High fees hobble California marijuana ID card program

More patients favor cheaper local cards, or just doctor's recommendations
by John Simerman, San Jose Mercury News
December 13th, 2010

A flurry of competing ads touting low-cost medical marijuana evaluations shouts the obvious: California is awash in pot patients. By some estimates, they number as many as 350,000.

Yet only a tiny fraction has signed on to a state ID card program meant to protect them from arrest or seizure of their weed. That doesn't appear likely to change, say marijuana advocates, patients and some county health officials who administer the program locally. Not when the cost of the cards can't compete with privately issued cards or even doctors' recommendations. When the state created the program in 2003 and launched it two years later, officials figured 100,000 patients would sign on for the optional cards. But the state issued just 12,659 to patients and caregivers last fiscal year, the first time virtually the entire state participated in the program after several counties held out over legal challenges.

Three years earlier, when only 28 counties participated, the state issued 10,274 cards. State cards issued in Contra Costa County rose this year, but other Bay Area counties have seen a slide. San Francisco, which issues more of the state ID cards than anywhere else does, has seen a nearly 30 percent decline in three years, while the number of state cards issued in Alameda County dropped nearly 60 percent.

The culprits: high cost and low need.

Alameda County first tried to insist that pot dispensaries accept only patients bearing the state card, but the county determined it could not legally require it, since Proposition 215, which legalized medical marijuana in California in 1996, requires only a doctor's recommendation.

In 2007, the state raised its card fee from $13 to $66, saying the program needed to pay for itself. The counties add their own fees, raising the price for cards that must be renewed annually.

Alameda and San Francisco counties charge $103, including the state fee. The cost is $120 in Contra Costa. Medi-Cal patients pay half as much.

Add a general mistrust of handing personal information to the government, and for many patients the cards aren't worth it, said Pam Willow, who oversees the card program for Alameda County.

"The kind of people who access the state ID card are people who want to dot all the I's and cross all the T's. They tend to skew a little bit older than the general population, a little more conservative," she said.

The same issues arose in San Francisco. The state cards lost their luster in 2008 when the city let pot clubs issue their own, said Dr. Joshua Bamberger, the city's medical director for housing and urban health. They are free at some pot dispensaries there.

"It's really a financial thing. If it's $103 versus less, or nothing, that's pretty straightforward," he said. "There are still people who want the state card. Somebody must think they have greater protection, but I have no evidence "... I don't know why anyone would spend the money now."

Whether the state can justify its $66 fee is unclear. State law allows the program to set fees to cover expenses, which now run $389,000 a year, according to the state agency. Last fiscal year, the agency collected about $740,000 in card fees.

The agency uses the extra revenue to repay a $1.5 million startup loan for the program, said spokesman Matt Conens. Without loan payments, the state could charge $35, or $17.50 for Medi-Cal patients, to cover its expenses, based on the number of cards issued last year.

A request for annual budget and revenue figures for the program, and an accounting of the startup loan payments, went unmet.

One Oakland man, who was handing out a local dispensary's marijuana menu on Broadway, said he couldn't see the benefit of a state card.

"I don't understand the protection the state card is implying, and I just can't afford it. I certainly don't have the extra $100," said Kenny, who declined to give his last name. Instead, he carries a folder with a letter from a medical firm that includes an image of his driver's license and a 24-hour number that law enforcement can call to verify his status.

Others see a value to the state cards. Willow called it "the gold standard in terms of the type of protection you can get from it." She and other health officials, and some marijuana advocates, said highway patrol officers have been specifically instructed to accept the cards, making arrests and seizures less likely.

CHP policy tells officers to accept the state cards, local cards or physicians' written recommendations and, if possible, call the doctor or card issuer to verify the medical recommendation.

"There is not one form of proof that is preferred. The officer is supposed to use his or her best (sound) judgment," said CHP spokeswoman Jaime Coffee

One advantage to the state cards: Officers can plug the card number into the state website to easily verify it. One advocate said the state cards seem to make things easier during traffic stops and other law enforcement contacts.

"We get calls routinely from patients who obtain privately issued cards, and law enforcement regularly refuses to recognize those cards," said Kris Hermes, spokesman for Americans for Safe Access. "Police aren't necessarily recognizing the state-issued ID card either. However, in many more instances, they're refusing to recognize a private card."

Hermes blamed the weak participation on a struggle to get the program started statewide, poor marketing and the rise in cost.

"Ultimately if the purpose is to assist law enforcement and reduce the number of unlawful seizures and arrests, it would make sense to have a well-functioning card system."

Earth continues to struggle to defeat Sin & Evil / but a few places surrender to Satan & Sanity

Culled from my buddy Bob Merkin's Blog, http://vleeptronz.blogspot.com

27 December 2010

The Associated Press (US newswire)
Monday 27 December 2010

News from planets that 
don't shoot themselves 
in the foot anymore






by Barry Hatton And Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal -- These days, Casal Ventoso is an ordinary blue-collar community — mothers push baby strollers, men smoke outside cafes, buses chug up and down the cobbled main street.

Ten years ago, the Lisbon neighborhood was a hellhole, a "drug supermarket" where some 5,000 users lined up every day to buy heroin and sneaked into a hillside honeycomb of derelict housing to shoot up. In dark, stinking corners, addicts — some with maggots squirming under track marks — staggered between the occasional corpse, scavenging used, bloody needles.

At that time, Portugal, like the junkies of Casal Ventoso, had hit rock bottom: An estimated 100,000 people — an astonishing 1 percent of the population — were addicted to illegal drugs. So, like anyone with little to lose, the Portuguese took a risky leap: They decriminalized the use of all drugs in a groundbreaking law in 2000.

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EDITOR'S NOTE — This is part of an occasional series by The Associated Press examining the U.S. struggles in its war on drugs after four decades and $1 trillion.

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Now, the United States, which has waged a 40-year, $1 trillion war on drugs, is looking for answers in tiny Portugal, which is reaping the benefits of what once looked like a dangerous gamble. White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske visited Portugal in September to learn about its drug reforms, and other countries — including Norway, Denmark, Australia and Peru — have taken interest, too.

"The disasters that were predicted by critics didn't happen," said University of Kent professor Alex Stevens, who has studied Portugal's program. "The answer was simple: Provide treatment."

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Drugs in Portugal are still illegal. But here's what Portugal did: It changed the law so that users are sent to counseling and sometimes treatment instead of criminal courts and prison. The switch from drugs as a criminal issue to a public health one was aimed at preventing users from going underground.

Other European countries treat drugs as a public health problem, too, but Portugal stands out as the only one that has written that approach into law. The result: More people tried drugs, but fewer ended up addicted.

Here's what happened between 2000 and 2008:

• There were small increases in illicit drug use among adults, but decreases for adolescents and problem users, such as drug addicts and prisoners.

• Drug-related court cases dropped 66 percent.

• Drug-related HIV cases dropped 75 percent. In 2002, 49 percent of people with AIDS were addicts; by 2008 that number fell to 28 percent.

• The number of regular users held steady at less than 3 percent of the population for marijuana and less than 0.3 percent for heroin and cocaine — figures which show decriminalization brought no surge in drug use.

• The number of people treated for drug addiction rose 20 percent from 2001 to 2008.

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, one of the chief architects of Portugal's new drug strategy, says he was inspired partly by his own experience of helping his brother beat addiction.

"It was a very hard change to make at the time because the drug issue involves lots of prejudices," he said. "You just need to rid yourselves of prejudice and take an intelligent approach."

Officials have not yet worked out the cost of the program, but they expect no increase in spending, since most of the money was diverted from the justice system to the public health service.

In Portugal today, outreach health workers provide addicts with fresh needles, swabs, little dishes to cook up the injectable mixture, disinfectant and condoms. But anyone caught with even a small amount of drugs is automatically sent to what is known as a Dissuasion Committee for counseling. The committees include legal experts, psychologists and social workers.

Failure to turn up can result in fines, mandatory treatment or other sanctions. In serious cases, the panel recommends the user be sent to a treatment center.

Health works shepherd some addicts off the streets directly into treatment. That's what happened to 33-year-old Tiago, who is struggling to kick heroin at a Lisbon rehab facility.

Tiago, who requested his first name only be used to protect his privacy, started taking heroin when he was 20. He shot up four or five times a day, sleeping for years in an abandoned car where, with his addicted girlfriend, he fathered a child he has never seen.

At the airy Lisbon treatment center where he now lives, Tiago plays table tennis, surfs the Internet and watches TV. He helps with cleaning and other odd jobs. And he's back to his normal weight after dropping to 50 kilograms (110 pounds) during his addiction.

After almost six months on methadone, each day trimming his intake, he brims with hope about his upcoming move to a home run by the Catholic church where recovered addicts are offered a fresh start.

"I just ask God that it'll be the first and last time — the first time I go to a home and the last time I go through detox," he said.

Portugal's program is widely seen as effective, but some say it has shortcomings.

Antonio Lourenco Martins, a former Portuguese Supreme Court judge who sat on a 1998 commission that drafted the new drug strategy and was one of two on the nine-member panel who voted against decriminalization, admits the law has done some good, but complains that its approach is too soft.

Francisco Chaves, who runs a Lisbon treatment center, also recognizes that addicts might exploit good will.

"We know that (when there is) a lack of pressure, none of us change or are willing to change," Chaves said.

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Worldwide, a record 93 countries offered alternatives to jail time for drug abuse in 2010, according to the International Harm Reduction Association. They range from needle exchanges in Cambodia to methadone treatment in Poland.

Vancouver, Canada, has North America's first legal drug consumption room — dubbed as "a safe, health-focused place where people inject drugs and connect to health care services." Brazil and Uruguay have eliminated jail time for people carrying small amounts of drugs for personal use.

Whether the alternative approaches work seems to depend on how they are carried out. In the Netherlands, where police ignore the peaceful consumption of illegal drugs, drug use and dealing are rising, according to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Five Dutch cities are implementing new restrictions on marijuana cafes after a wave of drug-related gang violence.

However, in Switzerland, where addicts are supervised as they inject heroin, addiction has steadily declined. No one has died from an overdose since the program began in 1994, according to medical studies. The program is credited with reducing crime and improving addicts' health.

The Obama administration firmly opposes the legalization of drugs, saying that it would increase access and promote acceptance, according to drug czar Kerlikowske. The U.S. is spending $74 billion this year on criminal and court proceedings for drug offenders, compared with $3.6 billion for treatment.

But even the U.S. has taken small steps toward Portugal's approach of more intervention and treatment programs. And Kerlikowske has called for an end to the "War on Drugs" rhetoric.

"Calling it a war really limits your resources," he said. "Looking at this as both a public safety problem and a public health problem seems to make a lot more sense."

There is no guarantee that Portugal's approach would work in the U.S. For one, the U.S. population is 29 times larger than Portugal's 10.6 million.

Still, an increasing number of American cities are offering nonviolent drug offenders a chance to choose treatment over jail, and the approach appears to be working.

In San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin neighborhood, Tyrone Cooper, a 52-year-old lifelong drug addict, can't stop laughing at how a system that has put him in jail a dozen times now has him on the road to recovery.

"Instead of going to smoke crack, I went to a rehab meeting," he said. "Can you believe it? Me! A meeting! I mean, there were my boys, right there smoking crack, and Tyrone walked right past them. 'Sorry,' I told them, 'I gotta get to this meeting.'"

Cooper is one of hundreds of San Franciscans who landed in a court program this year where judges offered them a chance to go to rehab, get jobs, move into houses, find primary care physicians, even remove their tattoos. There is enough data now to show that these alternative courts reduce recidivism and save money.

Nationally, between 4 and 29 percent of drug court participants will get caught using drugs again, compared with 48 percent of those who go through traditional courts.

San Francisco's drug court saves the city $14,297 per offender, officials said. Expanding drug courts to all 1.5 million drug offenders in the U.S. would cost more than $13 billion annually, but would return more than $40 billion, according to a study by John Roman, a senior researcher at the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center.

The first drug court opened in the U.S. 21 years ago. By 1999, there were 472; by 2005, 1,250.

This year, new drug courts opened every week around the U.S., as states faced budget crises exarcebated by the high rate of incarceration on drug offenses. There are now drug courts in every state, more than 2,400 serving 120,000 people.

Last year, New York lawmakers followed counterparts across the U.S. who have tossed out tough, 40-year-old drug laws and mandatory sentences, giving judges unprecedented sentencing options. Also, the Department of Health and Human Services is training doctors to screen patients for potential addiction, and reimbursing Medicare and Medicaid providers who do so.

Arizona recently became the 15th state in the nation to approve medical use of marijuana, following California's 2006 legislation.

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In Portugal, the blight that once destroyed the Casal Ventoso neighborhood is a distant memory.

Americo Nave, a 39-year-old psychologist, remembers the chilling stories his colleagues brought back after Portuguese authorities sent a first team of health workers into the Casal Ventoso neighborhood in the late 1990s. Some addicts had gangrene, and their arms had to be amputated.

Those days are past, though there are vestiges. About a dozen frail, mostly unkempt men recently gathered next to a bus stop to get new needles and swabs in small green plastic bags from health workers, as part of a twice-weekly program. Some ducked out of sight behind walls to shoot up, and one crouched behind trash cans, trying to shield his lighter flame from the wind.

A 37-year-old man who would only identify himself as Joao said he's been using heroin for 22 years. He has contracted Hepatitis C, and recalls picking up used, bloody needles from the sidewalk. Now he comes regularly to the needle exchange.

"These teams ... have helped a lot of people," he said, struggling to concentrate as he draws on a cigarette.

The decayed housing that once hid addicts has long since been bulldozed. And this year, Lisbon's city council planted 600 trees and 16,500 bushes on the hillside.

This spring they're expected to bloom.

Mass Bar Association and Local Sheriffs Support Proposed Medical marijuana Bill (A Year Ago)

15 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org

15 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC - Medical Marijuana - ProCon.org

A great, informative link about the different legislation in the MMJ states

Real World Ramifications of Cannabis Legalization and Decriminalization

Editor's Note: As more states begin to debate the question of legally controlling marijuana, many lawmakers are posing questions to NORML regarding what effect, if any, such a policy change may have upon the public's use of cannabis and/or young people's attitudes toward it.

The following paper reviews various studies** that have examined this issue in regions that have either a) regulated marijuana use and sales for all adults; b) decriminalized the possession of small quantities of marijuana for adults; c) medicalized the use of marijuana to certain authorized individuals; or d) deprioritized the enforcement of marijuana laws. This paper also proposes general guidelines to govern marijuana use, production, and distribution in a legal, regulated manner.
**This paper expands upon the studies initially referenced by NORML in its paper, Marijuana Decriminalization & Its Impact on Use.

• Criminal Marijuana Prohibition Is A Failure
• The Case For Legalization/Regulation
• Defining Marijuana Legalization/ Regulation
• Marijuana Legalization And Its Impact On Use
• Marijuana Decriminalization And Its Impact On Us

Criminal Marijuana Prohibition Is A Failure

By any objective standard, marijuana prohibition is an abject failure.
Nationwide, U.S. law enforcement have arrested over 20 million American citizens for marijuana offenses since 1965, yet today marijuana is more prevalent than ever before, adolescents have easier access to marijuana than ever before, the drug is on average more potent than ever before, and there is more violence associated with the illegal marijuana trade than ever before.
Over 100 million Americans nationally have used marijuana despite prohibition, and one in ten – according to current government survey data – use it regularly. The criminal prohibition of marijuana has not dissuaded anyone from using marijuana or reduced its availability; however, the strict enforcement of this policy has adversely impacted the lives and careers of millions of people who simply elected to use a substance to relax that is objectively safer than alcohol.

NORML believes that the time has come to amend criminal prohibition and replace it with a system of legalization, taxation, regulation, and education.

The Case For Legalization/Regulation

Regulation = Controls

• Controls regarding who can legally produce marijuana
• Controls regarding who can legally distribute marijuana
• Controls regarding who can legally consume marijuana
• Controls regarding where adults can legally use marijuana and under what circumstances is such use legally permitted

Prohibition = the absence of controls – This absence of control jeopardizes rather than promotes public safety

• Prohibition abdicates the control of marijuana production and distribution to criminal entrepreneurs, such as drug cartels, street gangs, drug dealers who push additional illegal substances
• Prohibition provides young people with easier access to marijuana than alcohol (CASA, 2009)
• Prohibition promotes the use of marijuana in inappropriate settings, such as in automobiles, in public parks, or in public restrooms.
• Prohibition promotes disrespect for the law, and reinforces ethnic and generation divides between the public and law enforcement. (For example, according to a recent NORML report, an estimated 75 percent of all marijuana arrestees are under age 30; further, African Americans account for only 12 percent of marijuana users but comprise 23 percent of all possession arrests)

Defining Marijuana Legalization/Regulation

What would marijuana regulation look like?

