DU Pot Debates Spark Up Yesterday
The University of Denver yesterday kicked off a series of debates on marijuana with a discussion of the potential medical benefits N and harms N of the drug.
Alice P.  Mead, a spokeswoman for a British research company that develops a medical spray from marijuana, [...]

KALAMAZOO, Mich  — The first full-time medical marijuana clinic in southwest Michigan is open today in Kalamazoo.
Michigan Holistic Health is run by Dr. David Crocker, 44, will open at 500 W. Crosstown Parkway. It will be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
How the examination works: You will bring your paper work from [...]

Largest and oldest U.S. physician-based group reverses long-held position on medical marijuana

Houston, TX — The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by its Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) entitled, [...]

This article compares the result of death from 17 FDA approved drugs and Cannabis from 1997-2005. These FDA approved drugs treat many of the same symptoms as Cannabis can. Included in this assessment is Marinol, a drug which is supposed to mimic the benefits of Cannabis without the euphoria. Marinol has caused four deaths. Vioxx [...]

I’d like you to meet Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly, the only person in the United States who can grow tons of marijuana and not worry the Feds will bust him.
If your company wants to do research on marijuana, he’s the guy to see. Dr. ElSohly’s lab at the University of Mississippi has an exclusive contract [...]

LANSING — Sen. Wayne Kuipers introduced legislation Wednesday that would develop necessary regulations for medical marijuana use in Michigan, to protect the public and ensure the drug is not abused.
Use of medical marijuana was approved by Michigan voters in November 2008 through a statewide ballot initiative.
“This legislation is not meant to condone medical marijuana or [...]

The MMM Act defines a “Qualifying patient” as; a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition.
Specific Medical Conditions listed in Statute:
“Debilitating medical conditions”:[Section 3 (a)1] applies to these medical conditions and the treatment of the following conditions:
Cancer

Glaucoma
Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Hepatitis C
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [...]