Dr. Mikuriya’s Appeal: a Last Minute Twist

Dr. Mikuriya’s Appeal: a Last Minute Twist (full text) Fred Gardner; Counterpunch,; 2006-02-11.

“There has been a division of prosecutorial labor, with the state going after the docs and the feds going after the growers and providers. They all claim to be supportive of ‘individual patients’ while trying to destroy the networks patients need.”

See also: Taking a Leaf from ‘Pot Docs’ - subtitled: ‘A Tiny Cadre of California Physicians has been Recommending Medical Marijuana at Their Professional Peril’ by Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times, 2004. This article reviews the medical marijuana movement and puts Dr. Mikuriya’s case into a larger professional perspective by introducing us to the work of several other physicians recommending cannabis under Prop 215 in California.

Decreased Depression in Marijuana Users - Densona, Addict.Behav., 2005. From the Abstract: “Daily users reported less depressed mood and more positive affect than non-users… medical users reported more depressed mood and more somatic complaints than recreational users.”

And finally one resource collection, and one GREAT review article: Medical Marijuana: 2000-2005 - this War on Pain Sufferers collection currently has 28 documents, half are from academic journals, and half are journalism and advocacy.

This 2004 Scientific American article: The Brain’s Own Marijuana will get you up to speed on major recent advances clinical research into cannabinoids, and the graphics and photos are excellent. Enjoy! ..alex…

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