• There are many models of regulation; depending on the substance being regulated these regulations can be very loose (apples, tomatoes) or very strict (alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs)

The alcohol model of regulation:

• Commercial production is limited to licensed producers (though non-retail, home production is also allowed)
• Quality control and potency is regulated by the state, and the potency of the product is made publicly available to the consumer
• Retail sale of the product is limited to state licensed distributors (liquor stores, restaurants, bars, package stores, etc.)
• The state imposes strict controls on who may obtain the product (no minors), where they may legally purchase it (package store, liquor store, etc.), when they may legally purchase it (sales limited to certain hours of the day), and how much they may purchase at one time (bars/restaurants may not legally service patrons who are visibly intoxicated, states like Pennsylvania limit how much alcohol a patron may purchase at a licensed store, etc.).
• The state imposes strict regulations prohibiting use in public (no open container in public parks, or beaches, or in an automobile) and/or furnishing the product to minors
• The state imposes strict regulations limiting the commercial advertising of the product (limits have been imposed on the type of marketing and where such marketing may appear)
• States and counties retain the right to revoke the retail sale of the product, or certain types of alcohol (grain alcohol, malt liquor, etc), altogether (dry counties)

A regulatory scheme for marijuana that is similar to the scheme described above for alcohol would be favorable compared to the present prohibition. Ideally, such a regulatory scheme for marijuana would maintain the existing controls that presently govern commercial alcohol production, distribution, and use – while potentially imposing even stricter limits regarding the commercialization, advertising, and mass marketing of the product.

Marijuana Legalization And Its Impact On Use

Real-world examples of marijuana regulation:

India (prior to 1985)

• Federal government imposed no national criminal prohibitions on marijuana cultivation, production, sale, possession, consumption, or commerce prior to the mid 1980s
• "The incidence of the habit as estimated ... after extensive studies in the field ranged between 0.5% and 1.0% of the population." (United Nations Bulletin on Narcotics, 1957)
• "So far as premeditated crime is concerned, particularly that of a violent nature, the role of cannabis in our experience is quite distinctive. In some cases these drugs not only do not lead to it, but actually act as deterrents. We have already observed that one of the important actions of these drugs is to quiet and stupefy the individual so that there is no tendency to violence, as is not infrequently found in cases of alcoholic intoxication." (United Nations Bulletin on Narcotics, 1957)

The Netherlands (30+ year history)

• Retail sale of limited quantities of marijuana (5 grams or less) is allowed in licensed retail outlets for patrons age 18 or over
• Ministry of Health also licenses production and distribution of marijuana for qualified patrons
• "These data are consistent with reports showing that adult cannabis use is no higher in the Netherlands than in the United States and inconsistent with the demand theory that strict laws and enforcement prevent adolescent cannabis use." (International Journal of Drug Policy, 2010)
• "Our findings suggest that the Dutch system of regulated sales has achieved a substantial separation of markets. ... As expected, most Amsterdam respondents obtained their cannabis in licensed coffee shops, and 85% reported that they could not purchase other illicit drugs at their source for cannabis. San Francisco respondents were three times more likely to report being able to purchase other illicit drugs from their cannabis sources." (International Journal of Drug Policy, 2009)
• "Proponents of criminalization attribute their preferred drug-control regime a special power to affect user behavior. Our findings cast doubt on such attributions. Despite widespread lawful availability of cannabis in Amsterdam, there were no differences between the 2 cities (Amsterdam and San Francisco) in age at onset of use, age at first regular use, or age at the start of maximum use. ... Our findings do not support claims that criminalization reduces cannabis use and that decriminalization increases cannabis use" (American Journal of Public Health, 2004)
• "The Dutch experience ... provides a moderate empirical case that removal of criminal prohibitions on cannabis possession will not increase the prevalence of marijuana or any other drug." (British Journal of Psychiatry, 2001)

Canada, Germany, Israel (3-10 year history)

• Federal health department oversees the licensed production and distribution of marijuana to qualified patrons
• No evidence this limited regulatory model has led to an increase in general marijuana use or attitudes among the public
• "The data provide no evidence that strict cannabis laws in the United States provide protective effects compared to the similarly restrictive but less vigorously enforced laws in place in Canada, and the regulated access approach in the Netherlands." (International Journal of Drug Policy, 2010)

California, Colorado, New Mexico (1 year to 10+ year history)

• County/city licensing of outlets overseeing distribution of marijuana to qualified patrons
• "Our results indicate that the introduction of medical cannabis laws was not associated with an increase in cannabis use among either arrestees or emergency department patients in cities and metropolitan areas located in four states in the USA (California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington). ... Consistent with other studies of the liberalization of cannabis laws, medical cannabis laws do not appear to increase use of the drug." (International Journal of Drug Policy, 2007)

Marijuana Decriminalization And Its Impact On Use

Real-world examples of marijuana decriminalization (removing the threat of arrest for the personal possession or cultivation of marijuana, but maintaining prohibitions on commercial cultivation and retail sale):

Europe (Spain, Italy, Portugal, Luxemburg, etc.)

• "Following decriminalization, Portugal had the lowest rate of lifetime marijuana use in people over 15 in the E.U. ... The U.S. has long championed a hard-line drug policy, supporting only international agreements that enforce drug prohibition and imposing on its citizens some of the world's harshest penalties for drug possession and sales. Yet American has the highest rates of cocaine and marijuana use in the world, and while most of the E.U. (including Holland) has more liberal drug laws than the U.S., it also has less drug use." (Time.com, 2009)
• "Globally, drug use is not distributed evenly, and is simply not related to drug policy. ... The U.S. ... stands out with higher levels of use of alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis, despite punitive illegal drug policies. ... The Netherlands, with a less criminally punitive approach to cannabis use than the U.S., has experienced lower levels of use, particularly among younger adults. Clearly, by itself, a punitive policy towards possession and use accounts for limited variation in national rates of illegal drug use." (PLOS Medicine, 2008)
• "This paper has shown that ... decriminalization does not result in lower prices and higher consumption rates, nor in more sever patterns of cannabis use, ... and that criminalization may reduce the legitimacy of the judicial system." (Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2008)
• "While the Dutch case and other analogies have flaws, they appear to converge in suggesting that reductions in criminal penalties have limited effects on drug use, at least for marijuana." (Science, 1997)

Australia (20+ year history)

• "There is no evidence to date that the (expiation/decriminalization) system ... has increased levels of regular cannabis use or rates of experimentation among young adults. These results are broadly in accord with our earlier analysis of trends in cannabis use in Australia. ... They are also consistent with the results of similar analysis in the United States and the Netherlands." (Australian Government Publishing Service, 1999)

Great Britain (2004-2008)

• "Cannabis use among young people has fallen significantly since its controversial reclassification in 2004, according to the latest British Crime Survey figures published today. The Home Office figures showed the proportion of 16 to 24-year-olds who had used cannabis in the past year fell from 25% when the change in the law was introduced to 21% in 2006/07" (The Guardian, 2007)

United States

• Decriminalization (12 states, 30+ year history)
• "In sum, there is little evidence that decriminalization of marijuana use necessarily leads to a substantial increase in use" (U.S. National Academy of Science, 1999)
• "The available evidence indicates that the decriminalization of marijuana possession had little or no impact on rates of use. Although rates of marijuana use increased in those U.S. states [that] reduced maximum penalties for possession to a fine, the prevalence of use increased at similar or higher rates in those states [that] retained more severe penalties. There were also no discernible impacts on the health care systems. On the other hand, the so-called 'decriminalization' measures did result in substantial savings in the criminal justice system." (Journal of Public Health, 1989)
• "Overall, the preponderance of the evidence which we have gathered and examined points to the conclusion that decriminalization has had virtually no effect either on the marijuana use or on related attitudes and beliefs about marijuana use among American young people. The data show no evidence of any increase, relative to the control states, in the proportion of the age group who ever tried marijuana. In fact, both groups of experimental states showed a small, cumulative net decline in annual prevalence after decriminalization" (U.S. Institute for Social Research, 1981)

• Medicalization (13 states, 2-13 year history)
• "More than a decade after the passage of the nation's first state medical marijuana law, California's Prop. 215, a considerable body of data shows that no state with a medical marijuana law has experienced an increase in youth marijuana use since its law's enactment. All states have reported overall decreases – exceeding 50% in some age groups – strongly suggesting that the enactment of state medical marijuana laws does not increase marijuana use" (MPP, 2005, 2008)

• LLEP/Deprioritization (various municipalities nationwide including Seattle, WA; Denver, CO; Oakland, CA; Missoula, MT; Columbia, MO, etc.)
• "Many states and localities have either decriminalized marijuana or deprioritized the enforcement of marijuana laws. There is no evidence that the decriminalization of marijuana by certain states or the deprioritization of marijuana enforcement in Seattle and other municipalities caused an increase in marijuana use or related problems. This conclusion is consistent with the findings of numerous studies indicating that the increasing enforcement of marijuana laws has little impact on marijuana use rates and that the decriminalization of marijuana in U.S. states and elsewhere did not increase marijuana use" (Beckett/ACLU, 2009)

Conclusions

• Strict government legalization/regulation of marijuana is unlikely to increase the public's use of marijuana or significantly influence attitudes.
• Decriminalization is unlikely to increase the public's use of marijuana or significantly influence attitudes.
• Free market legalization of marijuana without strict government restrictions on commercialization and marketing is likely to increase marijuana use among the public; however, given that the United States already has the highest per capita marijuana use rates in the world, this increase is likely to be marginal relative to other nation's experiences.

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FABULOUS MAMAMOJO TEEs from Deathinking

“I never thought I would spend so much time on grass,”~ Jeffrey Sánchez

 Jeffrey Sánchez

Bill Downing of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MassCann), and a Reading resident, said that public policy questions about reforming marijuana laws were on ballots in 18 districts throughout the state Nov. 2.

MassCann was not able to publicize the question because, “We are grassroots. We have no money,” Downing said.

He said that the JP measure, which calls on state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez to support the legalization of marijuana for medical uses, is intended specifically to influence Sánchez, who heads the state legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health.

“It’s the best damn poll you could ever get,” Downing said of the question, because of the large sample size and because it tracks the opinions of actual voters.

It passed with 66 percent support in JP. Sánchez won reelection, unopposed on the same ballot after beating a pro-medical-marijuana opponent, Jeffrey Herman, in a primary battle in September by a margin of 81 percent to 19 percent. During the primary campaign, Sánchez said he does not oppose medical marijuana, but he is not in favor of state policy that contradicts federal policy on the issue.

“I never thought I would spend so much time on grass,” Sánchez told the Gazette in a recent phone interview, commenting on the ongoing dialogue about the issue.

Downing said MassCann also hopes to use the positive voter response to secure funders for a campaign to get a binding medical marijuana question on the 2012 ballot.


FROM: Extra questions surprise JP voters

By David Taber November 19, 2010

http://jamaicaplaingazette.com/node/4465

MT: Legislation to change medical marijuana law hot topic for 2011 Legislature

Missoulian / Charles Johnson / 12,24,2010


HELENA - Key members of the 2011 Legislature are determined to impose new regulations on a medical marijuana industry that some believe has reeled out of control in the past year. Others are calling for outright repeal of the medical marijuana law enacted by a 2004 ballot measure, which 62 percent of Montanans approved, and one lawmaker wants to put the issue before voters again.

One legislator believes it's time to start taxing what he believes is an industry with annual revenues approaching $150 million. Another wants to require a three-physician panel to review a physician's recommendation that patients can use medical marijuana for "chronic pain," the most common condition for which a person is allowed to use the product.

At the very least, major changes are being proposed for a Montana medical marijuana industry that was often in the news, and frequently negatively, over the past year.

The number of people legally allowed to use medical marijuana in Montana was at about 4,000 in September 2009. Then the Obama administration recommended that federal prosecutors not pursue medical marijuana users and suppliers if they conformed to state law. Now the number of Montanans approved to use medical marijuana has skyrocketed to more than 26,000 at the end of last month.

At the same time, the business experienced many problems or growing pains, depending on your perspective. A medical marijuana shop was firebombed in Billings and a Kalispell-area man was murdered and his medical marijuana stolen.

Medical marijuana dispensaries rented hotels for traveling "cannabis clinics" where hundreds of people saw a doctor in person or over the Internet to obtain "green cards," allowing them to legally use the product. A reporter for the Billings Gazette obtained a green card in eight minutes.

"I think the public perception is this is totally out of control," said Rep. Diane Sands, D-Missoula, who headed a legislative committee that studied the issue and drafted some bills. "In my opinion, the choice is passing a bill that is probably too restrictive, but it needs to pass, because the other alternative is that it will be repealed completely and be made illegal."

Sands said the committee's intent "was to honor the fact that the majority of the public voted to allow limited use of medical marijuana for conditions where they thought it would provide some pain and relief or medical relief." The panel also wanted to provide additional regulation of the industry for health and public safety reasons and clarify the gray areas.

"The big bill is pretty substantial at this point," she said. The estimated $3 million required to regulate the industry would be paid for by licensing fees from the industry.

Gov. Brian Schweitzer said he's "absolutely convinced" a large number of Montanans with medical marijuana cards don't have legitimate medical needs and just want to smoke marijuana "quasi-legally." "What we need to do is create a system so that we have people who actually have a medical need for marijuana," he said in an interview. "There will be a bill that will make it to my desk that is going to sort of close the loopholes in this medical marijuana. It needs to be done. It think currently the law is, ‘smoke 'em if you got 'em.' "
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Tom Daubert, a leading advocate for the 2004 medical marijuana initiative, said he can't support the various proposals he's seen so far, but is confident a consensus can be reached at the Legislature.

When the state Board of Medical Examiners in November required physicians to conduct "hands-on" physical examinations of patients seeking medical marijuana authorization, that effectively stopped what Daubert called the "traveling cannabis clinics."

"In light of what the Board of Medical Examiners has already done, there is a risk of (the Legislature) overreacting to change aspects of the law that aren't broken in any significant way," said Daubert, a volunteer lobbyist for a medical marijuana support group who recently dissociated himself from a medical marijuana business.

"It's been a tragedy from my perspective on how this issue has become controversial as a result of a handful of opportunists grossly exploiting the law's gray areas and loopholes," Daubert said. "Even those who helped write and promote the law agree with law enforcement and local governments that too much of what we've seen was not envisioned, nor intended."

Rep. Gary MacLaren, R-Victor, who served on the legislative panel studying the issue, said the problem with the original initiative is that it was so loosely written. "You either repeal it or start over, or you can put some sideboards on it," he said. House Speaker-elect Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, is having a bill drafted to repeal the law. "I've had a tremendous amount of feedback from our schools, our cities, our law enforcement about the problems associated with it," Milburn said. "All of the solutions that have come up won't remedy the problem."

Sen. Jim Shockley, R-Victor, also has a repeal bill standing by if lawmakers can't put some adequate controls on the industry. "It hasn't worked out," said Shockley. "There's virtually no control now, whether you're for it or against it."

Daubert said repealing the law would be "as disastrous as doing nothing."
"It would be disastrous for patients who genuinely use and need the medicine," he said. "It would be disastrous for the taxpayers for the state to redefine 25,000 Montanans as criminals. It would be a law enforcement nightmare when budgets are tightened."

Rep. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, said his bill will take whatever changes the 2011 Legislature makes to the medical marijuana law and put the entire issue before voters in the November 2012 election. Montanans could decide to accept the revised law or get rid of the medical marijuana law altogether. "I've had a lot of constituents that said the Medical Marijuana Act (as implemented) wasn't what they thought it was," Regier said. "They said, ‘It's not what I thought I voted for.' "

Sen. Dave Lewis, D-Helena, would slap a 10 percent tax on medical marijuana growers and has his own ideas how to regulate it. "My philosophy is it's a big industry, it's here, I don't think it's going to be repealed," he said. "In the meantime, we have to have some control of it."

Sen. Jeff Essmann, R-Billings, wants to tighten up the ability for people to be able to obtain a green card for "chronic pain" by requiring an independent three-physician panel to approve the original doctor's recommendation. More than 70 percent of the green-card recipients cite chronic pain as their reason. "What I heard from my constituents is that most of them thought they were voting for allowing someone that's terminally ill or that had untreatable pain to receive help, not that they were setting up a system for 21-year-old ski bums with shoulder pain to get a card from out-of-state physicians over the phone," Essmann said.

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A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.

— John F. Kennedy

Massachusetts Voters Ready To Legalize Marijuana In 2012

By Steve Elliott NEWS JUNKIE POST Nov 6, 2010 at 9:09 am

Voters in Massachusetts appear to be ready to legalize marijuana in 2012, according to an analysis of the votes on local cannabis legalization advisory ballot questions last Tuesday.

Massachusetts allows for citizens to place non-binding local “public policy questions” on the ballot. And voters in several precincts weighed in this year on whether their local representatives should “vote in favor of legislation that would allow the state to regulate and tax the marijuana in the same manner as alcohol.”

More than 150,000 votes were cast on the marijuana issue across Massachusetts, in districts containing about 8.5 percent of the total vote.

