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  "Medical Use of Marihuana"
Health Canada grants access to marihuana for medical use to those who are suffering from grave and debilitating illnesses.
Marihuana Medical Access Regulations deal exclusively with the medical use of marihuana.
The access to marihuana legislation and regulation is handled within Health Canada by the Marihuana Medical Access Division.
www.hc-sc.gc.ca /dhp-mps/marihuana/index_e.html   (126 words)

  
  Marihuana Use and Its Effects
Their initial and continued marihuana use is motivated not only by curiosity and an urge to share a social experience but also by a desire for "kicks," "expansion of awareness and understanding," and relief of anxiety or boredom.
Marihuana is viewed as a dilute LSD and is often used to enhance or prolong the effects of that drug.
Once existing marihuana, policy was cast into the realm of public debate, partisans on both sides of the issue over-simplified the question of the effects of use of the, drug on the individual.
www.drugtext.org /library/reports/nc/ncchap2.htm   (12702 words)

  
 MEDICAL MARIHUANA:
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, although designed to prevent recreational usage, actually had an unintended side effect: restricting the ability of physicians to obtain marihuana for scientific and medicinal purposes, thereby leading into a decline of its pharmacological use.
The fact that the government allows select usage of marihuana for medicinal purposes tends to show that the controversy is one buried under a mountain of social policy rather than medical fact.
Medical marihuana derives its name as a compassionate drug because it relieves the pain associated with the symptoms of a multitude of significant diseases and also increases appetite.
cyber.law.harvard.edu /evidence99/marijuana/Health_2.html   (1252 words)

  
 Marihuana (1936/I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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So is the moral of the 1936 exploitation film "Marihuana".
For fans of these types of movies, this film is a classic and a must see!
www.imdb.com /title/tt0026683   (325 words)

  
 Marihuana Medical Access Regulations
"marihuana" means the substance referred to as "Cannabis (marihuana)" in subitem 1(2) of Schedule II to the Act.
The holder of an authorization to possess is authorized to possess dried marihuana, in accordance with the authorization, for the medical purpose of the holder.
The maximum amount of dried usable marihuana that a licensed person may possess will continue to be calculated on the basis of 150 percent of amount produced, allowing for a reasonable amount of inventory to be on hand at the time newly harvested material is added to the inventory.
www.mpp.org /canada_pgm.html   (16004 words)

  
 Effect of marihuana on intraocular and blood pressure in glaucoma (Ophthalmology, March 1980, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The marihuana cigarettes were a blend of Mexican varieties grown at the Research Institute for Pharmaceutical Studies at the University of Mississippi and made available through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD. Each 900 mg marihuana cigarette contained approximately 2% delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol by weight.
Marihuana inhalation was invariably accompanied by significant increases in the heart rate.
Because of this poor response, and his previous experience with marihuana, he was tested on another day with two marihuana cigarettes which he inhaled over 25 minutes in the sitting position.
www.thecompassionclub.org /library/glaucoma.html   (1850 words)

  
 Marihuana as Medicine - A Plea for Reconsideration
He added that it was "one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man." 1 His order that the marihuana plant be transferred to Schedule II was overruled, not by any medical authority, but by the DEA itself, which issued a final rejection of all pleas for reclassification in March 1992.
Marihuana is also far less addictive and far less subject to abuse than many drugs now used as muscle relaxants, hypnotics, and analgesics.
The American Medical Association was one of the few organizations that raised a voice in opposition to the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, yet today most physicians seem to take little active interest in the subject, and their silence is often cited by those who are determined that marihuana shall remain a forbidden medicine.
www.pdxnorml.org /JAMA_M_as_Medicine_062195.html   (1887 words)

  
 Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding
Marihuana and driving: In simulator studies suggest that while marihuana can produce interference with motor/mental abilities which affect driving, “these effects were generally believed to be readily overcome by the exercise of extreme caution by the driver and a significant reduction in speed.”
Not only is marihuana used by the hardened criminals to steel them to commit violent crimes, but it is also being placed in the hands of high-school children in the form of marihuana cigarettes by unscrupulous peddlers.
Marihuana, in itself a dangerous drug, can lead to some of the worst crimes committed by those who are addicted to the habit.
www.hoboes.com /html/Politics/Prohibition/Notes/Signal.html   (4835 words)

  
 The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 - Full Text of the Act
The original shall in turn be given by the purchaser thereof to any person who shall, in pursuance thereof, transfer marihuana to him and shall be preserved by such person for a period of two years so as to be readily accessible for inspection by any officer, agent, or employee mentioned in section 11.
The investigation and the detection, and presentation to prosecuting officers of evidence, of violations of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Narcotics and the assistants, agents, inspectors, or employees under his direction.
The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, imposes special (occupational) taxes upon persons engaging in activities involving articles or material within the definition of "marihuana" contained in the act, and also taxes the transfer of such articles or material.
www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/hemp/taxact/mjtaxact.htm   (3216 words)

