Medical Marijuana Research Update: September 2003
MAPS sends a letter to NIDA director Nora Volkow requesting that NIDA submit a comment to DEA supporting Dr. Craker’s application.
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UMass Professor Seeks OK to Grow Marijuana Legally
UMass professor seeks OK to grow marijuana legally Marcella Bombardieri Boston Globe August 29, 2003 For more than 30 years, University of Massachusetts professor Lyle Craker has worked in obscurity, experimenting …
UMass Prof Seeks Pot Permit
UMass prof seeks pot permit Mary Carey GazetteNet August 28, 2003 A University of Massachusetts plant and soil sciences professor has applied to the federal government to grow high-quality marijuana for …
JAMA Article About CMCR
The JAMA article on CMCR showed how important it is to obtain alternative sources of funding for medical marijuana research, since Center Co-director Andrew Mattison makes it clear that the ultimate goal …
Short-Term Medical Cannabis Does Not Harm HIV+ Patients
Dr. Abrams and team publish an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine, claiming "Short-Term Medical Cannabis Does Not Harm HIV+ Patients"! For more details, see MAPS’ Comments and UCSF …
An Update From Geoffrey Guy
An Update From Geoffrey Guy Fred Gardner Anderson Valley Advertiser July 25, 2003 Geoffrey W. Guy, MD, is a successful British pharmaceutical entrepreneur who in 1998 founded a company, G.W. Pharmaceuticals, …
Privatizing Pot – Can The Marijuana Monopoly Be Broken?
Privatizing Pot - Can the marijuana monopoly be broken? Jacob Sullum Reason July 11, 2003 "The question of whether marijuana has any legitimate medical purpose should be determined by sound science and …
2003 Part 1
December 11, 2003. The Agony of Ecstasy. LA CityBEAT by Dennis Romero. Discusses the decline of rave culture but the only models of use presented are to burn out or to leave. There’s no discussion …
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, …
A Substantive Reply to IRB
MAPS submitted a series of documents today to the IRC-IRB, in response to their initial comments about the protocol which MAPS received on January 6. These documents represent a very substantial amount …
Dr. Donald Abrams and Dr. Ethan Russo Report on Their Medical Marijuana Research at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)/Students for a Sensible Drug Policy Conference
Dr. Donald Abrams and Dr. Ethan Russo report on their medical marijuana research at the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)/Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) conference in Anaheim, California. View …