Jon Walker, Firedoglake: "Massachusetts is a strong candidate for becoming one of the first states to embrace legalization"

In the districts where pot policy was on the ballot, the advisory question passed with an overwhelming 61 percent of the vote, but these districts were slightly more liberal than the rest of the state, reports Jon Walker at Firedoglake. So to determine how those results might translate to a statewide marijuana legalization ballot question, Walker used two different metrics to analyze the data.
Walker’s analysis led him to conclude that a small majority of the individuals who turned out to vote this year in Massachusetts supported legalizing and regulating cannabis in the same way the state does alcohol.
“This is a good sign for marijuana reform given that midterm elections tend to have much lower turnouts among young voters,” Walker said, “who are, in general, more supportive of legalization — and this midterm in particular had a higher than normal turnout among older conservatives, who tend not to support marijuana reform.
“For these reasons, the 2012 electorate is almost assured to be even more supportive of legalization than the 2010 electorate,” Walker said.
“This analysis of the election results, combined with other factors, suggests Massachusetts is a strong candidate for becoming one of the first states to embrace legalization,” Walker said. “There is strong evidence that if a well-crafted marijuana legalization initiative makes it onto the ballot in 2012, it could pass.”
Since 2000, Massachusetts voters have reacted positively to every ballot question before them which eased restrictions on marijuana, reports David Riley at The Metro WestDailyNews.
To date, voters have approved all 63(!) public policy questions regarding cannabis legalization, including 18 this year alone, according to advocacy groups, Riley reports.
This year’s measures were put up by the Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MassCann), the state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

Bill Downing, MassCann: "If you want to win, you can do it here in Massachusetts"

The ballot questions demonstrate wide public support for reforming marijuana laws and serve as a grassroots organizing and public education tool, according to Scott Mortimer, a volunteer for the Drug Policy Forum. The DPF backs legislation to allow unauthorized medical patients to grow, possess and buy marijuana if recommended by a doctor.
“We’re polling a giant portion of the population,” said Bill Downing, director of MassCann. “We’re not calling them on the phone and asking them questions — they’re actually going into a ballot box and voting.”
MassCann supports a bill to legalize marijuana and allow state regulation and taxation of its production, saqles and distribution.
“One of the major purposes of running these public policy questions is to have the most accurate public polling that we can have,” Downing said. “The reason for that is so that we can take those numbers to moneyed sources and say, look — if you want to win, you can do it here in Massachusetts.”
About the author: Steve Elliott, a working journalist since 1982, is editor of Toke of the Town, Village Voice Media’s site of cannabis news, views, rumor and humor.

Amherst Boxing Day Meeting 12/26/10

Hugh Manny Mota December 27 at 7:27am

did you all have a boxing day meeting ?

Medicine Socks December 27 at 8:49am

The snow was just starting to fly when Cloudy arrived, a first timer to the meeting who had shared some good ideas on the MassCann listserve, and Matt made it from Boston to yesterday's small gathering here at casa de Norman & Rachel. So we were a council of 4 yesterday. Kathryn would have driven through the elements to be here but we'd actually managed to dissuade her, worried enough about conditions on the road to ask her to stay put rather than schlepp from Boston all the way here and back. Adam emailed to say something had come up, and I was a bit stressy and kinda feeling like calling it a snow day but resolved to welcome whoever arrived.

Matt liked the ambiance of our humble booklined hovel and expressed appreciation for the chance to see us in our natural habitat so to speak. He too, seeemed much softer than I'd perceived him in public settings. What a sweetie! Matt told us he had spoken with staffers in Smizik's office and with Smizik himself, I believe, in the past couple of weeks. He said the staffers were enthused and Smizik was somewhat open to looking at the changes we suggested, but perhaps not willing to make all the changes. Scott also had that impression, he'd shared in emails that he decided to focus on what he felt were 3 or 4 key changes...

not leave list of ailments up to Dept of health,

make that doctor patient decision not govt agency policy

ID card not mandatory

protection from eviction for patients in federal housing

and I'm forgetting what else... can ask Matt or Scott for details of those meetings...

what else did we talk about at our meeting?

contacting reps. everybody needs to get their own district's state rep at least to co sponsor, that is, sign onto the MMJ bill. it's easy, all they have to do is contact the bill's first sponsor, Frank Smizik's office, and indicate their willingness to do so.. We should keep track of who has gotten in touch with their reps, whose reps have gotten back to them and whether rep has signed or is willing to sign.

we talked about the ASA conference in February in Worcester... lots of good reasons to participate in that event and to become an ASA chapter...ASA is a great resource we agreed.

We talked about looking at this Massachusetts MMJ campaign as a 2 year process and part of a much longer, more wholistic effort to repeal prohibition on the federal level, and about pacing ourselves and avoiding burnout by not trying to do too much too soon. Nonetheless there is stuff we can be doing now: getting as many reps as we can to sponsor the MA MMJ bill, becoming an ASA chapter, maybe a fundraising campaign down the road, maybe a referendum in 2012, planning local events, doing what we can to form a tite local community of patient-activists, some good things to think on for now...

 Hu your name came up, Matt has been following you a bit & here we've been enjoying getting to know you through your online persona. So we haven't set another meeting date or time til we know what could work for you?

PROJECT CBD

A CBD Plant

http://www.projectcbd.com/TheStorytoDate.html#meeting

CBD-Rich Cannabis Seized in California Raids Non-Psychoactive Pot?

By FRED GARDNER

Mahmoud Elsohly, PhD, is best known for supervising the only federally-sanctioned cannabis grow site in the U.S., a one-acre plot on the University of Mississippi campus. ElSohly also has a lucrative contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse to analyze cannabis samples seized by law enforcement in raids. "Potency Trends of D9-THC and Other Cannabinoids in Confiscated Cannabis Preparations from 1993 to 2008," an article in the September issue of Forensic Sciences co-authored by ElSohly, confirms that levels of psychoactive THC have risen over the years, especially in sinsemilla, while levels of non-psychoactive Cannabidiol (CBD) have dwindled.

This trend may change in states that have legalized medical cannabis use because doctors and patients are beginning to create demand for CBD, which is known to have anti-inflammatory properties. Some of the plants confiscated and/or destroyed by law enforcement during raids in Northern California last week were reportedly CBD-rich "Stinky Purple" and "Cotton Candy/Diesel." Their names might not sound medicinal, but their CBD content was around 9% and 6.5% respectively, and doctors in the Society of Cannabis Clinicians plan to study their effects.

The two strains of interest were —and are— being cultivated in Round Valley, near the town of Covelo in northern Mendocino County. Other growers in the area have more SP and CC/D nearing harvest.

Studies published in medical and scientific journals suggest that CBD could be useful in easing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, nausea, and inflammatory bowel disorders, among other difficult-to-control conditions. CBD also has demonstrated neuroprotective effects, and its anti-cancer potential is being explored at the California Pacific Medical Center and other academic research centers.

Of the approximately 10 CBD-rich strains identified to date in California and Montana, Stinky Purple has the highest CBD-to-THC ratio, 8-to-1. In other words, some of what the narcs got in Round Valley was unambiguously medical cannabis that would not get anyone stoned and that doctors and patients intend to evaluate. Instead, it will be incinerated and sent to the evidence room (from whence much of it will mysteriously disappear). Samples will of course be shipped to Team ElSohly in Mississippi, and in a year or two an article may appear in Forensic Sciences suggesting that the decades-long trend of diminishing CBD in U.S. sinsemilla has been reversed.

As for the journal article by doctors evaluating CBD in the treatment of arthritis, that will take a while longer to produce. Such are the priorities of a police state.

CBD Levels Highest in Hash

As reported by ElSohly et al, 46,211 Cannabis samples provided by the DEA over the years were grouped by the Mississippi team into product categories —"marijuana," "sinsemilla," "hashish," "hash oil," "Thai sticks," and "ditchweed."

Overall, THC content was found to have increased steadily, year-by-year, from a mean of 3.4% in 1993 to 8.8% in 2008.

Levels of the so-called "minor cannabinoids" -CBC, CBD, CBN, CBG and THCV- were also monitored. "CBD is the major cannabinoid found in ditchweed," the authors reported, "and is present in elevated amounts in intermediate type cannabis (moderate levels of both D9-THC and CBD) used to make hashish."

What the authors call "drug-type cannabis" is high in THC. "Intermediate type cannabis" refers to strains grown in Morocco and Afghanistan that contain roughly equal amounts of THC and CBD and for processing into hashish that gets exported to Europe and the U.S. "Ditchweed," defined as "fiber type wild cannabis found in the Midwestern region of the U.S.," has more CBD than THC.

The Ol' Miss team reported, "The cannabinoid content of hashish and hash oil samples shows that, while hashish is prepared from intermediate type cannabis, hash oil is prepared from drug-type cannabis (high D9-THC and low CBD levels)." This may not be accurate, according to industry sources —hashish and hash oil are both made in the U.S. from the trim and leaves of "drug-type plants" high in THC.

The mean concentration of CBD in all seized products did not vary much over 16 years —from 0.3% to 0.5%— and there was no steady increase. The percent of CBD detected in samples seized in '03, '04 and '05 was 0.5% and then dropped to 0.4% in '06, '07 and '08. CBD levels were even lower in confiscated marijuana and sinsemilla —in the 0.2-3% range.

"Ditchweed" was found to contain from 1.5% to 2.4% CBD. The highest levels were found in confiscated hashish, ranging from 0.8% (2004) to 4.9% (1999).

Cannabis Potency in the UK

Hashish imported from Morocco and Afghanistan was the only form of cannabis found to contain significant levels of CBD, according to a study by British researchers —"Potency of D9-THC and Other Cannabinoids in Cannabis in England in 2005: Implications for Psychoactivity and Pharmacology"— in the Journal of Forensic Science, January 2008. Here's the abstract:

"Gas chromatography was used to study the cannabinoid content ('potency') of illicit cannabis seized by police in England in 2004-5. Of the 452 samples, indoor-grown unpollinated female cannabis ("sinsemilla") was the most frequent form, followed by resin (hashish) and imported outdoor-grown herbal cannabis (marijuana). The content of herbal cannabis and resin was 2.1% and 3.5% respectively. The median 13.9% THC content of sinsemilla was significantly higher than that recorded in the UK in 1996-98. In sinsemilla and imported herbal cannabis, the content of the antipsychotic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) was extremely low. In resin, however, the average CBD content exceeded that of THC, and the relative proportions of the two cannabinoids varied widely between samples. The increases in average THC content and relative popularity of sinsemilla cannabis, combined with the absence of the anti-psychotic cannabinoid CBD, suggest that the current trends in cannabis use pose an increasing risk to those users susceptible to the to those users susceptible to the harmful psychological effects associated with high doses."

Two authors of the UK potency study work for GW Pharmaceuticals, and GW also provided lab and statistical support. GW is marketing Satvex, an extract containing equal amounts of THC and CBD, and has an obvious interest in emphasizing the "anti-psychotic" potential of CBD.

"CBD has pharmacological properties but is not psychoactive," write David Potter, Peter Clark, and Marc Brown. "Based on pre-clinical and clinical data, CBD is notable for its ability to antagonize the psychoactive effect of THC. Its presence would be suspected of lowering the recreational value of cannabis." They cite studies linking heavy THC consumption to "an increased risk of later developing schizophrenia-like psychoses."

Lester Grinspoon, MD, is among those who question that link.

The UK study involved samples seized by the police in Derbyshire, Kent, Central London, Merseyside, and Sussex. The investigators found that more than half were "Sinsemilla (Skunk)," grown indoors.

"The CBD content of sinsemilla was typically very low and fell below detectable levels (0.1%) in the majority of samples.

"THC was also the dominant cannabinoid in herbal cannabis and CBD levels were mostly below the detectable threshold.

"Cannabis resin (hashish) had a very different cannabinoid profile... CBD was the dominant cannabinoid in this material, with average THC contents being marginally less."

This higher level of CBD reflects the fact that most of the hashish in England was imported. There is nothing in the hash making process that would alter the CBD-to-THC ratio. Nor is there any aspect of cultivation that alters the ratio, according to a knowledgable botanist. "It's genetics, genetics, genetics," he says.

Potter et al write:

"Research suggests that the production of THC or CBD from the common precursor CBG is closely controlled by two co-dominant alleles at a single locus. As a result, cannabis plants can be identified as belonging to any one of three chemotypes. They can be THC dominant, CBD dominant, or containing an approximately equal mixture of the two. The majority of the cannabis resin would appear to be prepared from landrace populations of plants which contain all three chemotypes. herbal cannabis and sinsemilla appear almost entirely derived from the THC-dominant chemotype."

The THC-to-CBD ratio was found to vary widely among the samples.

"Cannabis resin samples ranged in THC content from 0.44% to 10.76% and in CBD from 0.36% to 6.97%... As CBD is reported to attenuate the psychoactive effects of THC, the wide range of THC:CBD ratios would be expected to variably alter the potential psychoactive and pharmacologial effects of the THC within the resin. This emphasises that the potential psychoactive and pharmacological properties of cannabis resin should not be simply judged by the THC content alone."

The authors conclude,

"of the three principle forms of cannabis, sinsemilla commonly had the highest THC content and almost totally lacked CBD. Had CBD been present it would have reduced the psychoactive potential of this material. In addition to having increased in potency, sinsemilla also appears to have become the most widely used form of cannabis. The current trends in cannabis use suggest that those susceptible to the harmful psychological effects associated with THC are at ever greater risk. This is due to the combined rise in potency and popularity of sinsemilla and the absence of CBD in this product." From Counter-Punch.

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Free all prisoners of the War on Drugs!

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Holy Hemp! Pat Roberston Supports Ending Cannabis Prohibition In An Effort To Get ‘Smart On Crime’

December 22nd, 2010 By: Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director
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Break out the recorders! Don’t let this one get away!
If I didn’t watch it with my own eyes I might not believed it possible: Televangelist and former Baptist minister Pat Robertson making a cogent argument on alternatives to arresting and incarcerating citizens who use drugs, with a clear emphasis on legalizing the possession of a few ounces of cannabis.
The 700 Club segment on alternatives to crime helps promote a new right-of-center organization that seeks to actively lobby for reform of the criminal justice system principally as a poor use of scant public funds called Right on Crime. Notable conservative activists such as Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist, American Conservative Union’s David Keane and Prison Fellowship Ministries’ Pat Nolan are spearheading this important new front in the now 40-year-old effort to reform cannabis laws.
Also, with unbelievable karmic timing, Pat Robertson endorses ending Cannabis Prohibition for possession of a few ounces at the 4:20 mark of the video.
Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

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Granny Storm Crow's List- 2009

How this list came about-

"If the truth won't do, then something is wrong!"

Those were the furious words of my grandfather to my Mother. I had walked in from joyfully stuffing my face with red raspberries in the garden, straight into "war zone"! My gentle grandfather in a fury, his hand raised! Mom was just beginning to shrink back away from him. They saw me and quickly sent me away. But it was too late, the scene and the words were seared into my 5-year-old brain. That was over 55 years ago, but I still remember it clearly. My grandfather was a minister, one very short step away from God in my 5 year old mind. It was one of those life changing moments. It is still rare for me to tell a lie. I never found out what my Mother's lie was.

As I child, I suffered a traumatic head injury. Another child tried to murder me with a hammer. I was left with frequent migraines. At 19, like many rebellious teens, I tried cannabis. It took about a year for me to make the connection between using cannabis and the absence of my normally frequent migraines. I have used cannabis ever since.

I am an avid reader. While perusing an old book on herbal medicine, I read how the little old ladies of Mexico made and used a cannabis/tequila rub on their arthritic hands. Then I met Joey, an epileptic musician. He told me another interesting fact- when he had pot he could cut his medication in half! On a camping trip years later, I smelled an unmistakable odor. Following my nose, I was totally shocked to find a grandmotherly lady in her 70s puffing away on a delicate oriental pipe. "Parkinson's. And the pot's way cheaper than the pills!" Her nephew kept her well supplied, she said. We had a nice chat about various medical uses of cannabis.

Epilepsy, Parkinson's, arthritis, and my migraines! What else was it good for? Yet every news article on cannabis that I saw, claimed one new horror after another. Men grew breasts and were impotent. Women became sterile or miscarried. It made you crazy and murderous. Made you lazy and do nothing. It caused cancer and heart attacks...What I had learned on my own and from others and what I was being told in the press were so different!

What was the truth? I began researching. I printed the first studies up and kept them in a notebook, just as a personal reference. The notebook quickly filled. I started a Word file of the URLs and on July 30 2007, I posted it. It continues to grow.


Here's some of what I have found. All I've done is copy the URLs, then put them all in some semblance order for everyone to use as a reference. Please feel free to share this list with anyone who could benefit from it.







