Opinion piece: Medical marihuana reconsidered

Journal/Book: Addict Res. 1998; 6: C/O Stbs Ltd, PO Box 90, Reading, Berks, England Rg1 8Jl. Harwood Acad Publ Gmbh. 385-394.

Abstract: This commentary presents the case for the legalization of marihuana for medicinal purposes. It examines the history of medical marihuana, briefly discusses its clinical uses, and presents a general overview of the legal classification ( scheduling) of the drug in the United States of America today.

Note: Editorial Grinspoon L, Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, 74 Fenwood Rd, Boston,MA 02115 USA

Keyword(s): marihuana; marijuana; AIDS; HIV; chemotherapy; cancer; THC; delta-9-tetrahydrocannibol; medical marihuana; drugs; addiction; addiction research; legalization; nausea; synthetic canniboids; marinol; pot; weed; proposition 215; California; Arizona; illicit; drugs; Comprehensive Drug Abuse Act; Schedule I; Schedule II; cannabis; hemp; medical marijuana; history of marihuana; prescriptions; PRESCRIPTION

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