
Over 1,600 attendees from 33 countries are gathering in downtown Oakland to demonstrate the successes, the strength, and the spirit of the new wave of psychedelic science and medicine. By Brad Burge | Communications Director, MAPS Psychedelic Science 2013 starts tomorrow. It is a genuinely historic moment. At Psychedelic Science 2013, over 100 of the [...]
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By Sunil Aggarwal | Published by Americans for Safe Access I am honored and delighted to be able to publish here a new comprehensive piece written by Dr. Lester Grinspoon, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, entitled “Cannabinopathic Medicine”. Dr. Grinspoon started writing this piece in 2012, when I was privileged to read [...]
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On the first day of a National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, an accredited cannabinoid education program will offer a CRE to healthcare professionals. By Americans for Safe Access | January 25, 2013 At 2 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013 an accredited cannabinoid education program called “Cannabis in Medicine: A Primer for Health Care Professionals” [...]
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Medical marijuana is now legal in 18 states, but it’s clear we’ve discovered a fraction of its potential for health By Allan Badiner | Published in AlterNet.org There are now legal medical cannabis programs in 18 states plus Washington, DC, with pot fully legal for adults in two other states. Ironically, however, the actual healing [...]
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Audiotape of teleconference briefing with researchers, legal counsel and lawsuit plaintiff now available By Americans For Safe Access | Published in SafeAccessNow.org For the first time in nearly 20 years, a United States Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s classification of marijuana as a dangerous [...]
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By Brad Burge | Published in MAPS.org With over 700 attendees from over 30 countries and many more at The Medicine Ball, Cartographie Psychedelica revealed the real scope and impact of the last 25 years of MAPS’ work. Our research and education are transforming science, medicine, law, spirituality, and human relationships. MAPS and our friends, [...]
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By Molly Weedn | Published in California Medical Association The California Medical Association (CMA) has adopted official policy that recommends legalization and regulation of cannabis. The decision was based on a white paper concluding physicians should have access to better research, which is not possible under the current policy. The paper, available here, is a thoughtful study [...]