1. Marijuana in The United States
The Cannabis Controversy For hundreds of years, marijuana has been used for legitimate beneficial purposes. Pro-Legalization groups such as the Physician's Association for AIDS Care and the National Lymphoma Foundation argue that Marijuana should be legalized in order to treat terminally ...
The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press conference. ... Representative Barney Frank (a democrat from Massachusetts) introduced H.R. 1782, a bill which would also attempt to move medicinal marijuana from schedule I to schedule II, eliminating federal restrictions. This bill would not change state laws, allowing individual communities to determine for themselves whethe...
The Clinton Administration did away with it in 1992, grand fathering the original twelve, but not allowing anybody else to get pot from the government (MPP Home page 1"). ... For example, in 1981, a federal medical marijuana bill was proposed. The bill gained 74 co-sponsors, but was still terminated ("MPP Homepage 1"). ...
This continued through the Clinton administration with massive federal funding for the war on drugs. ... Between 1978 and 1996, legislatures in 34 states passed laws recognizing marijuana's therapeutic value and there are currently bills in Congress to allow physicians to legally recommend or prescribe marijuana to patients where state law permits. ...
Legalization of marijuana is a highly debated issue in today's society. While some would believe that the law should remain unchanged, many would disagree and say that it is time for a change. Marijuana is a very misunderstood drug that is thought of as dangerous and gateway when in fact it is in ...
