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Federal Government Releases MMJ Guidlines!
Posted by FoM on June 01, 1999 at 16:10:18 PT
MPP Cautiously Optimistic!
Source: MPP
Washington, D.C. After years of pressure from medicinal marijuana advocates, the federal government released guidelines today that provide guidance to scientists who are interested in conducting additional research into marijuana's medical value.
   The guidelines, released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are the Clinton administration's response to the federally funded study on medicinal marijuana that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released in March amid a flurry of media coverage.   "We are pleased that the guidelines will make it easier to do more research, but this will not help patients who are currently risking arrest because they need to use marijuana right now," said Chuck Thomas, director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).Click the above link to read the whole article!Marijuana Policy Project's Home Page:http://www.mpp.org/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES' GUIDANCE ON PROCEDURES FOR THE PROVISION OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH!http://www.mpp.org/hhsguide.html
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