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1 As of May 31, 2013, the District of Columbia and19 states have decriminalized certain marijuana use for claimed
medical-related purposes. Those states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island,
Vermont, and Washington. Although the Maryland law was signed by the Governor on May, 2, 2013 it will not be
effective until October 1, 2013. Although Colorado and Washington approved the use of marijuana for recreational
purposes for adults 21 and over in November 2012, it still remains illegal under federal law.
2 Memorandum from Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden to the United States Attorneys, "Investigations and
Prosecutions in States Authorizing the Medical Use of Marijuana." October 19, 2009 and Department of Justice Press
Release 09-1119, October 19, 2009.
3 Letter to Former Administrators of the Drug Enforcement Administration, October 13, 2010, in response to their
concerns about Proposition 13 and the legalization of marijuana.
4 "Inter-Agency Advisory Regarding Claims That Smoked Marijuana Is a Medicine." U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, April 20, 2006.
<http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2006/ucm/108643.htm>.
5 "INCB: US Supreme Court Decision on Cannabis Upholds International Law." Professor Hamid Ghodse, President
of the INCB. Press Release. June 8, 2005.
6 "Policy H-95.952 'Medical Marijuana." American Medical Association, Report 3 of the Council on Science and
Public Health (I-09) Use of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes.
7 ASAM Public Policy on "Medical Marijuana." (April 23, 2010) http://www.wfad.se/latest-news/1-articles/213-asam-
public-policy-statement-on-medical-marijuanaq.
8 "American Society of Addiction Medicine Reiterates ASAM Marijuana Policy Positions." October 27, 2011,
http://www.asam.org/1MARIJUANA%205-062.pdf. "White Paper on State-Level Proposals to Legalize Marijuana."
Adopted by the ASAM Board of Directors July 25, 2012. www.asam.org/policies/state--level-proposals-to-legalize-
marijuana.
9 "Medical Use of Marijuana: ACS Position." American Cancer Society. April 14, 2010.
Documents.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/001976-pdf.pdf.
10 "American Glaucoma Society Position Statement: Marijuana and the Treatment of Glaucoma." Jampel, Henry MD.
MHS, Journal of Glaucoma: February 2010- Volume 19-Issue 2 -pp.75-76 doi:10.1097/IJG.obol3e3181d12e39. also
www.glaucomaweb.org.
" "Medical Marijuana." Glaucoma Research Foundation, April 24, 2012, www.glaucoma.org/treatment/medical-
marijuana.php.
12 Committee on Substance Abuse and Committee on Adolescence. "Legalization of Marijuana: Potential Impact on
Youth." Pediatrics Vol. 113, No. 6 (June 6, 2004): 1825-1826. See also, Joffe, Alain, MD, MPH, and Yancy,
Samuel, MD. "Legalization of Marijuana: Potential Impact on Youth." Pediatrics Vol. 113, No. 6 (June 6, 2004):
e632-e638h.
13 "AACAP Medical Marijuana Policy Statement." Approved by Council, June 11, 2012,
http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/policy statements/aacap medical marijuana policy statement.
14 "Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Marijuana" National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
www.nationalms society. org/about-multiple-sclerosis/what-we-know-about-ms/treatments/complementary--
alternative-medicine/index.aspx. January 30, 2013.
15 Institute of Medicine. "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base." (1999). Summary.
<http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed> (April 12, 2005).
16 Id.
17 Institute of Medicine. "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base." (1999). Executive Summary.
<http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed> (January 11, 2006).
18 Institute of Medicine. "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base." (1999). Summary.
<http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed> (January 11, 2006).
19 Institute of Medicine. "Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base." (1999). Summary.
<http://www.nap.edu/html/marimed> (January 11, 2006).
20 Benson, John A., Jr. and Watson, Stanley J., Jr. "Strike a Balance in the Marijuana Debate." The Standard-Times.
13 April 1999.
21 Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 131. Part IV. July 8, 2011.56
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