Medical Cannabis: USA

• Federal: Legislation, Court Decisions and Commentaries
• States: Legislation and Programs

Federal: Legislation, Court Decisions and Commentaries

• The Institute of Medicine. National Academy of Science - "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base"
• Chronic Cannabis Use in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program: An Examination of Benefits and Adverse Effects of Legal Clinical Cannabis
  This study was proposed to investigate the therapeutic benefits and adverse effects of prolonged use of “medical marijuana” in a cohort of seriously ill patients. It looks at the long-term effects of cannabis on patients who have used a known dosage of a standardized, heat-sterilized quality-controlled supply of low-grade marijuana for 11 to 27 years. 2002

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

• Exposing the Myth of Medical Marijuana

Drug Policy Alliance

• Marijuana: The Facts

Medical Marijuana ProCon.org

• Historical Timeline - Medical Marijuana

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

• Frequently Asked Questions on Drug Development and Investigational New Drug Applications
• United States General Accounting Office November 2002 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives called "MARIJUANA - Early Experiences with Four States’ Laws That Allow Use for Medical Purposes"

USA Court Decisions

• Supreme Court Decision. US Attorney General vs Raich et. al. June 2005
• US Attorney General V. Raich, et al. (29 November 2004) - oral transcript of the argument before the US Supreme Court
• United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative (US Supreme Court – 14 May 2001)

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State: Legislation and Programs

Active State medicinal marijuana laws

Alaska

• SB94 (effective 6 Feb, 1999)
• Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics: Medical Marijuana Registry

Arizona

• Ballot Proposition 203 (effective 5 Nov., 1996) - The Drug Medicalization, Prevention and Control Act of 2002

California

• California Health & Safety Code Section 11362.5.
  The California Compassionate Use Act (Proposition 215): Legislation
• California Medical Marijuana Information
  Information from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) about medical marijuana in California.
• Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR)
  A Research Center that is part of the University of California

Colorado

• Medical Use of Marijuana
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Hawaii

• In Search of a Viable Distribution System for Hawaii's Medical Marijuana Program
  Honolulu, Hi., Legislative Reference Bureau, December 2004.
• Legislation
• SB1354: A Bill relating to Medical Marijuana
  Status
• The Medical Use of Marijuana: A guide to Hawaii laws for physicians, patients and caregivers

Montana

• Initiative No. 148 (effective 2 Nov. 2004)
• Montana Medical Marijuana Program

Nevada

• NAC 453A (Medical Use of Marijuana) 
• Medical Marijuana Initiative

Oregon

• Medical Marijuana Act 
• Measure 33. Petition to Amend the Medical Marijuana Act
• Ballot Measure 33 - Explanatory Statement
• Oregon Medical Marijuana Program: Department of Human Services
• Oregon Judicial Department Appellate Court Opinions, Washburn v. Forest Products, Inc. (12 Jan, 2005)

Vermont

• H. 0441: 2005-2006 Legislative Session
  Currently in the House
• Vermont Criminal Information Center: A Guide for Patients and Physicians

Washington State

• Washington State Medical Marijuana FAQ

 

States where legislation has been introduced or proposed

 

Minnesota

• HF2151 (introduced 29 March, 2005)
• SF1973 (introduced 29 March, 2005)

New Hampshire

• HB0238 (introduced 6 Jan., 2005)

New Jersey

• SB2200 (introduced 11 Jan., 2005)

New Mexico

• SB492 - Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act
• SB795 - The Lynn Pierson Compassionate Use Act
• SB891- Medical Thereapeutic Use of Cannabis Act

New York

• Bill S01062 (introduced 24 Jan., 2005)

South Dakota

• House Bill 1109 - An Act to provide for cerain uses of medical marijuana. (introduced 25 Jan., 2005)

Rhode Island

• Bill H6052 (introduced 1 March, 2005)

Tennessee

• HB968 (introduced 3 Feb., 2005)
• SB1942 (introduced 8 Feb., 2005)

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