The decision on the medical value of marijuana has been sharply debated. One faction simply dismisses medical marijuana as a joke that brings out our natural compassion for the sick while others maintain it is a one of a kind soothing medicine that has been hindered from patients through regulations based and false claims.
Both factions say they have medical research that supports their stance and have expressed those opinions at the ballot box in recent elections.
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) asked the Institute of Medicine to conduct a review of the scientific evidence to assess the potential health benefits and risks of marijuana and its constituent cannabinoids In January of 1997.
That review began in August 1997 and culminates with this summary.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) request came in the wake of state "medical marijuana" initiatives. voters in California and Arizona passed referenda designed to permit the use of marijuana as medicineIn November 1996.
It took five months for Arizona's referendum to be invalidated, yet the referenda galvanized a national response.
The voters of the states of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington passed ballot initiatives in support of medical marijuana In November 1998.
The Colorado vote did not count, however, because after the vote was taken a court ruling determined there had not been enough valid signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
Colorado joined the growing list of states with active medical marijuana programs As of June 1 2006.
This occurred in the wake of last November's voter approval of Amendment 20, the medical marijuana initiative sponsored by Coloradans for Medical Rights and its parent group, California-based Americans for Medical Rights, and after the Colorado legislature passed necessary implementing legislation this spring.
The state registry for medical marijuana patients had sent off 150 applications to patients and received 13 completed application forms as of June 7th. - 16004
Both factions say they have medical research that supports their stance and have expressed those opinions at the ballot box in recent elections.
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) asked the Institute of Medicine to conduct a review of the scientific evidence to assess the potential health benefits and risks of marijuana and its constituent cannabinoids In January of 1997.
That review began in August 1997 and culminates with this summary.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) request came in the wake of state "medical marijuana" initiatives. voters in California and Arizona passed referenda designed to permit the use of marijuana as medicineIn November 1996.
It took five months for Arizona's referendum to be invalidated, yet the referenda galvanized a national response.
The voters of the states of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington passed ballot initiatives in support of medical marijuana In November 1998.
The Colorado vote did not count, however, because after the vote was taken a court ruling determined there had not been enough valid signatures to place the initiative on the ballot.
Colorado joined the growing list of states with active medical marijuana programs As of June 1 2006.
This occurred in the wake of last November's voter approval of Amendment 20, the medical marijuana initiative sponsored by Coloradans for Medical Rights and its parent group, California-based Americans for Medical Rights, and after the Colorado legislature passed necessary implementing legislation this spring.
The state registry for medical marijuana patients had sent off 150 applications to patients and received 13 completed application forms as of June 7th. - 16004
About the Author:
For 3 decades, Dr. Julian Reindhurst has studies the medical benefits of marijuana. He currently has a blog that gives the perspective of how marijuana seeds benefited other ancient civilizations. He also has a website site that looks into the medical benefits of the marijuana seed.
