Medical Use of Marijuana
Eric E. Sterling is moderating a panel on "Medical Marijuana in New York" in New York, NY. The panel, sponsered by the New York City Bar Association, will discuss proposed medical marijuana legislation for New York and the growing body of cases addressing this conflict between state and federal law. February 7, 2007.
Support H.R. 2087, the States Rights to Medical Marijuana Act. Analysis of the legislation. The research is clear. The compounds in marijuana have beneficial effects for a number of conditions. There are, of course, non-controversial compounds that treat those conditions quite well, but for some people those non-controversial medicines don't work, or the side effects are extreme and unacceptable, and for some of those people, marijuana does work. June 1, 2005.
CJPF President Eric E. Sterling testified before the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary. Committee in support of H.B. 702, An Act Concerning the Darrell Putman Medical Research Act, March 4, 2003.
Stop the War on Medical Marijuana. The U.S. Department of Justice is escalating its campaign to destroy California's experiment to supply marijuana to medical patients. The U.S. has repeatedly claimed, however, that it is not targeting the genuine medical marijuana providers and was only targeting criminal trafficking activity.October 17, 2002.
Drug Policy: A Smorgasbord of Conundrums Spiced By Emotions Around Children and Violence. By Eric E. Sterling. Valparaiso Law Review. Spring 1997, Volume 31, Number 2. This 22 page excerpt on medical marijuana is from a law review symposium, "Juvenile Crime: Policy Proposals on Guns, Violence, Drugs and Gangs." The opposition to the legitimate medical use of marijuana is grounded in the social confusion and political manipulation of the "drug abuse problem." This article describes the federal response to California's Proposition 215. It describes the long history of federal obstruction of the use of marijuana, and critiques the various political arguments thrown up against medical use of marijuana.
Senators Want to Prosecute Doctors Who Give Advice on Using Marijuana MedicallyPress Release. February 18, 1997.
