Medical Marijuana Research Update: December 2005

38 Members of Congress (36 Democrats and 2 Republicans) sent a letter to DEA urging the approval of Prof. Lyle Craker’s application to DEA for a license for a marijuana production facility. Republican …

MAPS and MPP file an amicus curiae brief

MAPS and MPP file an amicus curiae brief in the on-going Raich v. Gonzales case. On June 6, 2005, the US Supreme Court rejected the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that there was no interstate …

MAPS and MPP File an Amicus Curiae Brief

MAPS and MPP file an amicus curiae brief in the on-going Raich v. Gonzales case. On June 6, 2005, the US Supreme Court rejected the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that there was no interstate …

Case for a Sign-on Letter

GENERAL POLICY ISSUE: Should the controversy over the medical use of marijuana be resolved through FDA-approved scientific research or through legal and political struggles? Should the federal government …

Background on the Craker Lawsuit

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst (Dr.Lyle Craker, Director, Medicinal Plant Program, UMass Amherst Department of Plant and Soil Sciences) in association with Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic …

Mother Jones Magazine: Respectable Reefer

Originally appearing here. October 19, 2005. Mother Jones Magazine publishes, “Respectable Reefer,” an excellent article about medical marijuana by Gary Greenberg that discusses GW Pharmaceuticals, …

Congressional Signers

Contact your local congressional representative, urging them to sign-on to the letter to DEA Administrator Karen Tandy expressing support for the proposed UMASS-Amherst medical marijuana production facility. …