medical marijuana

Marijuana as a medicine remains a subject of intense debate, but roughly a dozen states now allow doctors to prescribe marijuana or THC in cases where it is medically indicated, such as glaucoma and the nausea associated with intensive chemotherapy. Because of medical marijuana usage at the state level, blogs have sprung up to provide information and debate the merits of state medical marijuana initiatives.

In California, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the most commonly reported used of medical marijuana are for the treatment of chronic pain, AIDS, and anxiety-related mood disorders. Despite federal opposition, more than a dozen states have signaled a willingness to move toward medical marijuana by enacting more liberal marijuana enforcement policies. All of these efforts eventually collide with the war on drugs. It is possible that states will continue to push back, resisting federal efforts to nullify state changes in marijuana enforcement policy.

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• 82 Percent of New York Voters Support Medical Marijuana

  
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• The IRS War on Medical Marijuana Providers

  
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• The IRS War On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

  
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• The IRS War On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

  
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  Congressional Republicans (with the Obama administration’s bipartisan support) are all for using the IRS to target and decimate one sector of the U.S. economy — medical marijuana providers. Alternet reports: The IRS employs Section 280E, a 1982 tax code addition that was a response to a drug dealer’s successful ...
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• Latest Medical Marijuana Nyt News

  
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• Tell The Mayor Of Meridian, Idaho To Stop The Lies About Cannabis

  
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• Jewish Girls Gone Wild? Marijuana Lab Found in Haredi School

  
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• Fate of Los Angeles pot shops left to voters

  
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• Big Vote This Tuesday In Los Angeles For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

  
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• Q&A: What would happen if a schizophrenic smoked marijuana?

  
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• Due Process – Medical Marijuana – No Longer a Pipe Dream (Aired 10/7/12)

  
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• My Medical Adventures Part 2

  
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• California Supreme Court’s Anti-Dispensary Ruling Should Cause A Rebellion

  
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• Medbox Featured In Bloomberg Businessweek

  
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• Medical Cannabis Advocates Protest Eric Holder At Berkeley Law School

  
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