Granny Storm Crow's List



ADD/ ADHD

Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD
http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/add&mmj.htm

Cannabis as a medical treatment for attention deficit disorder
http://www.chanvre-info.ch/info/en/C...treatment.html

Cannabinoids effective in animal model of hyperactivity disorder
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=162#4

Cannabis 'Scrips to Calm Kids?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,117541,00.html

THC normalized impaired psychomotor performance and mood
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20071001105829361

Moderate cannabis use has a positive effect on treatment for cocaine dependence in patients with comorbid ADHD and cocaine dependence
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/bulletin/ww_en_db_cannabis_artikel.php?id=233#1

Cannabis Improves Symptoms of ADHD
http://cache.search.yahoo-ht2.akadns...icp=1&.intl=us

Fitness to drive in spite (because) of THC
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...use__of_THC%5D

Recipe For Trouble (anecdotal)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/...in503022.shtml




ADDICTION RISK- PHYSICAL

Women's Guide to the UofC
http://wguide.uchicago.edu/9substance.html

Cannabis Basics
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...s_basics.shtml

10 Things Every Parent, Teenager & Teacher Should Know About Marijuana (4th Q)
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...s_flyer1.shtml

Marijuana Myths, Claim No. 9
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...is_myth9.shtml

Moderate cannabis use has a positive effect on treatment for cocaine dependence in patients with comorbid ADHD and cocaine dependence
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20061210235129584

Excerpt from the Merck Manual
http://www.ukcia.org/research/merck.htm

Relative Addictiveness of Various Substances
http://www.ukcia.org/research/addictiv.htm




AIDS – see HIV


ALCOHOLISM

Role of cannabinoid receptors in alcohol abuse
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/30338.php

Cannabidiol, Antioxidants, and Diuretics in Reversing Binge Ethanol-Induced Neurotoxicity
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...urcetype=HWCIT

Cannabis substitution
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=86

Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol
http://ccrmg.org/journal/03sum/substitutealcohol.html





ALLERGIES TO CANNABIS

Sensitization and Allergy to Cannabis sativa Leaves in a Population of Tomato Sensitized Patients.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/2/1629.htm

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis caused by Cannabis sativa pollen
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/loc...=4823&catid=21




ALS

Cannabinol delays symptom onset
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en..._uids=16183560

Marijuana in the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/11467101

Cannabis use in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. (may need free registration) http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15055508

Cannabis' Potential Exciting Researchers in Treatment of ALS, Parkinson's Disease
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/index2....o_pdf=1&id=104




ALZHEIMER'S

MARIJUANA SLOWS ALZHEIMER'S DECLINE
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n307/a10.html

Marijuana may block Alzheimer's
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4286435.stm

Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Pathology by Cannabinoids
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/25/8/1904

Marijuana's Active Ingredient Shown to Inhibit Primary Marker of Alzheimer's Disease
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/articles/ca060809.htm

Dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease with anorexia
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=61

Dronabinol in the treatment of refractory agitation in Alzheimer’s disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=92

Effects of dronabinol on anorexia and disturbed behavior in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=59

Cannabinoids reduce the progression of Alzheimer's disease in animals
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=187#1

Molecular Link between the Active Component of Marijuana and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ease_Pathology

THC inhibits primary marker of Alzheimer's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=225#3

Cannabinoid receptor stimulation is anti-inflammatory and improves memory in old rats
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...?dopt=Abstract

Alzheimer's disease; taking the edge off with cannabinoids?
http://www.nature.com/bjp/journal/v1.../0707446a.html

US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html




AMOTIVATIONAL SYNDROME

Amotivational Syndrome
http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=12454

Marijuana Myths, Claim No. 11
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannab...is_myth11.shtml

Debunking 'Amotivational Syndrome'
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v06/n400/a06.html

Debunking the Amotivational Syndrome
http://www.drugscience.org/Petition/C3F.html

Cannabis Use Not Linked To So-Called "Amotivational Syndrome"
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Grou...tm_format=print





ANECDOTAL / PERSONAL STORIES

Shared Comments and Observations
http://www.rxmarihuana.com/comments_...servations.htm

Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana) for Fibromyalgia
http://www.fibromyalgia-reviews.com/Drg_Marijuana.cfm

ANECDOTAL ARTICLES
http://cannabislink.ca/medical/#medanecdotal

Testimonials
http://www.benefitsofmarijuana.com/testimonials.html

Bud Buddies
http://budbuddies.com/buddy_testimonials.htm




ANTI-BACTERIAL PROPERTIES

Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.c...np8002673.html

Killing bacteria with cannabis
http://arstechnica.com/journals/scie...-with-cannabis

Chemicals in Marijuana May Fight MRSA
http://www.webmd.com/news/20080904/m...may-fight-mrsa




ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES

ANALGESIC AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CONSTITUENTS OF CANNABIS SATIVA L.
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Analge...stituents.html

Why Cannabis Stems Inflammation
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0720222549.htm

Cannabidiol decreases bone resorption by inhibiting RANK/RANKL expression and pro-inflammatory cytokines during experimental periodontitis in rats.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...titis_in_rats_



ANTI- OXIDANT PROPERTIES

US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html




ANOREXIA-see APPETITE STIMULANT




ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS

Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an antipsychotic drug
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=...i_arttext#Text

The association between anxiety and alcohol versus cannabis abuse disorders among adolescents in primary care settings
http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...bstract/cmn049

The efficacy and safety of nabilone (a synthetic cannabinoid) in the treatment of anxiety
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ern=ANXIOLYTIC.

Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic. A double-blind, controlled clinical trial on cannabidiol vs. amisulpride in acute schizophrenia.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ern=ANXIOLYTIC

Single-dose study of nabilone in anxious volunteers.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...blood,pressure





APPETITE STIMULANT

Dronabinol an effective appetite stimulant?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=188

THC improves appetite and reverses weight loss in AIDS patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=189

Efficacy of dronabinol alone and in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=191

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=190

The synthetic cannabinoid nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=180

Safety and efficacy of dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=61

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Effects of dronabinol on anorexia and disturbed behavior in patients with Alzheimer's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=59

Dronabinol as a treatment for anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=21

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for appetite stimulation in cancer-associated anorexia
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=52

Effect of dronabinol on nutritional status in HIV infection.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=150

Dronabinol stimulates appetite and causes weight gain in HIV patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=20

Dronabinol effects on weight in patients with HIV infection.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=45

Recent clinical experience with dronabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=90

Dronabinol enhancement of appetite in cancer patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=149

Effects of smoked marijuana on food intake and body weight
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=117

Behavioral analysis of marijuana effects on food intake in humans.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=118

Cancer-related anorexia-cachexia syndrome
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ia_Study_Group

THC effective in appetite and weight loss in severe lung disease (COPD)
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=191#2

Machinery Of The 'Marijuana Munchies'
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1226102503.htm

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Comparison of orally administered cannabis extract and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in treating patients with cancer-related anorexia-cachexia syndrome: a multicenter, phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial from the Cannabis-in-Cachexia-Study-Group.
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abst...49753?prt=true




ARTHRITIS

Cannabidiol is an oral anti-arthritic therapeutic in murine collagen-induced arthritis
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/17/9561

The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00013/art00008

Sativex in the treatment of pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.o...stract/45/1/50

Suppression of fibroblast metalloproteinases by ajulemic acid,
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16927387

The antinociceptive effect of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the arthritic rat
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...inoid_receptor

Synergy between Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine in the arthritic rat
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._arthritic_rat

Cannabis based medicine eases pain and suppresses disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/33376.php

Pot-Based Drug Promising for Arthritis
http://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arth...-for-arthritis

Anti-inflammatory compound from cannabis found in herbs
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Ne...e/24060801.asp

ANALGESIC AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CONSTITUENTS OF CANNABIS SATIVA L.
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Analge...stituents.html

US Patent 6132762 - Transcutaneous application of marijuana
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6132762.html

Cannabis May Suppress Immune System
http://lupus.webmd.com/news/20030415...-immune-system







ASTHMA

The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00013/art00008

Acute and subacute bronchial effects of oral cannabinoids.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=44

Comparison of bronchial effects of nabilone and terbutaline
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=43

Bronchial effects of aerosolized delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=109

Bronchodilator effect of delta1-tetrahydrocannabinol administered by aerosol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=60

Effects of smoked marijuana in experimentally induced asthma.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=57

Marijuana and oral delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on specific airway conductance
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=67

New Synthetic Delta-9-THC Inhaler Offers Safe, Rapid Delivery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22937.php

Smoked marijuana and oral delta-9-THC on specific airway conductance in asthmatic subjects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Smoked...nAsthmatic.php

ANALGESIC AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CONSTITUENTS OF CANNABIS SATIVA L.
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Analge...stituents.html




ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Marijuana Chemical Fights Hardened Arteries
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/n...dened-arteries

Does Cannabis Hold the Key to Treating Cardiometabolic Disease (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525040_print

Cannabis may keep arteries clear
http://www.gnn.tv/headlines/2634/Can...arteries_clear

The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00013/art00008

Cannabis compound tackles blood vessel disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22658.php

Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the...l_marijua.html

Cardiovascular Effects of Cannabis
http://www.idmu.co.uk/canncardio.htm







AUTISM

Autism and Medical Marijuana
http://autism.com/treatable/drug/marijuana_org.htm

THE SAM PROJECT: James D.
http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/articles/james_d.htm

Medical marijuana: a valuable treatment for autism?
http://www.autismwebsite.com/ari/new.../marijuana.htm

Sam’s Story: Using Medical Cannabis to Treat Autism Spectrum Disorder
http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/SamsStory.htm




BIPOLAR DISORDER

The Use of Cannabis as a Mood Stabilizer in Bipolar Disorder: Anecdotal Evidence and the Need for Clinical Research
http://www.ukcia.org/research/TheUse...rDisorder.html

Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...,f1000m,isrctn

Cannabis in bipolar
http://www.pendulum.org/bpnews/archive/001628.html

Recipe For Trouble (anecdotal)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/...in503022.shtml

The effect of extreme marijuana use on the long-term course of bipolar I illness: a single case study.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=247





BLOOD PRESSURE

Lowering of Blood Pressure Through Use of Hashish
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...use_of_hashish

Blood Pressure Lowered With Cannabis Component
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...abis_component




BRAIN CELLS- see NEURONS




BRAIN- PHYSICAL EFFECTS

Effects of frequent marijuana use on brain tissue volume and composition
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Effect...omposition.htm




BONES- see OSTEOPOROSIS




CANCER- BREAST

Anandamide inhibits human breast cancer cell proliferation
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/14/8375

Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation1
http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/con...ract/141/1/118

Antitumor Activity of Plant Cannabinoids
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...act/318/3/1375

9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhibits Cell Cycle Progression in Human Breast Cancer
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg...act/66/13/6615

Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=220#2

THC and prochlorperazine effective in reducing vomiting in women following breast surgery
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=219#1

Cannabidiol Dramatically Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...wth_study_says

“Medical Marijuana” Takes On New Meaning for Metastatic Breast Cancer
http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-.../takes-cancer/

Cannabidiol may be helpful in reducing the aggressiveness of breast cancer cells
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20071124003153693

JunD is involved in the antiproliferative effect of Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol on human breast cancer cells
http://www.knockoutscience.com/showa...?pmid=18454173

Cannabis Compound May Stop Metastatic Breast Cancer
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...111900834.html






CANCER- CERVICAL

Arachidonyl ethanolamide induces apoptosis of uterine cervix cancer cells
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...a344307d083fe1

Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/200...r-in-test-tube



CANCER- COLORECTAL

Anandamide, induces cell death in colorectal carcinoma cells
http://gut.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/54/12/1741

Cannabinoids and cancer: potential for colorectal cancer therapy. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16042581

Marijuana takes on colon cancer
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...9_head_dn14451

Cannabis compound clue to colon cancer
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/...-alcohol_rss20




CANCER- GLIOMA/ BRAIN

Anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol
http://www.hempworld.com/HempPharm/a...ilanstudy.html

Pot’s cancer healing properties
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/bre...cerKiller.html

Cannabinoids Inhibit the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway in Gliomas
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg...ort/64/16/5617

Inhibition of Glioma Growth in Vivo
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg...61/15/5784.pdf

Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=193

Cannabidiol triggers caspase activation and oxidative stress in human glioma cells.
http://www.ihop-net.org/UniPub/iHOP/...?pmid=16909207

Cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink, halts growth of blood vessels
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/12088.php

THC tested against brain tumour in pilot clinical study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=222#1

THC inhibits cell cycle progression in human glioblastoma multiforme cells
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/10/1467.htm

Down-regulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in gliomas
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/12/1563.htm

Cannabinoids inhibit glioma cell invasion by down-regulating matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/3/1697.htm

Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm




CANCER- LEUKEMIA

Cannabis-induced cytotoxicity in leukemic cell lines
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrar...act/105/3/1214

Cannabidiol-Induced Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/cg...tract/70/3/897

Marijuana's Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells
http://www.treatingyourself.com/vbul...ead.php?t=7107

Targeting CB2 cannabinoid receptors to treat malignant lymphoblastic disease
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrar.../100/2/627.pdf

Cannabinoids induce incomplete maturation of cultured human leukemia cells (1987)
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/...sti_id=5164483

{Delta}9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Apoptosis in Jurkat Leukemia T Cells
http://mcr.aacrjournals.org/cgi/cont...stract/4/8/549

Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=220#2

Differential Effects of THC or CBD-rich Cannabis Extracts on Working Memory in Rats
http://www.ukcia.org/research/THCCBDWorkingMemory.pdf

Enhancing the in vitro cytotoxic activity of Delta(9)-THC in leukemic cells through a combinatorial approach.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/7/1854.htm




CANCER- LUNG

Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Antine...s/default.html

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung cancer cell migration
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...stasis_in_vivo

Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause Cancer Of Lung or Upper Airways
http://ccrmg.org/journal/05aut/nocancer.html

No association between lung cancer and cannabis smoking in large study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=219#2

Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Hematolo...Cancer/tb/3393

CLAIM #4: MARIJUANA CAUSES LUNG DISEASE
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...is_myth4.shtml


Marijuana Ingredients Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/200...r-in-test-tube

Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumors
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/new...ht-lung-tumors

Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm




CANCER- LYMPHOMA

Cannabinoid Receptor Agonists May Be Novel Class of Anti-Lymphoma Agents
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/c...d_lymphoma.htm





CANCER- MELANOMA

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=180

Intractable nausea and vomiting due to gastrointestinal mucosal metastases
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=35




CANCER- ORAL

Smoking of cannabis does not increase risk for oral cancer
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=175#1

Marijuana use and Risk of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
http://web.archive.org/web/200601121...lCarcinoma.pdf




CANCER- PANCREATIC

Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis of Pancreatic Tumor Cells
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg...act/66/13/6748




CANCER- PROSTATE

Inhibition of Human Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation
http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/con...ract/141/1/118

Cannabinoid Receptor as a Novel Target for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg.../65/5/1635.pdf




CANCER- RISK CANNABIS VS TOBACCO

Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6891

Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1277837

Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1065/a03.html

Blunt Smokers Link Dependence Potential To Nicotine
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/52838.php

Premiere British Medical Journal Pronounces Marijuana Safer Than Alcohol, Tobacco
http://cannabislink.ca/medical/safer.html

Why Doesn't Smoking Marijuana Cause Cancer?
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/14275.html

Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Hematolo...Cancer/tb/3393




CANCER- SKIN

Inhibition of skin tumor growth
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/...=MpUgjDbqHybAU

Cannabis Reduces Skin Cancer
http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/skincancerreport.htm




CANCER- TESTICULAR

The antiemetic efficacy of nabilone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=127

Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer
http://www.rxmarihuana.com/shared_co...cularchemo.htm




CANCER- VARIOUS/ UNNAMED

Derivatives of cannabis for anti-cancer treatment
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...o-do060605.php

Cancer Killer
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/bre...cerKiller.html

Anandamide Induces Apoptosis
http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/275/41/31938

Nabilone improves pain and symptom management
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

The effects of smoked cannabis in painful peripheral neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=96

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol for appetite stimulation
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=52

Dronabinol and prochlorperazine in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=28

Dronabinol enhancement of appetite in cancer patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=149

Efficacy of tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=31

Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=155

Nabilone versus domperidone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=129

Nabilone vs. placebo in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=156

The antiemetic activity of tetrahydrocanabinol versus metoclopramide
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=24

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic for patients receiving cancer chemotherapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=5

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic in cancer patients receiving high-dose methotrexate
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=23

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as an antiemetic in patients treated with cancer chemotherapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=27

Amelioration of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting by delta-9-THC
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=107

Superiority of nabilone over prochlorperazine as an antiemetic
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=126

Analgesic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=16

The analgesic properties of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and codeine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=17

Comparison of orally administered cannabis extract and delta-9-THC
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ia_Study_Group

Cannabis May Help Combat Cancer-causing Herpes Viruses
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0923092627.htm

Marijuana Smoking Found Non-Carcinogenic
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Hematolo...Cancer/tb/3393

HU-331, is More Potent and Less Cardiotoxic than Doxorubicin
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...ract/322/2/646

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Anti-Tumor Effects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/AntiTumorEffects.htm




CANNABIDIOL

Cannabidiol, Antioxidants, and Diuretics in Reversing Binge Ethanol-Induced Neurotoxicity
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...urcetype=HWCIT

Cannabinol delays symptom onset
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en..._uids=16183560

Cannabidiol is an oral anti-arthritic therapeutic in murine collagen-induced arthritis
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/17/9561

Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=220#2

Anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol
http://www.hempworld.com/HempPharm/a...ilanstudy.html

Cannabidiol triggers caspase activation and oxidative stress in human glioma cells.
http://www.ihop-net.org/UniPub/iHOP/...?pmid=16909207

Cannabidiol-Induced Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/cg...tract/70/3/897

Cannabidiol inhibits tumour growth in leukaemia and breast cancer
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=220#2

Cannabidiol lowers incidence of diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol
http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/235

Evaluation of cannabidiol in dystonic movement disorders
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=14

Cannabidiol in dystonic movement disorders.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=139

Beneficial and adverse effects of cannabidiol in a Parkinson patient
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=142

Treatment of Meige's syndrome with cannabidiol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=114

CANNABIDIOL TO HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS AND EPILEPTIC PATIENTS
http://web.acsalaska.net/~warmgun/es201.html

Chronic administration of cannabidiol to healthy volunteers and epileptic patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=42

Neuroprotective effect of (-)Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._peroxynitrite

EFFECTS OF CANNABIDIOL IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...l/hunting1.htm

The therapeutic rationale for combining tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol.
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16209908

Cannabidiol has a cerebroprotective action
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ting_mechanism

Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=171

Cannabidiol, a constituent of Cannabis sativa, modulates sleep in rats. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abst...44117?prt=true

Who's Afraid of Cannabidiol?
http://www.counterpunch.org/gardner07142007.html

Cannabidiol protects against myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/10/1404.htm

