Maine: Medical Marijuana Laws

Maine: Medical Marijuana Laws

SUMMARY: Sixty-one percent of voters approved Question 2 on November 2, 1999. The law took effect on December 22, 1999. It removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess an oral or written...
Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Staff Writer | Friday, May 26, 2006 The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer. The new findings “were against our...
NBC NEWS: Medical Marijuana Stops Spread of Breast Cancer

NBC NEWS: Medical Marijuana Stops Spread of Breast Cancer

“Cannabidiol enhances the inhibitory effects of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on human glioblastoma cell proliferation and survival: The cannabinoid 1 (CB(1)) and cannabinoid 2 (CB(2)) receptor agonist Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been shown to be a...