[image:1 align:left caption:true]In a notice dated last Friday, but posted in the Federal Register Wednesday, US Surgeon General Regina Benjamin has determined that needle exchange programs constitute a form of dr…
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US Surgeon General Gives Okay for Needle Exchange Funding
February 23, 2011 | 6 views | No Comments
Posted in NewsRep. Smith Proposes End to State’s Medical Marijuana Program
February 22, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
Rep. Smith proposes end to state's medical marijuana program
awmaker is working to end the state's medical marijuana program. republican representative james smith says medical marijuana sends the wrong messagto children. and as you can gues…
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N.J. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Over-the-counter Sale of Syringes
February 18, 2011 | 13 views | No Comments
Susan Livio
Both intravenous drug users and diabetics would benefit from a bill the state Senate approved today that would allow pharmacies to sell syringes without a doctor’s prescription.
Public health and drug policy reform advocates ha…
Posted in NewsUpdated NORML Report Reviews Nearly 200 Studies On The Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis
January 11, 2011 | 0 views | No Comments
NORML has recently posted online the fourth edition of its popular and comprehensive booklet, “Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature.”
Updated and revised for 2011, this report reviews approximately 200 newly published scientific studies assessing the safety and efficacy of marijuana and its compounds in the treatment [...]
Posted in NewsThe Real Story On Medical Marijuana
September 25, 2010 | 4 views | No Comments
Arizona will vote on medical marijuana this November, and while backers of the initiative insist it’s only for serious illnesses, a look at states with similar laws tells us otherwise.
According to the Billings Gazette, only 3 percent of Montana&…
Posted in NewsIsrael Eases Medical Marijuana Bottleneck
September 7, 2010 | 5 views | No Comments
The Israeli Health Ministry Sunday moved to broaden access to medical marijuana by approving five more doctors to prescribe it, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Until now, the ministry had authorized only o…
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