Cannabidiol May be Effective in Preventing Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20070916110536662

Cannabidiol, extracted from Cannabis sativa, selectively inhibits inflammatory hypermotility in mice.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/6/1797.htm

Cannabidiol, a Cannabis sativa constituent, as an antipsychotic drug
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=...i_arttext#Text

Composition of the essential oils and extracts of two populations of Cannabis sativa L. ssp. spontanea from Austria
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...s_/ai_n9299539

Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic. A double-blind, controlled clinical trial on cannabidiol vs. amisulpride in acute schizophrenia.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ern=ANXIOLYTIC

Treatment with CBD in oily solution of drug-resistant paediatric epilepsies.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ttern=EPILEPSY

Cannabidiol decreases bone resorption by inhibiting RANK/RANKL expression and pro-inflammatory cytokines during experimental periodontitis in rats.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...titis_in_rats_

The nonpsychoactive cannabis constituent cannabidiol is a wake-inducing agent.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nducing_agent_




CARDIOVASCULAR- see HEART DISEASE



CESAMET- see NABILONE




CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Cannabis: A source of useful pharma compounds
http://www.medpot.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=18608

Pharmacokinetics and cannabinoid action using oral cannabis extract
http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/medica...p?newsid=29638

The chemistry and biological activity of cannabis
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/bullet...html?print=yes

Differential effects of medical marijuana based on strain and route of administration
http://www.ukcia.org/research/DifferentialEffects/

Cannabis / Marijuana ( Δ 9 -Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC)
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/inju...s/cannabis.htm

A chemotaxonomic analysis of cannabinoid variation in Cannabis
http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/91/6/966

The inheritance of chemical phenotype in Cannabis sativa L.
http://www.genetics.org/cgi/reprint/163/1/335.pdf

Medical Cannabis Potency Testing Project
http://www.maps.org/news-letters/v09n3/09320gie.html

Compounds found in Cannabis Sativa
http://www.ukcia.org/research/cannabis-compounds.htm

Hemp Seed Oil : The Wonder Oil For the New Millennium
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Happi/...Millennium.htm

Composition of the essential oils and extracts of two populations of Cannabis sativa L. ssp. spontanea from Austria
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...s_/ai_n9299539

Non-cannabinoid constituents from a high potency Cannabis sativa variety.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ativa_variety_

Cannabinoid Ester Constituents from High-Potency Cannabis sativa.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nnabis_sativa_





CHEMOTHERAPY

Efficacy of dronabinol alone and in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=191

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/pmid:16408219

An efficient new cannabinoid antiemetic in pediatric oncology
http://www.druglibrary.org/olsen/hemp/iha/iha02210.html

Dronabinol and prochlorperazine in combination
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1652611

Marijuana as antiemetic medicine
http://www.maps.org/docs/doblin-mt.html

Efficacy of tetrahydrocannabinol in patients refractory to standard anti-emetic therapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=31

Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.crrh.org/oldest/vinciguerra.html

Nabilone versus prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=120

Nabilone: an alternative antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1777777

Antiemetic efficacy of nabilone and alizapride
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=127

Nabilone versus domperidone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=129

THC or Compazine for the cancer chemotherapy patient
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=34

Comparison of nabilone and prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=128

Nabilone vs. prochlorperazine for refractory emesis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=146

Nabilone vs. placebo
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=156

Tetrahydroannabinol (THC) vs prochlorperazine as chemotherapy antiemetics.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=30

Comparative trial of the antiemetic effects of THC and haloperidol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=64

Comparison of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=3

Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=88

Antiemetic effect of tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=6

Tetrahydrocanabinol versus metoclopramide and thiethylperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=24

Effects of nabilone and prochlorperazine on chemotherapy-induced emesis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=131

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=5

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic in cancer patients receiving high-dose methotrexate
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=23

THC as an antiemetic in patients treated with cancer chemotherapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=27

Amelioration of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting by delta-9-THC
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=107

Superiority of nabilone over prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=126

Antiemetic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=4

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Oral vs. Inhaled Cannabinoids for Nausea/Vomiting from Cancer Chemotherapy
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/pierson.html

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannibinol as an Antiemetic in Cancer Patients Receiving High-Dose Methotrexate
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/chang.html





CHILDREN/ YOUNG ADULTS

Experiences with THC-treatment in children and adolescents
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=80

An efficient new cannabinoid antiemetic in pediatric oncology.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=7

Nabilone versus prochlorperazine for control of cancer chemotherapy-induced emesis in children
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=120

Nabilone: an alternative antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=123

Marijuana and ADD Therapeutic uses of Medical Marijuana in the treatment of ADD
http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/add&mmj.htm

Oily fish makes 'babies brainier'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4631006.stm

Cannabis is a First-Line Treatment for Childhood Mental Disorders
http://www.counterpunch.org/mikuriya07082006.html

Ganja use among Jamaican women.
http://www.rism.org/isg/dlp/ganja/an...njaBabyes.html

Dreher's Jamaican Pregnancy Study
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/bre...eherStudy.html

Medical marijuana: a surprising solution to severe morning sickness http://www.mothering.com/articles/pr...marijuana.html

Moderate cannabis use not harmful to the brain of adolescents, M R I study finds
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=218#3

No brain structural change associated with adolescent cannabis use
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/bot...&artid=1524733

No 'Smoking' Gun: Research Indicates Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Predict Drug, Alcohol Abuse
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1204123422.htm

Pot May Not Shrink Teens' Brains After All
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurolog...rology/tb/3242

Swiss Study Finds Marijuana Use Alone May Benefit Some Teens
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308258,00.html

Some go without a cigarette: characteristics of cannabis users who have never smoked tobacco.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/11/1483.htm

Marijuana Use by Young People: The Impact of State Medical Marijuana Laws
http://www.mpp.org/research/teen-use-report.html

Recipe For Trouble (anecdotal)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/...in503022.shtml

The association between anxiety and alcohol versus cannabis abuse disorders among adolescents in primary care settings
http://fampra.oxfordjournals.org/cgi...bstract/cmn049

Treatment with CBD in oily solution of drug-resistant paediatric epilepsies.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ttern=EPILEPSY




CHRONIC CYSTITIS

Cannabinoid rotation in a young woman with chronic cystitis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=115



COGNATIVE EFFECTS- see IQ



COUGH

Cannabis Cough Cure
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...bis_cough_cure

Novel treatment for cough (Patent)
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...DN/20060013777



CPOD

THC effective in appetite and weight loss in severe lung disease (COPD)
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=191#2

Heavy Long-Term Marijuana Use Does Not Impair Lung Function
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...s_media7.shtml

Researchers to test if cannabis ingredient can help COPD patients
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/..._copd_patients

Heavy Habitual Marijuana Smoking Does Not Cause an Accelerated Decline in FEV with Age
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Marjiu...lineInFEV1.pdf



CROHN'S/IBS/ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Cannabis-based drugs could offer new hope for inflammatory bowel disease patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/28584.php

Cannabis may soothe inflamed bowels
http://www.chanvre-info.ch/info/en/C...-inflamed.html

In the Human Colon: Cannabinoids Promote Epithelial Wound Healing
http://www.gastrojournal.org/article...09297/abstract

Crohn's Patients Report Symptomatic Relief From Cannabis
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/cannabis/news/4650

Cannabis Helps Ulcers And Crohn's Disease
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...crohns_disease

Bowel Study Backs Cannabis Drugs
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...cannabis_drugs

Cannabis use by patients with inflammatory bowel disease
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...dcc522e0951943

Endocannabinoids and the gastrointestinal tract: what are the key questions?
http://www.nature.com/bjp/journal/v1.../0707422a.html

MARIJUANA AND IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME (IBS) (anecdotal)
http://www.rxmarihuana.com/christine.htm

Marijuana and Crohn’s Disease (anecdotal)
http://www.rxmarihuana.com/chrohns3.htm

Mayo Study: Marijuana's THC Reduces Stomach Cramping
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20061029211046523

Anti-inflammatory compound from cannabis found in herbs
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Ne...e/24060801.asp

Cannabidiol, extracted from Cannabis sativa, selectively inhibits inflammatory hypermotility in mice.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/6/1797.htm

Cannabinoids and gastrointestinal motility: animal and human studies.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...human_studies_




CRUETZFELDT-JACOB DISEASE- see MAD COW DISEASE



DEPRESSION

Cannabinoids promote hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/115/11/3104

Antidepressant-like activity by blockade of anandamide hydrolysis
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...medid=16352709

Decreased depression in marijuana users. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15964704

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=190

Nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Cannabis and Depression
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/d...d_cannabis.htm

Association between cannabis use and depression may not be causal, study says
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=177#4

Marijuana use and depression among adults: Testing for causal associations.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Do patients use marijuana as an antidepressant?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Cannabis' Acts as Antidepressant
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...antidepressant

Cannabis And Depression Research
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...ssion_research

Cannabinoids elicit antidepressant-like behavior and activate serotonergic neurons
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/10/1460.htm

Marijuana chemical may treat depression
http://www.healthcentral.com/depress...193323-66.html

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Treating depression with cannabinoids
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/nav/home-jcant.htm

Animal research highlights a therapeutic potential of cannabinoids for the treatment of depression
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/..._2008_02_1.pdf




DERMATITIS

Efficacy of dietary hempseed oil in patients with atopic dermatitis. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abst...yText=hempseed

Role seen for cannabis in helping to alleviate allergic skin disease
http://www.physorg.com/news106487623.html

Marijuana Might Help Cure Allergic Contact Dermatitis (a.k.a. Poison Ivy)
http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-ca...ure-aka-ivy/1/

Substances Similar To The Body's Own 'Cannabis (Marijuana) Are Necessary For Healthy Skin And May Lead To New Skin Disease Treatments
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113812.php




DIABETES

Cannabinoid Reduces Incidence Of Diabetes
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6909

Marijuana Compound May Help Stop Diabetic Retinopathy
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0227184647.htm

Cannabidiol lowers incidence of diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice
http://safeaccess.ca/research/diabetes.htm

Anticoagulant Effects of a Cannabis Extract in an Obese Rat Model
http://www.level1diet.com/research/id/14687

Neuroprotective and Blood-Retinal Barrier-Preserving Effects of Cannabidiol
http://ajp.amjpathol.org/cgi/content/full/168/1/235

The Cannabinergic System as a Target for Anti-inflammatory Therapies
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...00013/art00008

Effect of tetrahydrocurcumin on blood glucose, plasma insulin and hepatic key enzymes
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._diabetic_rats

Cannabidiol reduces the development of diabetes in an animal study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=219#3

Getting Eye On Cannabinoids
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...n_cannabinoids

Marijuana compound could prevent eye damage in diabetics
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...e_in_diabetics

The synthetic cannabinoid HU-210 attenuates neural damage in diabetic mice
http://www.uccs.edu/~rmelamed/Evolut...e_disease.html

Cannabidiol arrests onset of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
http://safeaccess.ca/research/diabetes.htm




DRIVING AND CANNABIS

Abstracts of several studies
http://www.ukcia.org/research/medline/8.htm

Cannabis and driving
http://www.ukcia.org/research/driving4.html

CANNABIS AND ROAD SAFETY
http://www.ukcia.org/research/driving2.htm

Marijuana And Actual Driving Performance
http://www.ukcia.org/research/driving.htm

Cannabis and Driving: A Scientific and Rational Review
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7459

Fitness to drive in spite (because) of THC
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...use__of_THC%5D







DRONABINOL also see MARINOL

GENERIC NAME: DRONABINOL - ORAL (dro-NAB-in-all)
BRAND NAME(S): Marinol
http://www.medicinenet.com/dronabinol-oral/article.html

Dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease with anorexia
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=61

Dronabinol in the treatment of refractory agitation in Alzheimer’s disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=92

Effects of dronabinol on anorexia and disturbed behavior in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=59

Dronabinol an effective appetite stimulant?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=188

Safety and efficacy of dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=61

Effect of dronabinol on nutritional status in HIV infection.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=150

Dronabinol stimulates appetite and causes weight gain in HIV patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=20

Dronabinol effects on weight in patients with HIV infection.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=45

Recent clinical experience with dronabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=90

Dronabinol enhancement of appetite in cancer patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=149

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=180

Dronabinol and prochlorperazine in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=28

Dronabinol enhancement of appetite in cancer patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=149

Efficacy of dronabinol alone and in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=191

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=190

Dronabinol and retinal hemodynamics in humans.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=202

Dronabinol reduces signs and symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=181

Nausea relieved by tetrahydrocannabinol (dronabinol).
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=35

Dronabinol in patients with intractable pruritus secondary to cholestatic liver disease.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=116

Treatment of spasticity in spinal cord injury with dronabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=112

Cannabinoid Activator Mellows Out Colon
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ACG/tb/4410

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers. Caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1234.htm

Mayo Study: Marijuana's THC Reduces Stomach Cramping
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20061029211046523

Improvement in Refractory Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With Dronabinol
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...full/165/4/536




DRUG INTERACTIONS- see INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DRUGS





DRUG TESTING

Hemp oil causes positive urine tests for THC
http://www.druglibrary.org/crl/drugt...JAnToxicol.pdf

Deposition of cannabinoids in hair after long-term use of cannabis
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/7/1002.htm

Cannabinoid concentrations in hair from documented cannabis users.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/6/924.htm

Detection time of regular THC use in urine shorter than often assumed
http://www.acmed.org/english/bulleti...l.php?id=213#2

Differentiation between drug use and environmental contamination when testing for drugs in hair
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...ad1bd10fb041bf

The effects of adulterants and selected ingested compounds on drugs-of-abuse testing in urine.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1389.htm

Roadside oral fluid testing: Comparison of the results of Drugwipe tests with laboratory
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/3/1351.htm

Toxicity From the Use of Niacin to Beat Urine Drug Screening
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...9d8b53ea07c431

Evaluation of the IDS One-Step™ ELISA kits for the detection of illicit drugs in hair
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...65bbd05717cb04

Deposition of cannabinoids in hair after long-term use of cannabis
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...df7a40474cf025

Excretion of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in sweat
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...98c2e3fc4989d1

Portable Oral-Fluid Tests Still Unreliable For Pot, Study Says
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7636

Current Developments in Drug Testing in Oral Fluid.
http://www.drug-monitoring.com/pt/re...195628!8091!-1

Drug-Test Cheats Try New Tricks on Labs
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/n...tricks-on-labs




DYSTONIA

Cannabis sativa and dystonia secondary to Wilson's disease. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15390041

Experiences with THC-treatment in children and adolescents
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=80

Evaluation of cannabidiol in dystonic movement disorders
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=14

Cannabidiol in dystonic movement disorders.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=139

Beneficial and adverse effects of cannabidiol in a Parkinson patient
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=142

Treatment of Meige's syndrome with cannabidiol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=114




ENDOCANNABINOID DEFICIENCY

Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/clinical.pdf

The endocannabinoid system is dysregulated in multiple sclerosis
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/...tract/awm160v1

Cannabinoids inhibit neurodegeneration in models of multiple sclerosis
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/...ll/126/10/2191

Migraine may be related to under production of cannabinoids
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/index2....o_pdf=1&id=755

Endocannabinoids: Multi-scaled, Global Homeostatic Regulators of Cells and Society
http://knowledgetoday.org/wiki/index.php/ICCS06/70





EPILEPSY

Epilepsy patients are smoking pot
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1638

Experiences with THC-treatment in children and adolescents
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=80

Chronic administration of cannabidiol to healthy volunteers and epileptic patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=42

Anticonvulsant nature of marihuana smoking.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=39

Cannabis may help epileptics
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/4423.php

Hypnotic and Antiepileptic Effects of Cannabidiol
http://www.thecompassionclub.org/med...ue&pageNumber=

Marijuana: an effective antiepileptic treatment in partial epilepsy?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=157

Marijuana and Epilepsy (anecdotal)
http://www.rxmarihuana.com/epilepsy.htm

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Treatment with CBD in oily solution of drug-resistant paediatric epilepsies.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ttern=EPILEPSY

Marijuana Use More Prevalent With Epilepsy
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/465891






FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Pain relief with oral cannabinoids in familial Mediterranean fever.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=18




FERTILITY

Synthetic Cannabinoid May Aid Fertility In Smokers
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/58063.php




FEVER

A Novel Role of Cannabinoids
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...ull/320/3/1127

A Cooling Effect From Cannabis?
http://ccrmg.org/journal/05aut/coolcannabis.html

Marijuana Might Really Make You Cool
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/..._make_you_cool



FIBROMYALGIA

Delta-9-THC based monotherapy in fibromyalgia patients
http://www.immunesupport.com/library...293&t=CFIDS_FM

Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/clinical.pdf

Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana) for Fibromyalgia
http://www.fibromyalgia-reviews.com/Drg_Marijuana.cfm

THC Reduces Pain in Fibromyalgia Patients
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/content/view/63/35/

Fibromyalgia: Effective Treatment with Medical Marijuana
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/n...gia_112807.php

Cannabis Science: Nabilone reduced chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20071111150357312

Fibromyalgia and Medical Marijuana
http://www.webmd.com/fibromyalgia/gu...ical-marijuana

Nabilone for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17974490




GASTRIC BYPASS

THC effective in intractable nausea in a patient undergoing gastric bypass surgery
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/2008020313112065




GATEWAY THEORY

The Myth of Marijuana's Gateway Effect
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/library/mjgate.htm

