medical Marijuana Research - PTSD to Cancer
Medical Marijuana Stops Spread of Breast Cancer - NBC NEWS
NORML
- New York City: Still The Marijuana Arrest Capital Of The World
- Cannabis Is “An Effective Treatment” For Cancer Patients, Israeli Study Concludes
- Marijuana Questions Passed Over During Obama Q&A
- NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up
- Obama’s Opportunity: Will the White House Snub Marijuana Yet Again?
- Teach Your Parents Well: Live Stream From Medical Marijuana Silver Tour In Florida
- The NORML Network provides 24-hour stream of marijuana news, education, and entertainment
- President Obama’s YouTube Forum deems marijuana legalization questions “inappropriate”
- Latest Science: Non-Psychotropic Cannabinoid Inhibits Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation
- NORML’s Weekly Legislative Round Up
ASA
- CA voters must take the lead in employment rights
- A cancer cure in waiting
- ASA Files Opening Brief in Rescheduling Case
- President Obama Makes Case Against His Own Medical Marijuana Policy During SOTU Address
- CA Supreme Court Grants Review to Pack and Riverside, Local Lawmakers Should Take Note
- Gov. Brewer Orders Arizona to Start Processing Dispensary Applications
- Federal Judge Tosses AZ Governor Brewer’s Attempt at Blocking Voter Initiative
- California Attorney General Calls Federal Government “Ill-Equipped” to Enforce State’s Medical Marijuana Laws
- The Medical Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act
- The ASA App is here!
MPP
- Support for Marijuana Policy Reform in Rhode Island: More Popular than the Politicians Think
- 2011 New York City Marijuana Arrests Even Higher Than Previous Year
- Obama Ignores Popular Marijuana Question. Again.
- Vermont to Consider Adding PTSD to Medical Marijuana Qualifying Conditions
- Marijuana Policy Project Turns 17!
- Polish Lawmaker Stands Up for Marijuana Rights
- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer relents; dispensaries will be registered
- New Study Shows Moderate Marijuana Use is Not Associated with Breathing Problems
- The Tragedy of Marijuana Prohibition Strikes Ogden, Utah
- Snoop Dogg Busted Again
Cannabis As Medicine
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Endocannabinoids: Windows to the Brain
Cannabis sativa (hemp) is a flowering annual that has been in use as a structural material (cordage, cloth, paper) and in medicine for thousands of years.5–7 Reference to the psychoactive effects of its phytochemical products have been found in writing throughout the ancient world.
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Laguna Woods Seniors Step Towards Embracing Medical Marijuana And Wants To Open A Medical Cannabis Collective
Aug 14, 2010 Debra Baer
KPCC Interview
