MAPS, MPP and Dr. Ethan Russo Filed an Updated Version

MAPS, MPP and Dr. Ethan Russo filed an updated version of this amicus curiae brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case of Angel Raich et al. v. John Ashcroft as Attorney General and Asa …

PDF File

April 25, 2003. MAPS publishes "DEA and the UMass Amherst Medical Marijuana Production Facility: An Update" by Rick Doblin, Ph.D. (pdf format) in the MAPS Bulletin, Spring 2003; Volume XIII, …

Is Pot Good For You?

This article by Time magazine discusses the potential risks and benefits of marijuana. Is Pot Good For You? Well, no. But the latest research suggests the health risk from occasional use is mild, and it …

After Two-Decade Halt, Marijuana Research Is Set

Comment from Rick Doblin: The article reports that medical marijuana research is about to begin for the first time in nearly two decades. However, the article makes a distinction that readers are not likely …

MAPS, MPP and Dr. Ethan Russo Filed Amicus Curiae Brief

MAPS, MPP and Dr. Ethan Russo filed an Amicus Curiae brief in the medical marijuana case, US v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative. Even though FDA approved Dr. Russo’s MAPS-supported protocol …

NIH Workshop on the Medical Utility of Marijuana

MAPS report(Turning Protests into Protocols: Dr. Harter´s Legacy) to NIDA’s Expert Panel on Medical Marijuana Research – submitted February 25, 1997 following the February 19-20, 1997 …

After Proposition 200 and 215

December 2, 1996 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Medical Marijuana – A message to new visitors of the MAPS website. MAPS Policy in Response to Prop. 200 and Prop. 215