Endogenous cannabinoids are not involved in cocaine reinforcement
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...4e861a90579fac

No 'Smoking' Gun: Research Indicates Teen Marijuana Use Does Not Predict Drug, Alcohol Abuse
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1204123422.htm

CLAIM #13:MARIJUANA IS A "GATEWAY" TO THE USE OF OTHER DRUGS
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...s_myth13.shtml

Gateway To Nowhere? The Evidence That Pot Doesn't Lead To Heroin
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...lead_to_heroin

Cannabis use when it's legal
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...96c8de7949a364

Cannabis Use- A Gateway to other Drugs? The Case of Amsterdam
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Cannab...ppingStone.pdf

Twin study fails to prove 'gateway' hypothesis
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Escala...veGateway.html




GLAUCOMA/ VISION

Marijuana Smoking vs Cannabinoids for Glaucoma Therapy
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/con...ct/116/11/1433

Dronabinol and retinal hemodynamics in humans.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=202

Effect of Sublingual Application of Cannabinoids on Intraocular Pressure
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=201

Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in cancer chemotherapy. Ophthalmologic implications.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=88

Effect of marihuana on intraocular and blood pressure in glaucoma.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=87

Effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on intraocular pressure in humans.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=40

Marihuana smoking and intraocular pressure.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=47

Neuroprotective and Intraocular Pressure-Lowering Effects of (-)Delta-Tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...el_of_Glaucoma

Neuroprotective effect of (-)Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._peroxynitrite

Effects of tetrahydrocannabinol on arterial and intraocular hypertension.
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/468444

Cannabis improves night vision:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...d0a198efd77cb6

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

US Patent 4189491 - Tetrahydrocannabinol in a method of treating glaucoma
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/4189491.html

Reduction of Congenital Nystagmus in a Patient after Smoking Cannabis.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...king_Cannabis_






GYNOCOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Cannabis Treatments in Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Historical Review
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/russo-ob.pdf



HEART DISEASE/ CARDIOVASCULAR

Marijuana Chemical Fights Hardened Arteries
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/n...dened-arteries

The endogenous cardiac cannabinoid system: a new protective mechanism
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16618028

Cardiovascular pharmacology of cannabinoids.
http://www.biowizard.com/story.php?pmid=16596789

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol protects cardiac cells from hypoxia
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/conten...20001/00002346

Does Cannabis Hold the Key to Treating Cardiometabolic Disease? (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525040_print

Cannabinoid Offers Cardioprotection
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group...m_format=print

Heavy Cannabis Use Not Independently Associated With Cardiovascular Risks
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6972

Marijuana use, diet, body mass index, and cardiovascular risk factors (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16893701

Cannabinoids and cardiovascular disease
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...cal_treatments

Cannabinoids as therapeutic agents in cardiovascular disease
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._and_illusions

The in vitro and in vivo cardiovascular effects of {Delta}9-tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...oxide_synthase

Cannabinoids prevented the development of heart failure in animal study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=145#2

Cannabis use not associated with risk factors for diseases of heart and circulation
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=225#2

THC protects heart cells in the case of lowered oxygen supply
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=212#1

Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the...l_marijua.html

Cardiovascular Effects of Cannabis
http://www.idmu.co.uk/canncardio.htm

Changes in middle cerebral artery velocity after marijuana
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...&dopt=Abstract

Cannabidiol protects against myocardial ischemic reperfusion injury.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/12/1404.htm

Function of cannabinoids in heart failure]
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...art_failure%5D






HEPATITIS

Moderate Cannabis Use Associated with Improved Treatment Response
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c.../091506_a.html

Cannabis use improves retention and virological outcomes in patients treated for hepatitis C
http://www.natap.org/2006/HCV/091506_02.htm

Hepatitis C - The Silent Killer Can Medical Cannabis Help?
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/hepatitis_c.htm

Study: Pot Helps Hepatitis Treatment
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...itis_treatment

Attenuation of Experimental Autoimmune Hepatitis by Exogenous and Endogenous Cannabinoids
http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/cg...stract/74/1/20

Evaluation of oral cannabinoid-containing medications for the management of interferon and ribavirin-induced anorexia, nausea and weight loss in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C virus.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=165




HERPES

Cannabis May Help Combat Cancer-causing Herpes Viruses
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0923092627.htm

THC inhibits lytic replication of gamma oncogenic herpes viruses in vitro
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...z&artid=521080

Suppressive effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on herpes simplex virus infectivity in vitro
http://www.ebmonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/196/4/401

Inhibition of cell-associated herpes simplex virus
http://www.ebmonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/185/1/41

The Effect of {Delta}-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Herpes Simplex Virus Replication
http://vir.sgmjournals.org/cgi/conte...tract/49/2/427





HICCUPS

Marijuana cures hiccups
http://www.yourhealthbase.com/database/a77k.htm

Marijuana For Intractable Hiccups
http://cannabislink.ca/medical/hiccups.html






HISTORICAL STUDIES/ HISTORY

The La Guardia Committee Report
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...ag/lagmenu.htm

Physical, Mental, and Moral Effects of Marijuana: The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/effects.htm

MARIAJUANA SMOKING IN PANAMA
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...ma/panama1.htm

The British Pharmaceutical Codex – 1934
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...cal/brit34.htm

ON THE PREPARATIONS OF THE INDIAN HEMP, OR GUNJAH
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...850/gunjah.htm

DISPENSATORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Fifth Edition (1843)
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...y/dispensa.htm

New Remedies:Pharmaceutically and Therapeutically Considered Fourth Edition (1843)
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...y/dunglisn.htm

On the Haschisch or Cannabis Indica
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...y/bellhash.htm

ON INDICATIONS OF THE HACHISH-VICE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...ory/hashot.htm

The Physiological Activity of Cannabis Sativa
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...story/japa.htm

CANNABIS, U.S.P. (American Cannabis):
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...y/vbchmed1.htm

History of Cannabis and Its Preparations in Saga, Science and Sobriquet
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...06128/PDFSTART





HIV / AIDS

Marijuana Use Does Not Accelerate HIV Infection
http://paktribune.com/news/print.php?id=139255

THC improves appetite and reverses weight loss in AIDS patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=189

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=190

Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=199

Smoked cannabis therapy for HIV-related painful peripheral neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=172

Short-term effects of cannabinoids in patients with HIV-1 infection
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=62

Dronabinol as a treatment for anorexia associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=21

Effect of dronabinol on nutritional status in HIV infection.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=150


Dronabinol stimulates appetite and causes weight gain in HIV patients.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=20

Dronabinol effects on weight in patients with HIV infection.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=45

Recent clinical experience with dronabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=90

Marijuana as therapy for people living with HIV/AIDS: Social and health aspects
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...health_aspects

Marijuana and AIDS: A Four-Year Study
http://ccrmg.org/journal/05spr/aids.html

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers. Caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1234.htm

Cannabis: Use in HIV for Pain and Other Medical Symptoms
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...ca04d8bd433c52


US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Denbinobin... inhibits HIV-1 replication through an NF-kappaB-dependent pathway.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../5/10/2003.htm



HORMONES

Effects of chronic marijuana use on testosterone, luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, prolactin and cortisol in men and women.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1935564

Marijuana: interaction with the estrogen receptor
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...ract/224/2/404

Endocrine Effects of Marijuana
http://www.ukcia.org/research/EndocrineEffects.pdf




HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

EFFECTS OF CANNABIDIOL IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/...l/hunting1.htm

Nabilone Could Treat Chorea and Irritability in Huntington’s Disease
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cg...18/4/553?rss=1



HYSTERECTOMY

Effect of nabilone on nausea and vomiting after total abdominal hysterectomy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=137



IBS- see CROHN'S



IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION

Dronabinol reduces signs and symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=181



INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DRUGS

Efficacy of dronabinol alone and in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=191

Dronabinol and prochlorperazine in combination
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=28

Cannabinoids, in combination with (NSAIDS), produce a synergistic analgesic effect
http://www.medjournal.com/forum/show...87&postcount=1

Add-on treatment with the synthetic cannabinomimetic nabilone on patients with chronic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=197

Synergistic affective analgesic interaction between delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=178

The analgesic properties of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and codeine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=17

Synergy between Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine in the arthritic rat
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._arthritic_rat

Cannabis reduces opioid dose in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=148

Medicinal cannabis does not influence the clinical pharmacokinetics of irinotecan and docetaxel.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...rn=INTERACTION




IQ/ MEMORY/ COGNATIVE EFFECTS

Findings of a longitudinal study of effects on IQ
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/166/7/887

Heavy cannabis use without long-term effect on global intelligence
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=115#2

Marijuana does not dent IQ permanently
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...rmanently.html

Cannabis use and cognitive decline in persons under 65 years of age
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Cannab...veDecline.html

Differential Effects of THC or CBD-rich Cannabis Extracts on Working Memory in Rats
http://www.ukcia.org/research/THCCBDWorkingMemory.pdf

Neurocognitive performance during acute THC intoxication in heavy and occasional cannabis users.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...annabis_users_

Non-acute (residual) neurocognitive effects of cannabis use: a meta-analytic study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12901774

Review: executive functioning and cannabis use.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nnabis_use_%5D




LONG TERM USE EFFECTS

Long-Term Marijuana Users Suffer Few Health Problems, Australian Study Indicates
http://www.ukcia.org/research/aus.htm

Neuropsychological Performance in Long-term Cannabis Users
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Neurop...nabisUsers.htm

Long term marijuana users seeking medical cannabis in California
http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/4/1/16



LUPUS

Cannabis May Suppress Immune System
http://lupus.webmd.com/news/20030415...-immune-system

Systemic Lupus by Dawn (anecdotal)
http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=49481



MAD COW/ CRUETZFELDT-JACOB DISEASE

Cannabidiol Prevents Prion Accumulation and Protects Neurons against Prion Toxicity
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content...act/27/36/9537

Cannabidiol May be Effective in Preventing Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20070916110536662




MARINOL/ SYNTHETICS/ CANNABINOID MIXTURES

GENERIC NAME: DRONABINOL - ORAL (dro-NAB-in-all)
BRAND NAME(S): Marinol
http://www.medicinenet.com/dronabinol-oral/article.html

CANNABIS AND MARINOL IN THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE HEADACHE
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/migrn2.htm

Marinol vs Natural Cannabis
http://www.norml.org/pdf_files/NORML...l_Cannabis.pdf

The therapeutic rationale for combining tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol.
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16209908

Unheated Cannabis sativa extracts and its major compound THC-acid (may need free registration)
http://www. .com/medline/abstract/16504929?prt=true

Side effects of pharmaceuticals not elicited by comparable herbal medicines.
http://content.herbalgram.org/youngl...ew.asp?i=41444

Sativex in the treatment of pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.o...stract/45/1/50

Is dronabinol an effective appetite stimulant?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=188

Sativex in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis associated detrusor overactivity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=168

Sativex® in patients with symptoms of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=169

Nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=180

Synthetic cannabinomimetic nabilone on patients with chronic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=197

Nabilone significantly reduces spasticity-related pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=200

Sativex produced significant improvements in a subjective measure of spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=170

Analgesic effect of the synthetic cannabinoid CT-3 on chronic neuropathic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=85

Cannabinoid rotation in a young woman with chronic cystitis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=115

Dronabinol in patients with intractable pruritus
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=116

Cannabinoids reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease:
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=54

Nabilone on L-DOPA induced dyskinesia in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=153

Nabilone in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=11

Big Pharma's Strange Holy Grail: Cannabis Without Euphoria?
http://www.counterpunch.org/gardner07082006.html

Sativex showed positive effects in 65 per cent of patients with chronic diseases
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=230#4

Medical use of cannabinoids does not cause an increase in serious adverse health effects
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/178/13/1685




MEIGE'S SYNDROME

Treatment of Meige's syndrome with cannabidiol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=114




MEMORY- see IQ



MENTAL DISORDERS- see SCHIZOPHRENIA



MIGRAINE/ HEADACHE

CANNABIS AND MARINOL IN THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE HEADACHE
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/migrn2.htm

Dronabinol reduces signs and symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=181

Cannabis and Migraine
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/c...d_migraine.htm

Clinical Endocannabinoid Deficiency
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/clinical.pdf

Hemp for Headache
http://www.freedomtoexhale.com/hh.pdf

Chronic Migraine Headache
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/migrn1.htm

Cannabis for Migraine Treatment: Once and Future Treatment?
http://www.druglibrary.org/crl/pain/...ne_%20Pain.pdf

Cannabinoids block release of serotonin from platelets induced by plasma from migraine patients
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Cannab...Platelets.html

Migraine may be related to under production of cannabinoids
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/index2....o_pdf=1&id=755




MORNING SICKNESS

Medical marijuana: a surprising solution to severe morning sickness http://www.mothering.com/articles/pr...marijuana.html

Medicinal cannabis use among childbearing women
http://safeaccess.ca/research/cannabis_nausea2006.pdf

Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Clinical Cannabis: To Eat or Not to Eat?
http://haworthpress.com/store/Articl...t.asp?ID=18139




MORTALITY RATES

Marijuana use and mortality.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1380837

Marijuana Smoking Doesn't Lead to Higher Death Rate
http://ccrmg.org/journal/03sum/kaiser.html

How deadly is marijuana?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/4426.php




MS

Sativex in patients with symptoms of spasticity due to multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=169

Marijuana derivatives may provide MS treatment
http://www.health.am/ab/more/marijua..._ms_treatment/

Marijuana Helps MS Patients Alleviate Pain, Spasms
http://www.mult-sclerosis.org/news/S...msAndPain.html

Cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content.../65/6/812?etoc

Cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=192

Sativex in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis associated detrusor overactivity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=168

The effect of cannabis on urge incontinence in patients with multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=185

Nabilone significantly reduces spasticity-related pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=200

Cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis (CAMS) study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=160

Sativex produced significant improvements in a subjective measure of spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=170

Cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=175

Do cannabis-based medicinal extracts have general or specific effects
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=56

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of an oral cannabis extract in the treatment of spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=63

Cannabis-based extracts for bladder dysfunction in advanced multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=81

Are oral cannabinoids safe and effective in refractory neuropathic pain?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=143

Dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease with anorexia
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=61

Cannabis based medicinal extracts (CBME) in central neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=82

Cannabinoids for treatment of spasticity and other symptoms related to multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=108

Cannabis based medicinal extract on refractory lower urinary tract dysfunction
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=103

Analgesic effect of the cannabinoid analogue nabilone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=203

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Orally and rectally administered delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=12

Nabilone in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=11

Effect of cannabinoids on spasticity and ataxia in multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=2

Delta-9-THC in the treatment of spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=1

Tetrahydrocannabinol for tremor in multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=9

Marihuana as a therapeutic agent for muscle spasm or spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=53

Cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...iple_sclerosis

Cannabis based treatments for neuropathic and multiple sclerosis-related pain.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...s_related_pain

The effect of cannabis on urge incontinence in patients with multiple sclerosis
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...al__CAMS_LUTS_

Can Cannabis Help Multiple Sclerosis? An International Debate Rages
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/c...is_help_ms.htm

Cannabis' Potential Exciting Researchers in Treatment of ALS, Parkinson's Disease
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/index2....o_pdf=1&id=104

The endocannabinoid system is dysregulated in multiple sclerosis
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/...tract/awm160v1

Cannabinoids inhibit neurodegeneration in models of multiple sclerosis
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/...ll/126/10/2191

Cannabis could hold the key to ending multiple sclerosis misery
http://www.physorg.com/news94743932.html

Cuppa Gives A Better 'ooh'
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...s_a_better_ooh

Cannabinoids inhibit neurodegeneration in models of multiple sclerosis
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/...ct/126/10/2191

Therapeutic Action of Cannabinoids in a Murine Model of Multiple Sclerosis
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content...urcetype=HWCIT

Cannabinoid control of neuroinflammation related to multiple sclerosis.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/10/1400.htm

Therapeutic action of cannabinoid on axonal injury induced by peroxynitrite
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...e473322a24e5bf

The use of cannabinoids in MS: is it evidence based?
http://www.ukcia.org/research/UseOfC...denceBased.pdf

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Whether whole plant Cannabis extracts can improve intractable neurogenic symptoms?
http://www.ukcia.org/research/WholeP...icSymptoms.pdf

Emerging properties of Cannabinoid medicines in the management of MS
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Manage...eSclerosis.pdf

Cannabis use in Spanish patients with multiple sclerosis
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

Cannabis May Halt Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7704





MRSA

Antibacterial Cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.c...np8002673.html

Killing bacteria with cannabis
http://arstechnica.com/journals/scie...-with-cannabis

Chemicals in Marijuana May Fight MRSA
http://www.webmd.com/news/20080904/m...may-fight-mrsa

Marijuana Ingredients Show Promise In Battling Superbugs
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/120477.php

How pot may win the war against super-bacteria
http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=1324

New medical uses found for marijuana
http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/...-3435667.shtml




NABILONE

GENERIC NAME: NABILONE - ORAL (NAB-ih-lone)
Brand Names : Cesamet
http://www.medicinenet.com/nabilone-oral/article.htm

The synthetic cannabinoid nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

Nabilone versus prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=120

Nabilone: an alternative antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=123

Antiemetic efficacy of nabilone and alizapride
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=127

Nabilone versus domperidone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=129

Comparison of nabilone and prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=128

Nabilone vs. prochlorperazine for refractory emesis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=146

