Marijuana - Medical Use
    • Investigating Possible Medical Uses of Marijuana (http://www.nih.gov/news/medmarijuana/hhsfact.htm)from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services features a July 13, 1999 press release reviewing findings of the Workshop on the Medical Utility of Marijuana (http://www.nih.gov/news/medmarijuana/MedicalMarijuana.htm) (NOTE: full report is 128K) which took place February 19-20, 1997.
    • Marijuana Policy Project
      (http://www.mpp.org/) is provided by a lobby group whose purpose is to influence members of Congress to reform marijuana laws.
    • Medical Marijuana (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june01/medmarijuana_5-14.html) from PBS Online NewsHour, May 14, 2001 discusses the Supreme Court's ruling against California's medical marijuana law.
    • The Medical Use of Marijuana (http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3376) from NORML, (The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) the "principal national advocate for legalizing marijuana" founded in 1970 whose board of directors includes Nobel Laureate Kary Mullis, Ph.D, (Chemistry) features a comprehensive look at the benefits of therapeutic marijuana use.
    • Say It Straight: The Medical Myths of Marijuana http://library.lp.findlaw.com/articles/file/00007/004013/title/ Subject/topic/Criminal%20Law_Drugs/filename/criminallaw_1_124 Criminal%20Law_Drugs/filename/criminallaw_1_124)originally from U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration provides a quick survey of the harmful effects of medical marijuana.
    • Drug Policy: Medical Marijuana (http://www.aclu.org/DrugPolicy/DrugPolicylist.cfm?c=82) from The American Civil Liberties Union covers the latest news on medical marijuana initiatives, legal and legislative documents, and background information on the topic.
    • Therapeutic Marijuana Use Supported While Thorough Proposed Study Done
      (http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v281n16/ffull/jmn0428-1.html) from the Journal of the American Medical Association April 28, 1999 issue discusses findings of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine on why smoked marijuana is not recommended for "long-term medical use."