Psilocybin: Basic Dose-Response Safety Studies

Investigator: Franz Vollenweider, MD Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland Contact: Sponsor: Heffter Dr. Vollenweider’s team have completed a series of basic research studies into the …

Medical Marijuana Research Update: February 2004

The Ninth Circuit federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its Raich-Monson decision that allows Californians to grow and use marijuana to treat their illnesses.Not a single judge on the circuit …

Pot Proponent Just Says No

Pot Proponent Just Says No, by Bill Breen, Fast Company Online. Medical marijuana’s elder statesman is not convinced that the therapeutic benefits of cannabis can be separated from the psychoactive …

John Gilmore donates $100,000 to MAPS

John Gilmore donates $100,000 to MAPS for the creation of a start-up fund to assist new research projects in getting off the ground, with the first project being the UMass Amherst medical marijuana production …

Pipe Dream?

Pipe Dream? Rick Doblin has a prescription for fixing NIDA’s ailing medical-marijuana program: establish an alternative. By Bill Breen, Fast Company. An excellent article about MAPS’ UMass …

A New York Times Article About Medical Marijuana

A NY Times article about medical marijuana discusses the implications for US drug policy of the impending approval of a medical marijuana extract in England, with quotes from and illustrated by photos …

Medical Marijuana Research Update: December 2003

Medical marijuana patient Angel McClary Raich and her caregivers and Diane Monson won in an historic Ninth Circuit decision in their injunction against Ashcroft, the DEA Chief, and the Federal Government. …

Medical Marijuana Research Update: November 2003

Several days ago, as a result of its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, MAPS received a copy from DEA of the one public comment about Prof. Craker’s application for a license to produce marijuana …

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Letter from Dr. Volkow to Rick Doblin.

WBUR Story

WBUR, the Boston NPR station, broadcast a long, positive story about medical marijuana and the UMass Amherst project, with interviews with Rick Doblin, UMass Amherst Prof. Lyle Craker, and ONDCP’s …