Nabilone vs. placebo
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=156

Effects of nabilone and prochlorperazine on chemotherapy-induced emesis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=131

Superiority of nabilone over prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=126

Nabilone versus prochlorperazine for control of cancer chemotherapy-induced emesis in children
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=120

Nabilone: an alternative antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=123

Effect of nabilone on nausea and vomiting after total abdominal hysterectomy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=137

Nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

Synthetic cannabinomimetic nabilone on patients with chronic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=197

Nabilone significantly reduces spasticity-related pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=200

Nabilone on L-DOPA induced dyskinesia in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=153

Nabilone in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=11

Nabilone significantly reduces spasticity-related pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=200

Analgesic effect of the cannabinoid analogue nabilone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=203

Nabilone in the treatment of multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=11

Comparison of nabilone and metoclopramide in the control of radiation-induced nausea.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=130

Nabilone and metoclopramide in the treatment of nausea and vomiting
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=121

Nabilone: an alternative antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=123

Comparison of the antiemetic efficacy of nabilone and alizapride
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=127

Nabilone versus domperidone in the treatment of cytotoxic-induced emesis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=129

Add-on treatment with the synthetic cannabinomimetic nabilone on patients with chronic pain -
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=197

Comparison of bronchial effects of nabilone and terbutaline
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=43

Nabilone Could Treat Chorea and Irritability in Huntington’s Disease
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cg...18/4/553?rss=1

Cannabis Science: Nabilone reduced chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20071111150357312

Nabilone for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17974490





NAUSEA

THC improves appetite and reverses weight loss in AIDS patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=189

Efficacy of dronabinol alone and in combination with ondansetron versus ondansetron alone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=191

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=190

Nabilone improves pain and symptom management in cancer patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=177

Dronabinol for supportive therapy in patients with malignant melanoma and liver metastases.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=180

Nausea relieved by tetrahydrocannabinol (dronabinol).
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=35

An efficient new cannabinoid antiemetic in pediatric oncology.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=7

Effect of nabilone on nausea and vomiting after total abdominal hysterectomy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=137

Marijuana as antiemetic medicine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=134

Efficacy of tetrahydrocannabinol in patients refractory to standard anti-emetic therapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=31

Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=155

Nabilone versus prochlorperazine for control of cancer chemotherapy-induced emesis in children
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=120

Comparison of nabilone and metoclopramide in the control of radiation-induced nausea.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=130

Nabilone and metoclopramide in the treatment of nausea and vomiting
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=121

Nabilone: an alternative antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=123

Comparison of the antiemetic efficacy of nabilone and alizapride
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=127

Nabilone versus domperidone in the treatment of cytotoxic-induced emesis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=129

THC or Compazine for the cancer chemotherapy patient--the UCLA study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=34

Comparison of nabilone and prochlorperazine for emesis induced by cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=128

Acute and subacute bronchial effects of oral cannabinoids.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=44

Nabilone vs. prochlorperazine for refractory emesis induced by cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=146

Nabilone vs. placebo in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=156

Dose vs response of tetrahydroannabinol (THC) vs prochlorperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=30 delta 9-

Comparative trial of the antiemetic effects of THC and haloperidol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=64

Comparison of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and prochlorperazine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=3

Tetrahydrocannabinol in cancer chemotherapy. Ophthalmologic implications.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=88

Antiemetic effect of tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=6

The antiemetic activity of tetrahydrocanabinol versus metoclopramide and thiethylperazine
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=24

The antiemetic effects of nabilone and prochlorperazine on chemotherapy-induced emesis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=131

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic for patients receiving cancer chemotherapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=5

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol as an antiemetic in cancer patients receiving high-dose methotrexate
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=23

THC as an antiemetic in patients treated with cancer chemotherapy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=27

Amelioration of cancer chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting by delta-9-THC.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=107

Superiority of nabilone over prochlorperazine as an antiemetic
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=126

Antiemetic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=4

Receptor mechanism and antiemetic activity of structurally-diverse cannabinoids
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...he_least_shrew

Mayo Study: Marijuana's THC Reduces Stomach Cramping
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20061029211046523

THC effective in intractable nausea in a patient undergoing gastric bypass surgery
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/2008020313112065

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Oral vs. Inhaled Cannabinoids for Nausea/Vomiting from Cancer Chemotherapy
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/pierson.html

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannibinol as an Antiemetic in Cancer Patients Receiving High-Dose Methotrexate
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/chang.html

Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Clinical Cannabis: To Eat or Not to Eat?
http://haworthpress.com/store/Articl...t.asp?ID=18139

Antiemetic efficacy of smoked marijuana: subjective and behavioral effects on nausea induced by syrup of ipecac
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...?dopt=Abstract

Medical marijuana: a surprising solution to severe morning sickness
http://www.mothering.com/articles/pr...marijuana.html





NEURONS/ BRAIN CELLS

Marijuana Promotes Neuron Growth
http://english.ohmynews.com/articlev...53377&rel_no=1

Marijuana-Like Chemicals in the Brain Calm Neurons
http://www.medpot.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=9686

Marijuana May Spur New Brain Cells
http://www.treatingyourself.com/vbul...ead.php?t=5921

Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/115/11/3104




NEUROPATHIC PAIN

Cannabinoids Among Most Promising Approaches to Treating Neuropathic Pain
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/...ource=r_health

Cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content.../65/6/812?etoc

Cannabis in painful HIV-associated sensory neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=199

Smoked cannabis therapy for HIV-related painful peripheral neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=172

Two cannabis based medicinal extracts for relief of central neuropathic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=143

Cannabis based medicinal extracts (CBME) in central neuropathic pain due to multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=82

Analgesic effect of the synthetic cannabinoid CT-3 on chronic neuropathic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=85

Smoked cannabis in painful peripheral neuropathy and cancer pain refractory to opiods.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=96

Analgesic effect of the cannabinoid analogue nabilone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=203

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Cannabis based treatments for neuropathic and multiple sclerosis-related pain.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...s_related_pain

Whether whole plant Cannabis extracts can improve intractable neurogenic symptoms?
http://www.ukcia.org/research/WholeP...icSymptoms.pdf

Efficacy of 2 Cannabis based medicinal extracts for relief of central neuropathic pain
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Centra...inEfficacy.pdf

A randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of cannabis cigarettes in neuropathic pain.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/6/1703.htm

Medicinal Marijuana Effective For Neuropathic Pain In HIV,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0806113135.htm

#The efficacy and safety of nabilone (a synthetic cannabinoid) in the treatment of anxiety
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ern=ANXIOLYTIC







NEUROPROTECTANT

Marijuana Protects Your Brain
http://www.roninpub.com/art-mjbrain.html

The neuroprotective effect of cannabinoids in a rat model of Parkinson's disease
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17196181

Neuroprotective and Intraocular Pressure-Lowering Effects of (-)Delta-THC
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...el_of_Glaucoma

Neuroprotective effect of (-)Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._peroxynitrite

Neuroprotection induced by Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in AF5 cells
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...l_in_AF5_cells

Cannabidiol has a cerebroprotective action
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ting_mechanism

Cannabidiol but not Delta(9)-THC has a neuroprotective effect without the development of tolerance..
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...t_of_tolerance

Delta(9)-THC) prevents cerebral infarction
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nt_hypothermia

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol protects hippocampal neurons from excitotoxicity
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...excitotoxicity

Cannabis and Neuroprotection
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/c...protection.htm

Neuroprotection by Delta 9-THC against Ouabain-Induced In Vivo Excitotoxicity
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content...urcetype=HWCIT

Cannabinoids and Neuroprotection in Global and Focal Cerebral Ischemia and in Neuronal Cultures
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content...urcetype=HWCIT

Cannabinoid activation of PPARalpha; a novel neuroprotective mechanism
http://www.nature.com/bjp/journal/v1.../0707478a.html

The use of cannabinoids in MS: is it evidence based?
http://www.ukcia.org/research/UseOfC...denceBased.pdf

Neurons on Cannabinoids: Dead or Alive?
http://www.ukcia.org/research/NeuronsDeadOrAlive.pdf

Cannabinoids and Brain Injury: Therapeutic Inplications
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Cannab...rainInjury.pdf

Cannabidiol and delta 9THC are neuroprotective antioxidants
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Neurop...tioxidants.pdf




NUTRITION

Oily fish makes 'babies brainier' (hemp seed- at the very end)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4631006.stm

Efficacy of dietary hempseed oil in patients with atopic dermatitis. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abst...yText=hempseed

Effects of smoked marijuana on food intake and body weight
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=117

Characterization, amino acid composition and in vitro digestibility of hemp (Cannabis) proteins
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...a3209943890e39

HEMP SEED: THE MOST NUTRITIONALLY COMPLETE FOOD SOURCE IN THE WORLD (1)
http://www.ratical.org/renewables/hempseed1.html

HEMP SEED: THE MOST NUTRITIONALLY COMPLETE FOOD SOURCE IN THE WORLD (2)
http://www.ratical.org/renewables/hempseed2.html

Hemp seed oil: A source of valuable essential fatty acids
http://www.hempfood.com/IHA/iha03101.html

Occurrence of "omega-3" stearidonic acid in hemp seed
http://www.hempfood.com/IHA/iha03208.html

Hemp Seed Oil : The Wonder Oil For the New Millennium
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Happi/...Millennium.htm

Cannabis butter to spread across Europe
http://www.globalhemp.com/News/2004/...bis_butter.php

Hempseed as a nutritional resource: An overview
http://www.finola.com/HempseedNutrition.pdf




OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Improvement in Refractory Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With Dronabinol
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...full/165/4/536




OBESITY

Does Cannabis Hold the Key to Treating Cardiometabolic Disease? (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/525040_print

Effects of smoked marijuana on food intake and body weight
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=117



ORGAN TRANSPLANTS

Marijuana Use in Potential Liver Transplant Candidates.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nt_Candidates_

The debate about marijuana usage in transplant candidates: recent medical evidence on marijuana health effects
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ealth_effects_




OSTEOPOROSIS/ BONES

Prototype drug to prevent osteoporosis based on cannabinoids
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=15220

Hebrew U. Researchers Find Cannabis Can Strengthen Bones
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/96146

Peripheral cannabinoid receptor, CB2, regulates bone mass
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/103/3/696

New Weapon In Battle Against Osteoporosis
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/35621.php

Activation of CB2 receptor attenuates bone loss in osteoporosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=210#2

Cannabis-like compound prevents bone loss
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...ents_bone_loss

The cannabinoid CB1 receptor regulates bone formation by modulating adrenergic signaling
http://lib.bioinfo.pl/auth:Yirmiya,R

Cannabidiol decreases bone resorption by inhibiting RANK/RANKL expression and pro-inflammatory cytokines during experimental periodontitis in rats.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...titis_in_rats_




PAIN

Cannabis effective at relieving pain after major surgery
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=17995

Cannabinoids, in combination with (NSAIDS), produce a synergistic analgesic effect
http://www.medjournal.com/forum/show...87&postcount=1

Cannabinoids Among Most Promising Approaches to Treating Neuropathic Pain,
http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/...ource=r_health

Cannabinoid analgesia as a potential new therapeutic option (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16449552

Analgesic and adverse effects of an oral cannabis extract (Cannador) for postoperative pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=184

Delta-9-THC based monotherapy in fibromyalgia patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=194

Add-on treatment with the synthetic cannabinomimetic nabilone on patients with chronic pain -
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=197

Nabilone significantly reduces spasticity-related pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=200

Synergistic affective analgesic interaction between delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=178

Are oral cannabinoids safe and effective in refractory neuropathic pain?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=143

Dronabinol in the treatment of agitation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease with anorexia
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=61

Cannabis use for chronic non-cancer pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=91

Tetrahydrocannabinol for treatment of chronic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=147

Analgesic effect of the cannabinoid analogue nabilone
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=203

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Pain relief with oral cannabinoids in familial Mediterranean fever.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=18

The effect of orally and rectally administered delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=12

Marihuana as a therapeutic agent for muscle spasm or spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=53

Analgesic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=16

The analgesic properties of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and codeine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=17

Most pain patients gain benefit from cannabis in a British study
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...el.php?id=84#1

Cannabis, pain, and sleep: lessons from trials of Sativex, a cannabis-based medicine.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1384.htm

Cannabis: Use in HIV for Pain and Other Medical Symptoms
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...ca04d8bd433c52

Ajulemic acid: A novel cannabinoid produces analgesia without a “high”
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...cea7fb6b9bd2a5

Therapeutic Aspects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Thereputic/Therapeut.htm

Whether whole plant Cannabis extracts can improve intractable neurogenic symptoms?
http://www.ukcia.org/research/WholeP...icSymptoms.pdf

ANALGESIC AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF CONSTITUENTS OF CANNABIS SATIVA L.
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Analge...stituents.html

NOVEL SYNERGISTIC OPIOID-CANNABINOID CODRUG FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT
http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?WO=2008045556

Nabilone for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17974490

Cannabis reduces opioid dose in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=148



PANCREATITIS

Cannabinoids ameliorate pain and reduce disease pathology in cerulein -induced acute pancreatitis
http://ccicnewsletter.com/index.php?...#_Toc177908961

Cannabinoids Reduce Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Pancreatic Stellate Cells
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...rtype=abstract





PARKINSON'S DISEASE

Marijuana Compounds May Aid Parkinson's Disease
http://cannabisnews.com/news/19/thread19725.shtml

Marijuana-Like Chemicals Helps Treat Parkinson's
http://cannabisnews.com/news/22/thread22608.shtml

Cannabis use in Parkinson's disease: subjective improvement of motor symptoms.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=33

Cannabinoids reduce levodopa-induced dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=54

Nabilone on L-DOPA induced dyskinesia in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=153

Evaluation of cannabidiol in dystonic movement disorders.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=14

Beneficial and adverse effects of cannabidiol in a Parkinson patient
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=142

Neuroprotective effect of cannabinoids in a rat model of Parkinson's disease
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17196181

Cannabinoids in parkinsonism (3 abstracts)
http://www.mdvu.org/emove/article.asp?ID=586

US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html




PATENTS RELATED TO CANNABIS

US Patent 7344736 - Extraction of pharmaceutically active components from plant materials
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7344736/fulltext.html

US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html

US Patent 6328992 - Cannabinoid patch and method for cannabis transdermal delivery
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6328992.html

US Patent 6949582 - Method of relieving analgesia and reducing inflamation using a cannabinoid delivery topical liniment
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6949582/fulltext.html

US Patent 7402686 - Cannabinoid crystalline derivatives and process of cannabinoid purification
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7402686/fulltext.html

US Patent 6713048 - Δ9 tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9 THC) solution metered dose inhalers and methods of use
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6713048/fulltext.html

US Patent 6974568 - Treatment for cough
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6974568/fulltext.html

US Patent 7088914 - Device, method and resistive element for vaporizing a medicament
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7088914/fulltext.html

US Patent 7399872 - Conversion of CBD to Δ-THC and Δ-THC
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7399872/fulltext.html

US Patent 6383513 - Compositions comprising cannabinoids (nasal spray)
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6383513/fulltext.html

US Patent 6132762 - Transcutaneous application of marijuana
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6132762.html

US Patent 4189491 - Tetrahydrocannabinol in a method of treating glaucoma
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/4189491.html



POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER/ PTSD

IDF TO TREAT SHELL SHOCK WITH CANNABIS
http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/idf...shellshock.htm

Study: Marijuana Eases Traumatic Memories
http://cannabisnews.com/news/13/thread13601.shtml

Medical Marijuana: PTSD Medical Malpractice
http://salem-news.com/articles/june1...eque_61407.php

Cannabis for the Wounded - Another Walter Reed Scandal
http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/r...179973&Disp=11

PTSD and Cannabis: A Clinician Ponders Mechanism of Action
http://ccrmg.org/journal/06spr/perspective2.html

Cannabis Eases Post Traumatic Stress
http://ccrmg.org/journal/06spr/ptsd.html

Endocannabinoids extinguish bad memories in the brain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=123#1

Natural high helps banish bad memories
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...-memories.html





PREGNANCY

Oily fish makes 'babies brainier'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4631006.stm

Ganja use among Jamaican women.
http://www.rism.org/isg/dlp/ganja/an...njaBabyes.html

Dreher's Jamaican Pregnancy Study
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/bre...eherStudy.html

Cannabis Relieves Morning Sickness
http://ccrmg.org/journal/06spr/dreher.html#morning

Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica
http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/...can-babies.htm

The Endocannabinoid-CB Receptor System
http://www.nel.edu/pdf_/25_12/NEL251204A01_Fride_.pdf

CLAIM #7: MARIJUANA USE DURING PREGNANCY HARMS THE FETUS
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...is_myth7.shtml

More Pregnancy Highs Than Lows
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...ighs_than_lows

Medicinal cannabis use among childbearing women
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...6e05c3d76bf72d

Use of anti-emetic herbs in pregnancy: women's choices, and the question of safety and efficacy
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...bb724ac8061090

Medical marijuana: a surprising solution to severe morning sickness http://www.mothering.com/articles/pr...marijuana.html





PRENATAL EXPOSURE

Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica
http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/...can-babies.htm

The Endocannabinoid-CB Receptor System
http://www.nel.edu/pdf_/25_12/NEL251204A01_Fride_.pdf

Ganja use among Jamaican women.
http://www.rism.org/isg/dlp/ganja/an...njaBabyes.html

