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"Internists Endorse Legal Access to Medical Marijuana" The American College of Physicians, the nation's largest organization of
Internists, is calling for protection of both doctors and patients from criminal and civil penalties in states that have adopted medical-marijuana laws.
This public service advertisement appeared in the National Review, the New Republic, the American Prospect,The Nation, Reason Magazine, and The Progressive in the winter of 2008.
A camera-ready copy of this PSA is available in Portable Document Format (PDF).
This public service advertisement appeared in the National Review, the New Republic, the American Prospect,The Nation, Reason Magazine, and The Progressive in the winter of 2008.
A camera-ready copy of this PSA is available in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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Internists Endorse Legal Access
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The American College of Physicians, the nation's largest organization of Internists, is calling for protection of both doctors and patients from criminal and civil penalties in states that have adopted medical-marijuana laws.
A position paper just released by their board of regents lists half a dozen diseases for which marijuana has already proven effective and they say the federal government must stop blocking promising research into this beneficial drug.* "Evidence not only supports the use of medical marijuana in certain conditions but also suggests numerous indications for cannabinoids... The science on medical marijuana should not be obscured or hindered by the debate surrounding the legalization of marijuana for general use." The College of Physicians now joins the ground swell of medical groups that fully or partially support research and access. | |
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For the full report go to: www.mpp.org/acp or www.acponline.org/acp_news/medmarinews.htm.
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