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  Should marijuana be a medical option?

This site presents in a simple, nonpartisan pro-con format, responses to the core question "Should marijuana be a medical option?" We have divided questions about the topic into the issues and sub-issues listed below.

[Note: We do not provide referrals to or recommendations of marijuana dispensaries, cannabis clubs, physicians, or attorneys although we do reference them on this website.]

Last updated on 11/19/2008 12:38 PM PST

Medical Value
 Medical Value
 American Medical Association (AMA)
 Marinol v. Medical Marijuana

Diseases / Conditions
 AIDS (HIV) & AIDS Wasting
 Alzheimer's Disease
 Appetite / Nausea
 Arthritis
 Asthma / Breathing Disorders
 Chemotherapy
 Crohn's / Gastrointestinal Disorders
 Epilepsy / Seizures
 Glaucoma
 Hepatitis C
 Migraines
 Multiple Sclerosis / Muscle Spasms
 Pain / Analgesia
 Psychological Conditions
 Tourette's Syndrome
 Terminally Ill

Non-Smoked Marijuana
 Medical Value & Risk

Public Policy
 Public Policy on Medical Marijuana

Risks
 Medical Risks
 Teens & Adolescents
 Gateway / Stepping Stone
 Addictiveness
 Human Reproduction

US Government and Medical Marijuana
 1999 Institute of Medicine Report
 Legal US Medical Marijuana Patients
 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
 Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
 Federal Drug Scheduling
 Government Grown Marijuana

Access to Medical Marijuana
 Clubs / Clinics
 Dosage / Potency
 Patients

Legal Issues
 Legal Issues for Physicians
 US Government v. Patients / Clinics
 General Legal Issues

Chemical Composition of Marijuana
 Marijuana and Its Byproducts Defined
 Biological Effects of Marijuana Consumption


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11/18/2008 - NEW: ProCon.org for Teachers - Lesson plan ideas, natl. teaching standards, articles about teaching controversial issues, teachers' comments, and students' comments.

11/5/2008  - UPDATED: State Medical Marijuana Laws - Michigan becomes the 13th state to allow medical marijuana as voters approve Proposition 1 (63% to 37%).

11/4/2008 – ProCon.org was referenced in the media six times last week.  See our In the News page for the Swedish, Russian, and four US publications that mentioned ProCon.org.

11/3/2008  - UPDATED: State Medical Marijuana Laws - Washington clarified its definition of "60-day supply" to allow 24 ounces of marijuana and 15 marijuana plants

Archived News and Notices (archived after 30 days)

Last updated on 11/19/2008 12:38 PM PST