  
 Marihuana, the Forbidden Medicine
Marihuana contains more than 460 known compounds, “of which more than 60 have the 21-carbon structure typical of cannabinoids.” D9-THC is the only one that is both highly psychoactive and present in large amounts (usually 1-5% by weight).
We asked Harris’s doctor about marihuana, and he said that he couldn’t encourage us to do anything illegal, but many of his younger patients were smoking marihuana and it seemed to reduce their trouble with nausea and vomiting.
I was contacted by people who had obtained marihuana legally, and my doctor and his secretary spent at least fifty hours on paperwork to be submitted to the DEA, FDA, and NIDA in an effort to secure legal marihuana.
www.hoboes.com /html/Politics/Prohibition/Notes/Forbidden.html   (8733 words)

  
 The Marihuana Problem
The use of marihuana should be regulated and taxed by the government, whether federal, state or local.
Perhaps the data on marihuana is flawed or incomplete or inadequate, but to date the overwhelming consensus of informed opinion regards the dangers of marihuana as vastly overstated, and potential medical benefits possibly considerable.
So here is the proposal: allow marihuana to be cultivated and sold under license, but collect a tax of $100 per ounce sold, with the tax revenue used for drug research and education.
www.tree.org /mjprob.htm   (855 words)

  
 Facts First on Narcotics - Marihuana
This is thought to be the drug; but marihuana is also found in the bark and in the leaves.
To start a boy on the 'habit' a cigarette may be given him, and, for beginners, the marihuana may be mixed with tobacco.
Show on a poster, or in some other way, the "plague spots" from which the use of marihuana is spread: low-class drugstores, pool parlors, drinking places, et cetera.
users.lycaeum.org /~sputnik/Ludlow/Texts/Facts/facts.html   (1780 words)

  
 Marihuana Medical Access Regulations
( b) "E" is the maximum quantity of dried marihuana mentioned in paragraphs 20(2) and 22(5) and in paragraphs 29(2)( h) and 40(2)( i).
( e) to provide or deliver to the person who applied for the licence a quantity of dried marihuana not exceeding the maximum quantity specified in the authorization to possess on the basis of which the licence was issued.
A medical practitioner who has obtained dried marihuana from a licensed dealer under subsection 24(2) of the Narcotic Control Regulations may provide the marihuana to the holder of an authorization to possess under the practitioner's care.
laws.justice.gc.ca /en/C-38.8/SOR-2001-227/text.html   (7072 words)

  
 Selected Medical Marihuana Internet Resources
The Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies includes information on medical marihuana research as well as a medical marihuana patient registry.
The International Cannabinoid Research Society (a non-profit research society) is dedicated to research in all fields relating to Cannabis, from receptor studies to treatment and prevention of marihuana abuse.
The purposes of the ICRS are to foster research on all aspects of Cannabis sativa, hold scientific meetings and present and discuss research developments in the field.
www.rxmarihuana.com /rxlinks.htm   (284 words)

  
 Erowid Library/Bookstore : 'Marihuana Reconsidered'
A superbly researched work which bids to become the definitive study to date on marihuana and its medical, psychological, social, personal, and legal significance in America.
Today, as the issue of legalizing marihuana for medical use is being reconsidered, this book continues to offer what has been widerly acclaimed as the most comprehensive assessment of marihuana and its place in society.
He has been studying cannabis since 1967 and is considered one of the foremost authorities on marihuana.
www.erowid.org /library/books/marihuana_reconsidered.shtml   (352 words)

  
 The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937
The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge, by Professors Richard Bonnie and Charles Whitebread - This is a more extended history of the origins of the marijuana laws.
Unraveling an American Dilemma: The Demonization of Marihuana - by John C. Lupien -- This is the best exploration I have seen of the background of the supposed Anslinger-Hearst-DuPont conspiracy to outlaw marijuana in order to remove hemp as a possible competitor to their products.
Wright, Professor of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, relating to growth of Hemp, where seeds are produced, and Hemp is grown in United States.
www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/hemp/taxact/taxact.htm   (980 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Marihuana: The Forbidden Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Grinspoon and Bakalar have compiled testimonials on the medicinal uses of marihuana for a variety of medical problems, including glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and the nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy.
These accounts dramatically illustrate marihuana's potential to alleviate suffering when traditionally prescribed medications have proved ineffective, but they also illustrate the great stress placed on these individuals and their families by using an illegal substance.
They argue that making marihuana available on a prescription basis is unworkable and that its legalization is necessary to make it available to those who need it.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0300070861?v=glance   (1258 words)

  
 La Marihuana - El portal del cannabis en español
Pat Cash ganó Wimbledon comiendo galletas de marihuana
Seis de cada cien argentinos fuman habitualmente marihuana
Estudio detecta partículas de marihuana en el aire de Roma
www.lamarihuana.com   (174 words)

  
 Flickr: Photos tagged with marihuana
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www.flickr.com /photos/tags/marihuana   (130 words)

  
 1938 Marihuana Conference
(marihuana) was based upon the traditional conception that the active
Marihuana psychosis, by which we mean the presence of disordered
Marihuana is popularly supposed to free sexual inhibitions.
www.gametec.com /hemp/1938MHC1.html   (16732 words)

  
 Canada Medical Marihuana
Have you been arrested and charged with marijuana possession or cultivation for the purposes of trafficking?
Our website provides you the information on how to apply to possess, use, grow and sell marihuana in compliance with Health Canada's guidelines.
Need a cannabis expert witness for court case?
www.medicalmarihuana.ca   (423 words)

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