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<P><FONT SIZE=-1>From: hempster@crl.com (Alan Silverman)<BR>
Newsgroups: alt.hemp,talk.politics.drugs,ca.politics<BR>
Subject: History
of Medical Marijuana<BR>
Date: 22 Mar 95 06:01:59
GMT</FONT></P>
<CENTER><H2>The
History of Medical Marijuana</CENTER></H2>
<UL><LI>2727 BC<BR>
First recorded use of cannabis as
medicine in Chinese
pharmacopoeia. In every part of the world humankind has
used cannabis for a wide variety of health problems.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1937<BR>
Cannabis withdrawn from
the American public against the
advice of the medical community. Hemp excluded
from
"Class II" drugs (having demonstrated medical value)
by Nixon administration in 1970. Dispite all evidence
to the contrary,
hemp was retained as Class I by the
Bush administration in 1989.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1972<BR>
The
Nixon-appointed Shafer Commission urged use of
cannabis be re-legalized, which
was not done. Still,
medical research continued, often with remarkable
results.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1975<BR>
FDA establishes Compassionate Use Program for
medical
marijuana.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1988<BR>
DEA administrative law Judge Francis Young found
after thorough
hearings that marijuana had clearly
established medical use and should be
reclassified
as a prescriptive drug.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1990<BR>
The California Drug Advisory Board
recommends legal
cultivation of marijuana.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1991<BR>
80% of San Francisco
voters vote to legalize medicinal
use of marijuana.<BR>
<LI>1992<BR>
Feb.- Department of
Health & Human Services callously
cancels the medical marijuana
program.<BR>
Aug.- Marin County Board of Supervisors votes to restore
marijuana as medicine.<BR>
Nov.- Santa Cruz County votes
77% to legalize marijuana
by subscription.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1993<BR>
April- Senators Mello
and Marks sponsor SJR8: Medical
Marijuana Resolution seeking Schedule
II.<BR>
June- Moro Bay Board of Supervisors votes to restore
marijuana as medicine.<BR>
July- San Luis Obispo City Council
votes to restore
and study marijuana as medicine.<BR>
Aug.- Both Houses of State Legislature pass SJR8;
Assembly: 47-20; Senate: 23-9
in a bi-partisan vote
sent to President Clinton.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1994<BR>
Aug.- SB 1364-The
Marijuana rescheduling bill passes
both houses of California State Legislature
in a
bi-partisan vote. This would allow doctors to prescribe.<BR>
Sep.- Governor Wilson vetoes SB 1364, forcing the coalition
to
take its message to the people of California to seek
justice for their sick and
ill.<BR>
<BR>
<LI>1996 (added by editor
-p)<BR>
Nov - San Fransisco voters vote to legalize medical marijuana for
those suggested by a doctor to use. This comes a couple of months after a bust of the San
Fransisco’s Buyers’ Club by state authorities (ie Dan Lundgren and his brute squad).<BR>
</UL><BR>
Brought to you by Californians for
Compassionate Use 3745 17th Street, S.F., CA 94114 ph. (415)864-1961<BR>
<BR>
<UL>"Join us in our quest for a more just and
compassionate society."<BR>
-Dennis Peron, Citizens for Compassionate
Use<BR>
<BR>
"It’s criminal to keep this
medicine from patients"<BR>
-Joycelyn Elders, former Surgeon
General<BR>
<BR>
"This medicine
works"<BR>
-Dean Adell, M.D., ABC-TV Medical
Advisor</UL><BR>
<P>————–<BR>
Alan Silverman<BR>
P.O. Box 14627<BR>
Santa Rosa, CA 95472<BR>
hempster@crl.com</P>
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