Medical and Scientific Information about Cannabis (marijuana)

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Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
Americans for Safe Access is pleased to announce the formation of our Medical and Scientific Advisory Board. Comprised of leading medical and scientific experts, the Advisory Board will help ASA outreach to important medical, scientific, and condition-based organizations in an effort to promote better access to cannabis for therapeutic uses and research.

Medical Cannabis Research
In response to the spurious and misleading claims by the U.S Federal Government suggesting that cannabis has "no accepted medical value" Americans for Safe Access has collected some of the most relevant international research into cannabinoids and the therapeutic use of cannabis. This research includes peer-reviewed and published studies, as well as some of the most extensive government examinations into cannabis safety and its potential as a therapeutic agent.

Educational Booklets on Medical Marijuana and Specific Medical Conditions
We have produced a number of highly informative booklets on the use of cannabis to treat specific conditions. You can download free PDFs of booklets on HIV/AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis, Aging, Arthritis, Gastro-Intestinal Disorders, Movement Disorders, Cancer and Chronic Pain. To order booklets, please contact info@safeaccessnow.org.

Join A Patients Union!
ASA is working with patients to form Medical Marijuana Patients Unions based on shared diagnosis. Condition-based groups are now forming across the U.S. Patients Unions are a support network for patients and caregivers fighting for the use of marijuana as medicine as well as a vehicle for lobbying and public education.

Tips for Medical Marijuana Patients
Information on finding a doctor, growing and using marijuana, and staying safe and legal.

History of Medical Cannabis
Cannabis was a part of the American pharmacopoeia until 1942 and is currently available by prescription in the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, and Italy in its whole plant form.

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