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Written by Adam Dubbin   
Friday, 09 May 2008
The American College of Physicians (ACP), the nation's second largest professional body of physicians, has declared its endorsement for the medicinal use of cannabis.

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The ACP endorses the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Photo by Adam Dubbin/ TheSequitur.com
The announcement comes after many arduous years of fighting between the federal government and states like California that have passed their own laws regarding medical marijuana. In short, the ACP feels that cannabis' classification as a Schedule I drug is unjustified in lieu of objective evidence to support its dangers and that the federal government has refuted what some say is overwhelming evidence supporting its medicinal value.

The ACP's big brother, the American Medical Association (AMA), has never indicated support for the rescheduling of marijuana, but has urged for further research into the nature of cannabinols and other cannabis-related chemicals. Some hope that little brother's announcement may sway the AMA.

This endorsement comes as a breath of fresh air to all of us who have been choked by the stagnancy of our government policies towards pot. The issue of medical marijuana has everything to do with our civil liberties as citizens and nothing to do with any transgression on moral boundaries, whether you consume the herb or not. The myth about marijuana is about as old as the paranoia surrounding the arrival of Halley's Comet back in 1910, and we need to take a cold, hard look at why we feel the way we do about it.

Though it took until 2008 for the establishment to stop whistling in the dark and see the writing on the wall, I applaud the ACP. Hopefully, more will follow in suit, and we will take one step back towards regaining our personal liberties and our right to access the best medical care available.
[NaturalNews, ACP, ACP-pdf]



Adam Dubbin, managing editor of TheSequitur.com, is a doctoral student in audiology at the University of South Florida.

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Here are a few medical & health organizations SUPPORTING IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA:

American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Student Association, American Nurses Association, American Preventive Medical Association, American Public Health Association, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Arthritis Research Campaign (United Kingdom), Australian Medical Association (New South Wales), Limited Australian National Task Force on Cannabis, Belgian Ministry of Health, British House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, British House of Lords Select Committee On Science and Technology (Second Report), British Medical Association, Canadian AIDS Society, Canadian Special Senate Committee on Illegal Drugs, Dr. Dean Edell (surgeon and nationally syndicated radio host), French Ministry of Health, Health Canada, Kaiser Permanente, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Lymphoma Foundation of America, The Montel Williams MS Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Society (Canada), The Multiple Sclerosis Society (United Kingdom), National Academy of Sciences Institute Of Medicine (IOM), National Association for Public Health Policy, National Nurses Society on Addictions, Netherlands Ministry of Health, New England Journal of Medicine, New South Wales (Australia), AIDS Action Council, AIDS Treatment News, Parliamentary Working Party on the Use of Cannabis for Medical Purposes, Dr. Andrew Weil, Alaska Nurses Association, Being Alive: People With HIV/AIDS Action Committee (San Diego, CA), California Academy of Family Physicians, California Nurses Association, California Pharmacists, Colorado Nurses Association, Connecticut Nurses Association, Florida Governor's Red Ribbon Panel on AIDS, Florida Medical Association, Hawaii Nurses Association, Illinois Nurses Association, Life Extension Foundation, Medical Society of the State of New York, Minnesota Nurses Association, the Minnesota Public Health Association, the Minnesota AIDS Council, Mississippi Nurses Association, New Jersey State Nurses Association, New Mexico Medical Society, New Mexico Nurses Association, New York County Medical Society, New York State Nurses Association, North Carolina Nurses Association, Rhode Island Medical Society, Rhode Island State Nurses Association, San Francisco Mayor's Summit on AIDS and HIV, San Francisco Medical Society, Vermont Medical Marijuana Study Committee, Virginia Nurses Association, Whitman-Walker Clinic (Washington, DC), Wisconsin Nurses Association, etc...

This is a very small fraction of all the medical support, as this only touches on the international support.

Cannabis in its whole plant form is legal in Canada, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain; and Mexico is currently considering medical marijuana as well. In the U.S., cannabis was was a part of the American pharmacopoeia until 1942.

Israel also has some type of medical marijuana program going on too, though there are few details.

Thank you TheSequitur.com for covering this historic endorsement by the ACP.

Here is a link to Americans for Safe Access for those interested in learning more about medical marijuana. Americans for Safe Access is the “nation’s largest organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research.” This is great source for medical, legal, and current news regarding medical marijuana.

http://www.safeaccessnow.org/

Posted by mb, on 05/09/2008 at 20:27

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