Guest speaker: Claudia Little, BSN, MPH

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Below you will find the list of links to Web sites that Claudia Little refers to in her presentation about the safety, benefits, and importance of the cannabis plant.

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Marijuana – Why it Works

Supporting Studies and Articles

Growing Acknowledgments from Health Organizations regarding the Medical Benefits of Cannabis

Health Organization Endorsements

AMA Calls for Scientific Review of Marijuana’s Prohibitive Status

How Cannabis Works

The Brain’s Own Marijuana (Get link to complete article from Scientific American at this link)

Cannabis and the Brain

Marijuana Compounds Possess Synergistic Anti-Cancer Effects, Study Says

Marijuana Extracts Relieve Intractable Cancer Pain Better than THC, Study Says

Books on Specific Conditions

Aging, Arthritis, Cancer, Chronic Pain, Gastrointestinal Disorders, HIV/AIDS,

Movement Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis (Americans for Safe Access)

Comprehensive Reviews of Recent Research

Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis and Cannabinoids

Some of the Most Significant Research Results of 2009

‘Gold Standard’ Studies show that Inhaled marijuana Is Medically Safe and Effective

(CA Center for Medical Cannabis Research)

Feds’ Top Pot Researcher Says Marijuana Should be Legal

(UCLA’s Taskin/Lung Cancer Risk)

If Pot Prevented Cancer You Would Have Heard About It, Right?

(Boston University re: Head/Neck CA)

Smoke Has Contrasting Effects On Lung Function Compared to Tobacco, Study Says

Moderate Marijuana Use Not Associated with Altered Cognitive Shills, Study Says

Opposite Relationships Between Cannabis Use and Neurocognitive functioning

in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

Review: Supposed Marijuana and Schizophrenia Link "Overstated"

Weeding Through the Hype: Interpreting the Latest Warnings About Pot and Schizophrenia

THC Shown to Help Patients with Schizophrenia

Safety of Cannabis

Addictive Properties of Popular Drugs

Conant vs Walters (Safety for your MD)

Marijuana compounds may offset alcohol-induced toxicity, study says

Marijuana Users Substitute Pot in Place of More Dangerous Substances, Study Says

Marijuana Ingredient Blocks Opiate Dependence, Study Says

Federal Agency in Charge of Marijuana Research Admits Stifling Studies on Medicinal Cannabis

Organizations to Join:

Drug Policy Alliance

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)

Americans for Safe Access

Marijuana Policy Project

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Extras

2009: The Year in Review NORML’s top 10 Events that Shaped Marijuana Policy

Annual Marijuana Arrests in the US

Top 10 Cannabis Studies the Government Wished it had Never Funded

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