This History of Medical Marijuana
by Dr. Julian Reindhurst
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 sides say their views are supported by scientific proof
to support their views and have expressed those views at the
ballot box in recent state elections.
The White House ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control
Policy) 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.
Arizona's referendum was invalidated five months later but
galvanized a national response.
Voters in six states (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.
The move comes 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.
As of June 7th, the state registry for medical marijuana
patients had sent off 150 applications to patients and
received 13 completed application forms, according to the
registry administrator. - 15668
For the past 30 years, Dr. Julian Reindhurst has studies the
medicinal positives of marijuana. He currently has a blog
that gives the perspective of how (http://growhydroweed.com)
marijuana seeds benefited other civilizations. He also has a
website site that looks into the medicinal positives of the
(http://growhydroweed.com) marijuana seed.
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