Dreher's Jamaican Pregnancy Study
http://www.november.org/stayinfo/bre...eherStudy.html

Nonmutagenic action of cannabinoids in vitro
http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB...asp?Doi=136789

Prenatal exposure to tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and caffeine on birth size and subsequent growth.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...t_uids=3657756

Tobacco and marijuana use on offspring growth from birth through 3 years of age.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Prenatal marijuana use and neonatal outcome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Prenatal exposure to a cannabinoid receptor agonist does not affect sensorimotor gating in rats
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...f093e0645f5df2

Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Clinical Cannabis: To Eat or Not to Eat?
http://haworthpress.com/store/Articl...t.asp?ID=18139

Medical marijuana: a surprising solution to severe morning sickness http://www.mothering.com/articles/pr...marijuana.html




PRIONS

Cannabidiol Prevents Prion Accumulation and Protects Neurons against Prion Toxicity
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content...act/27/36/9537

Cannabidiol May be Effective in Preventing Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease)
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20070916110536662




PRURITIS

Cream with endocannabinoids effective in the treatment of pruritus
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/20051211212223236/print

Topical cannabinoid agonists : An effective new possibility for treating chronic pruritus.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=196

Dronabinol in patients with intractable pruritus secondary to cholestatic liver disease.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=116


QUITTING OTHER DRUGS

Crack heads and roots daughters: The therapeutic use of cannabis in Jamaica (cocaine)
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=260

Role of cannabinoid receptors in alcohol abuse
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/30338.php

Cannabidiol, Antioxidants, and Diuretics in Reversing Binge Ethanol-Induced Neurotoxicity
http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/cgi/co...urcetype=HWCIT

Cannabis substitution (alcohol)
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=86

Cannabis as a Substitute for Alcohol
http://ccrmg.org/journal/03sum/substitutealcohol.html




SAFETY

Proven: Cannabis is safe medicine
http://www.ukcia.org/research/safe-medicine.htm

Excerpt from the Merck Manual
http://www.ukcia.org/research/merck.htm

Medical use of cannabinoids does not cause an increase in serious adverse health effects
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/178/13/1685

Claims Linking Health Problems And The Strength Of Cannabis May Be Exaggerated
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0617125751.htm





SAFETY-ADULTERANTS/ CONTAMINANTS

Smoke Pot, Get Lead Poisoning? (Germany/Europe)
http://www.webmd.com/news/20080409/s...lead-poisoning

Neuropsychological effects of formaldehyde use
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...maldehyde_use_

#Microbiological contaminants of marijuana
http://www.hempfood.com/IHA/iha01205.html




SATIVEX

Questions and Answers About SATIVEX® Liquid Medical Marijuana
http://www.mpp.org/library/questions...al-mariju.html

Sativex in the treatment of pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis
http://rheumatology.oxfordjournals.o...stract/45/1/50

Sativex produced significant improvements in a subjective measure of spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=170

Sativex in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis associated detrusor overactivity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=168

Sativex showed positive effects in 65 per cent of patients with chronic diseases
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=230#4

Cannabis; adverse effects from an oromucosal spray.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1357.htm

Cannabis, pain, and sleep: lessons from trials of Sativex, a cannabis-based medicine.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1384.htm

Sativex successfully treats neuropathic pain characterised by allodynia
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...143cfe474843b1




SCHIZOPHRENIA/ MENTAL DISORDERS

Increased cannabinoid receptor density in the posterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia.
(may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16710682

Symptoms of schizotypy precede cannabis use.
http://www.ukcia.org/forum/read.php?7,7543,7579

Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=171

Anandamide levels in cerebrospinal fluid of first-episode schizophrenic patients
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...f_cannabis_use

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Effects on Psychosis and Cognition
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._and_Cognition

Cannabis is a First-Line Treatment for Childhood Mental Disorders
http://www.counterpunch.org/mikuriya07082006.html

Cannabis does not induce schizophrenia,
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/12283.php

Cannabis use does not cause schizophrenia
http://www.health.am/psy/more/cannab...schizophrenia/

Cannabinoids and psychosis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Cannabis as a psychotropic medication
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/185/1/78

Study Shows Long Term Marijuana Users Healthy
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi...science3.shtml

Cannabis and schizophrenia link blurs further
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/...s-further.html

Evidence does not show a strong causal relation between the use of cannabis and psychosocial harm
http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalHeal...4106&tabID=289

No Increased Schizophrenia Risk With Use Of Cannabis
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...se_of_cannabis

Recipe For Trouble (anecdotal)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/...in503022.shtml

Cannabidiol as an antipsychotic. A double-blind, controlled clinical trial on cannabidiol vs. amisulpride in acute schizophrenia.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ern=ANXIOLYTIC




SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Sickle Cell Disease and Cannabis
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/Sickle_cell.htm

Marijuana smoking in young adults with sickle cell
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/content/view/309/

Medical use of cannabis in sickle cell disease
http://www.chanvre-info.ch/info/it/M...in-sickle.html

Cannabis use in sickle cell disease: a questionnaire study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...&dopt=Abstract



SLEEP MODULATION

Cannabidiol, a constituent of Cannabis sativa, modulates sleep in rats. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abst...44117?prt=true

Dronabinol reduces signs and symptoms of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=181

Cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=175

Two cannabis based medicinal extracts for relief of central neuropathic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=15

Functional role for cannabinoids in respiratory stability during sleep
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/c...leep_apnea.htm

THC reduces sleep apnoea in animal research
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=120#1

Cannabis, pain, and sleep: lessons from trials of Sativex, a cannabis-based medicine.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1384.htm

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers. Caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1234.htm

Effect of illicit recreational drugs upon sleep: Cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...t=AbstractPlus

The nonpsychoactive cannabis constituent cannabidiol is a wake-inducing agent.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nducing_agent_





SMOKED CANNABIS AS A MEDICATION

Fitness to drive in spite (because) of THC
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...use__of_THC%5D

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Effects of smoked marijuana on food intake and body weight
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=117

Effects of smoked marijuana in experimentally induced asthma.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=57

Smoked marijuana and oral delta-9-THC on specific airway conductance in asthmatic subjects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Smoked...nAsthmatic.php

The effects of smoked cannabis in painful peripheral neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=96

Inhalation marijuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=155

Oral vs. Inhaled Cannabinoids for Nausea/Vomiting from Cancer Chemotherapy
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/pierson.html

Dronabinol and marijuana in HIV-positive marijuana smokers: caloric intake, mood, and sleep.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=190

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Epilepsy patients are smoking pot
http://www.safeaccessnow.org/article.php?id=1638

Anticonvulsant nature of marihuana smoking
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=39

Marijuana Smoking vs Cannabinoids for Glaucoma Therapy
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/con...ct/116/11/1433

Marihuana smoking and intraocular pressure.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=47

CANNABIS AND MARINOL IN THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE HEADACHE
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/migrn2.htm

Marinol vs Natural Cannabis
http://www.norml.org/pdf_files/NORML...l_Cannabis.pdf

Smoked cannabis therapy for HIV-related painful peripheral neuropathy
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=172

Smoked cannabis in painful peripheral neuropathy and cancer pain refractory to opiods.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=96

Marijuana smoking in young adults with sickle cell
http://www.illinoisnorml.org/content/view/309/

Medical use of cannabis in sickle cell disease
http://www.chanvre-info.ch/info/it/M...in-sickle.html

Antiemetic efficacy of smoked marijuana: subjective and behavioral effects on nausea induced by syrup of ipecac.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...?dopt=Abstract

Evaluation of herbal cannabis characteristics by medical users: a randomized trial
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...medid=17101054

Chronic Cannabis Use in the Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program
http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/cmu/ch...nnabis_use.htm







SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT

Some go without a cigarette: characteristics of cannabis users who have never smoked tobacco.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/11/1483.htm

Marijuana use motives and social anxiety among marijuana-using young adults.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1303.htm





SPASTICITY

The treatment of spasticity with Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in persons with spinal cord injury.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=166

Cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=192

Cannabinoids in multiple sclerosis
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=160

Sativex produced significant improvements in a subjective measure of spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=170

Do cannabis-based medicinal extracts have general or specific effects on symptoms in ms?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=56

Efficacy, safety and tolerability of an oral cannabis extract in the treatment of spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=63

Are oral cannabinoids safe and effective in refractory neuropathic pain?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=143

Experiences with THC-treatment in children and adolescents
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=80

The treatment of spasticity with D9-THC in patients with spinal cord injury
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=79

The effect of orally and rectally administered delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=12

Nabilone in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=11

Treatment of spasticity in spinal cord injury with dronabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=112

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol shows antispastic and analgesic effects
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=10

Effect of cannabinoids on spasticity and ataxia in multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=2

Delta-9-THC in the treatment of spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=1

Effect of Delta-9-THC on EMG Measurements in Human Spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=110

The effect of delta-9-THC on human spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=154

Cannabis effect on spasticity in spinal cord injury.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=113

Treatment of human spasticity with delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
` http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...how.php?s_id=8

Marihuana as a therapeutic agent for muscle spasm or spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=53

The perceived effects of marijuana on spinal cord injured males.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=138

Motor effects of delta 9 THC in cerebellar Lurcher mutant mice.
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...er_mutant_mice

Cannabis-based medicine in spasticity caused by multiple sclerosis
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...iple_sclerosis

Nabilone significantly reduces spasticity-related pain
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ss_over_trial_





SPINAL CORD INJURY

The treatment of spasticity with Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in persons with spinal cord injury.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=166

Are oral cannabinoids safe and effective in refractory neuropathic pain?
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=143

The treatment of spasticity with D9-THC in patients with spinal cord injury
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=79

Delta-9-THC as an alternative therapy for overactive bladders in spinal cord injury
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=102

The effect of orally and rectally administered delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=12

Treatment of spasticity in spinal cord injury with dronabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=112

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol shows antispastic and analgesic effects
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=10

The effect of delta-9-THC on human spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=154

Cannabis effect on spasticity in spinal cord injury.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=113

Marihuana as a therapeutic agent for muscle spasm or spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=53

The perceived effects of marijuana on spinal cord injured males.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=138




STROKE

Cannabidiol has a cerebroprotective action
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ting_mechanism

Delta(9)-THC) prevents cerebral infarction
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nt_hypothermia

Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the...l_marijua.html

US Patent 6630507 - Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6630507.html




TAXONOMY

History of Cannabis and Its Preparations in Saga, Science and Sobriquet
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/c...06128/PDFSTART


TEA AS MEDICINE

Cannabis tea revisited: A systematic evaluation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Cuppa Gives A Better 'ooh'
http://www.thehempire.com/index.php/...s_a_better_ooh

With the use of cannabis tea only a small proportion of THC in the cannabis is ingested
http://www.ohiopatient.net/v2/content/view/906/37/



THC/ TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL

THC is effective in the treatment of tics in Tourette syndrome
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=98

THC effective in Tourette-Syndrome
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/tourette_thc.htm

THC effective in Tourette syndrome in a 6-week trial
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=146#1

Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome With Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...full/156/3/495

THC inhibits primary marker of Alzheimer's disease
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=225#3

THC improves appetite and reverses weight loss in AIDS patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=189

Cancer-related anorexia-cachexia syndrome
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...ia_Study_Group

THC effective in appetite and weight loss in severe lung disease (COPD)
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=191#2

The antinociceptive effect of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the arthritic rat
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...inoid_receptor

Synergy between Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol and morphine in the arthritic rat
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._arthritic_rat

Bronchial effects of aerosolized delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=109

Bronchodilator effect of delta1-tetrahydrocannabinol administered by aerosol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=60

Effects of smoked marijuana in experimentally induced asthma.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=57

Marijuana and oral delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on specific airway conductance
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=67

New Synthetic Delta-9-THC Inhaler Offers Safe, Rapid Delivery
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22937.php

Smoked marijuana and oral delta-9-THC on specific airway conductance in asthmatic subjects
http://www.ukcia.org/research/Smoked...nAsthmatic.php

Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=193

9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhibits Cell Cycle Progression in Human Breast Cancer
http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cg...act/66/13/6615

THC and prochlorperazine effective in reducing vomiting in women following breast surgery
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=219#1

{Delta}9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Apoptosis in Jurkat Leukemia T Cells
http://mcr.aacrjournals.org/cgi/cont...stract/4/8/549

Delta(9)-THC) prevents cerebral infarction
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nt_hypothermia

Medical marijuana: study shows that THC slows atherosclerosis
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the...l_marijua.html

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol shows antispastic and analgesic effects
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=10

The effect of delta-9-THC on human spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=154

The treatment of spasticity with D9-THC) in patients with spinal cord injury
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=79

Delta-9-THC as an alternative therapy for overactive bladders in spinal cord injury
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=102

The effect of orally and rectally administered delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on spasticity
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=12

The treatment of spasticity with Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in persons with spinal cord injury.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=166

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Effects on Psychosis and Cognition
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli..._and_Cognition

Marihuana as a therapeutic agent for muscle spasm or spasticity.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=53

Analgesic effect of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=16

The analgesic properties of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and codeine.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=17

The perceived effects of smoked cannabis on patients with multiple sclerosis.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=13

Cannabis use for chronic non-cancer pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=91

Tetrahydrocannabinol for treatment of chronic pain
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=147

Delta-9-THC based monotherapy in fibromyalgia patients
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=194

Delta(9)-THC) prevents cerebral infarction
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...nt_hypothermia

Delta(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol protects hippocampal neurons from excitotoxicity
http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medli...excitotoxicity

THC effective in intractable nausea in a patient undergoing gastric bypass surgery
http://bbsnews.net/article.php/2008020313112065

Differential Effects of THC or CBD-rich Cannabis Extracts on Working Memory in Rats
http://www.ukcia.org/research/THCCBDWorkingMemory.pdf

Oral vs. Inhaled Cannabinoids for Nausea/Vomiting from Cancer Chemotherapy
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/pierson.html

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannibinol as an Antiemetic in Cancer Patients Receiving High-Dose Methotrexate
http://www.medmjscience.org/Pages/science/chang.html

Neurocognitive performance during acute THC intoxication in heavy and occasional cannabis users.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum




THC ACID/ THCA

Production of THC acid by the biosynthetic enzyme secreted from transgenic Pichia pastoris.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/8/1331.htm



TOBACCO VS CANNABIS

Cannabis Smoke and Cancer: Assessing the Risk
http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6891

Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1277837

Smoking Marijuana Does Not Cause Lung Cancer
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v05/n1065/a03.html

Tobacco and marijuana use on offspring growth from birth through 3 years of age.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum

Progression from marijuana use to daily smoking and nicotine dependence
http://www.erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=6951

High anxieties - What the WHO doesn't want you to know about cannabis
http://www.newscientist.com/article/...-cannabis.html

Radioactive tobacco
http://www.cannabisculture.com/news/tobacco/

Some go without a cigarette: characteristics of cannabis users who have never smoked tobacco.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/a.../4/11/1483.htm

Cannabis use when it's legal
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...96c8de7949a364

Aluminum in Tobacco and Cannabis and Smoking-Related Disease
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...14cf03f3b4bc4e

Marijuana Improves Fertility in Tobacco Smokers
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Marij...rs-41535.shtml



TOLERANCE

A Molecular Basis of Analgesic Tolerance to Cannabinoids
http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content...urcetype=HWCIT




TOURETTE'S SYNDROME

Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome With Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/...full/156/3/495

THC is effective in the treatment of tics in Tourette syndrome
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=98

Treatment of Tourette's syndrome with Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...ow.php?s_id=99

Cannabinoids: possible role in patho-physiology and therapy of Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=100

THC effective in Tourette-Syndrome
http://www.pacifier.com/~alive/cmu/tourette_thc.htm

THC effective in Tourette syndrome in a 6-week trial
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=146#1

Cannabinoids reduce symptoms of Tourette's syndrome.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...,f1000m,isrctn

Effective treatment of Tourette’s syndrome with marijuana.
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...rn=INTERACTION



ULCERATIVE COLITIS- see CROHN'S


VAPORIZERS

Vaporization as a smokeless cannabis delivery system
http://www.cannabis-med.org/studies/...w.php?s_id=187

Smokeless Cannabis Delivery Device Efficient And Less Toxic
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/71112.php

Volcano is to Vaporizer As Porsche is to Automobile
http://ccrmg.org/journal/04spr/volcano.html

Recommendation to Patients: "Don’t smoke, Vaporize"
http://ccrmg.org/journal/03sum/vaporize.html

Decreased respiratory symptoms in cannabis users who vaporize.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/4/4/1195.htm

Use of vaporizers reduces toxins from cannabis smoke
http://www.cannabis-med.org/english/...l.php?id=146#2

Marijuana Water Pipe and Vaporizer Study
http://www.ukcia.org/research/pipes.htm

Effect of intrapulmonary tetrahydrocannabinol administration in humans.
http://marijuana.researchtoday.net/archive/5/8/1816.htm

US Patent 7088914 - Device, method and resistive element for vaporizing a medicament
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7088914/fulltext.html


VISION- see GLAUCOMA


WILSON'S DISEASE

Cannabis sativa and dystonia secondary to Wilson's disease. (may need free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15390041




WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME

Excerpt from the Merck Manual
http://www.ukcia.org/research/merck.htm

Pot, Tobacco Withdrawal Equally Rough
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/n...-equally-rough



YOUNG ADULTS- see CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS

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