... were allowed to begin smoking pot for their illnesses. The Compassionate Use Program was slowly but surely beginning to allow ill citizens to be prescribed marijuana for their illnesses. The Clinton Administration did away with it in 1992, grand fathering the original twelve, but not allowing anybody else to get pot from the government (MPP Home page 1"). Today only eight of ... after the public passed the proposition, Congress blocked the measure (Asseo 1). Congress has a reputation for blocking measures involving legalization of marijuana. For example, in 1981, a federal medical marij...

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... discuss medical marijuana with patients, and we are seeking clear guidelines for physicians who wish to do so." The lawsuit was filed January 14, weeks after several advisors of the Clinton Administration made a public response to Proposition 215 (which would, were it to pass, make it legal for doctors to discuss and recommend marijuana to their patients) at a December 30 press ... decision to stand, denying the medical use of marijuana to seriously ill patients. Representative Barney Frank (a democrat from Massachusetts) introduced H.R. 1782, a bill which would also attempt to move med...

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... is marijuana illegal? It started with late President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush during their second term in office and proceeded on into President George Bush's and President Bill Clinton's office. The American people were now under the impression that this drug was the number one problem facing society-beating out the economy, violent crimes, poverty, illiteracy, domestic abuse, and ... ...

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... the second intoxicant next to alcohol. There are 200 million users in the country and about 60 million that have admitted to trying it at least once. Our former president Bill Clinton even admitted to "trying" marijuana during the nineteen sixties (online article). According to NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) between 65 and 71 million Americans have smoked marijuana at some ... ...

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... up the question "why not legalize marijuana as a medical drug?", when it is proven safer than cocaine and morphine. Groups in San Diego, California, unanimously voted to urge former president Bill Clinton and congress to end Federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for legitimate medical use. City council woman Christine Kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego to go ... ...

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... marijuana as medical drug, which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine? Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California and the council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for "legitimate medical use." City council women Christine Kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go ... ...

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... marijuana as medical drug, which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine? Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California and the council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for "legitimate medical use." City council women Christine Kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "to go ... ...

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... the issue. The main point that cannot be ignored is that marijuana proves to be a useful medication for many patients, especially those with terminal diseases such as AIDS and cancer. A bill should be created legalizing the use of medical marijuana in all 50 states. Marijuana first was made an illegal drug in 1937. Now under the Controlled Substance Act of 1970 ... , including cocaine and heroin. To get more evidence, the executive office ordered multiple studies be done in order to determine if marijuana had any medical value. The decision of the Clinton Administration came two months a...

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