Recommended Reading

Learn about the 20-year battle to legalize marijuana for medical purposes.
The authors "pull no punches" and "score telling points." -- Kirkus Reviews

General Information

No Scientific Studies?
The Clinton Administration says there are no studies to show marijuana's medical utility.
Here's the truth.

Frequently Asked Questions
(updated 5/12/97)

Fact sheets for medical uses
(updated 1/01/97)

Who supports medical marijuana?
(updated 9/30/98)

An overview of the medical marijuana issue
(updated 1/01/97)

In the News

Click above for current and archival news, links to state initiative sites, and polling information

Books, Online articles, & More links

The Alliance Bookstore
Order books from Amazon.com

AIDS Treatment News
Article on new marijuana studies (3/97)

High Times Magazine
Several excellent articles on medical marijuana use

More Links . . .

Association for Cannabis in Medicine
European-based association. Provides an excellent news summary in English, German, or French

Royal Society Report on Cannabis
A joint submission by the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences
to the current House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee Inquiry (6/98)

The Lindesmith Organization
Articles, scientific studies, buyer's club contacts

Los Angeles Buyer's Club
Excellent new site with many links to disease-specific information

Marijuana as a Medicine
Large collection of information compiled by Carl Olsen

The Drug Library
Extensive collection compiled by Clifford A. Schaffer.
Contains some excellent medical marijuana information.

The Fitz Hugh Ludlow Collection
Excellent historical information

Marijuana and Immunity
Excellent summary of studies pertaining to marijuana's effect on the immune system

About the Alliance
(updated 5/14/97)

European project
reporting on efforts in Europe to legalize marijuana for medical purposes
(updated 5/12/97)