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Medical marijuana resource guide.
Brought to you by hartbrothers.com and the voting public in Alaska, Arizona, California, Oregon,Washington, and Washington, District of Columbia.
A "Guide to Washington’s New Medical Marijuana Law" was adopted to clarify issues raised by the waording of
"The Washington State Medical Marijuana Act CHAPTER 69.51A RCW"
a second law in Washington State effective 6/1/99. See the executive summary offered by aclu-wa.org.
View the complete text of Washington's recently ratified initiative 692. and of similar measures from Oregon,
The ACLU has a post-election press release or two.
Marijuana has been shown to be helpful with the following diseases, among many others:
AIDS, by helping stimulate appetite to avoid wasting syndrome, and relieving nausia
Anorexia, by stimulating appetite directly to encourage weight gain
Arthritis,Aspirin, which is commonly used for arthritis is believed to cause more than 1,000 deaths annually in the United States. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), which also are routinely used for arthritis treatment cause more than 7,600 annual deaths and 70,000 hospitalizations. The gastrointestinal complications of NSAIDS are the most commonly reported serious adverse drug reaction. Long-term use of tylenol (acetaminophen) is thought to be one of the common causes of end-stage renal disease. Marijuana smoked several times a day is often as effective as NSAIDS or acetaminophen in arthritis treatment, and without any reports of death. The above information comes from the Mining company's arthritis website
Cancer, by relieving the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy.
Glaucoma, by relieving intra ocular pressure
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controlling spasticity associated with spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis,
controlling seizures associated with seizure disorders, and alleviating chronic pain.
Check out this list of professional medical associations that support Medical Marijuana policy reform, research or rescheduling. Compiled by NORML
REFERENCES:
Marijuana as medicine, Consumer Reports, May 1997
PRESCRIPTION: DRUGS, REASON Online, February 1997
NORML--National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
From the Journal of the American Medical Association:
Blendon RJ , Young JT .
Public
and the war on illicit drugs .
Journal of the American Medical Association
March 18, 1998
Voelker R .
NIH
panel says more study is needed to assess marijuana 's medicinal use .
Journal of the American Medical Association
March 19, 1997
Voelker R .
New
marijuana laws in 2 states prompt caution .
Journal of the American Medical Association
December 11, 1996
Dukarm CP , Byrd RS , Auinger P , Weitzman M .
Illicit
substance use gender and the risk of violent behavior among adolescents .
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
August 01, 1996
Catlin DH , Murray TH .
Performance-enhancing
drugs fair competition and Olympic sport .
Journal of the American Medical Association
July 17, 1996
Scheier LM , Botvin GJ .
Cognitive
effects of marijuana .
Journal of the American Medical Association
May 22, 1996
Pope HG Jr , Yergelun-Todd D .
Cognitive
effects of marijuana .
Journal of the American Medical Association
May 22, 1996
Pope HG Jr , Yurgelun-Todd D .
Residual
cognitive effects of heavy marijuana use in college students .
Journal of the American Medical Association
February 21, 1996
Block RI .
Does
heavy marijuana use impair human cognition and brain function? .
Journal of the American Medical Association
February 21, 1996
Marwick C .
Administration
attacks increasing use of marijuana .
Journal of the American Medical Association
August 23, 1995
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