Medical Marijuana: Legal Issues

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ACLU Pushes for Medical Marijuana Research in United States (Regularly Updated)
A collection of information, resources and updates.
From American Civil Liberties Union
Medical Marijuana Gets Thumbs Up in Michigan (November 4, 2008)
From mlive.com
"Nothing Happened" (May 9, 2008)
From Drug Law Blog
Advocacy Group Sues Federal Agencies Over Statements About Medical Marijuana, Including Benefits for HIV-Positive People (February 22, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Medical Marijuana Briefing Paper (2007)
From Marijuana Policy Project
State-By-State Medical Marijuana Laws (PDF) (2007)
From Marijuana Policy Project
California Judge Upholds State Medical Marijuana Law (December 21, 2006)
In Bay Area Reporter
Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Review Medical Marijuana Case (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Making Way for the Feds (December 2001/January 2002)
Imagining a Bush-era crackdown on a different kind of "evildoer".
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Sorry ... The Club Is Closed (December 2001/January 2002)
Outrage erupts in the HIV community after the DEA raids the L.A. Cannabis Resource Center.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Supreme Court Rules Against Medical Marijuana (Summer/Autumn 2001)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Other Medical Marijuana News (August 4, 2000)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Marinol Restrictions Eased (August 1999)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Medical Marijuana: California Task Force Proposes Registration System; Hearing Set for July 13 (July 2, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Marijuana Mania: The Laws Get Looser, Its Uses Get Broader & Questions Continue About Its Effectiveness (Summer 1999)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Medical Marijuana: Legal Considerations (Summer 1999)
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Medical Marijuana: AIDS-Related Information in the New Federal Report (May 21, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana: Major AIDS Organizations Seek Legal Access (February 18, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana Wins 7 of 7 U.S. Elections (November 20, 1998)
From AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana: Time to Contact Your U.S. Representative (April 3, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana Update (March 6, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana: Federal, State Attacks Against California Cannabis Clubs (January 23, 1998)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana Wins Temporary Restraining Order (April 18, 1997)
From AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana Wins in California and Arizona (November 15, 1996)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Medical Marijuana: California Update (August 23, 1996)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News

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