cannabisnews.com: Feds Begin to Bend on Medical Marijuana!





Feds Begin to Bend on Medical Marijuana!
Posted by FoM on May 21, 1999 at 16:07:35 PT
Source: Science of Medical Marijuana
SANTA MONICA, Americans for Medical Rights (AMR), the sponsors of several state ballot initiatives permitting the medical use of marijuana, today praised a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy, announced this morning, that opens the door to scientific research on the medical potential of marijuana and its unique compounds, known as cannabinoids.
Bill Zimmerman, executive director of AMR, called the announcement an important first step. "It seems the ship of state is beginning to turn on the issue of medical use of marijuana," Zimmerman said. "Today's news shows the federal government is finally learning from what scientists and physicians have been saying, and what the voters of several states have recently underscored: marijuana helps many patients, and we need to find ways to get its benefits to the seriously ill. These are the first signs of federal policy shifting fundamentally."Click the above link to read the whole story!The Science of Medical Marijuana's Home Page!http://www.medmjscience.org/index.html
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