Medical+Marijuana

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INTEREST GROUPS
[|National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)] and [|link 2] US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) [|Link1] [|Summary of Statements published by State of Oregon about Legalization of Marijuana] (multiple perspectives) [|Drug Policy Alliance]

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America [|Homepage],

To help with alternative viewpoints: [|ProCon.org]

HELPFUL RESOURCES
[|Legalization of medical marijuana in Netherlands] and [|information about medical marijuana laws in other countries] (see 2nd paragraph) [|Need for medical marijuana research - autism] [|DEA website opposing medical marijuana] (this may be dated before President Obama's decision not to prosecute medical marijuana users) Portland Press Herald has information about Maine's law and program

Data Assignment
Medical Marijuana - [|Map] of US states and their laws. [|Opinion Poll] - and another [|here (Pro/Con)].

JUDICIAL BRANCH
Suggested cases for you to review include (choose one): //Raich v. Gonzales// //United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Coop// //Walters v. Conant//

Read about //Walters v. Conant// [|here].

Here is [|one helpful resource link] (type in case name in search box). The library has a number of **excellent** resources. You may use other online sources as well (with the exception of wikipedia).

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Please read this [|link] to learn more about the Bush administration's policy on medical marijuana. Please click on [|this link] to learn more about the Obama administration's policy on medical marijuana and how it may have shifted.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

 * Learning about a Relevant Law -** please click on this [|link] to learn more about the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Into which Schedule of Drugs is marijuana classified?

An explanation of the Federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970 can be found on [|Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center]
 * State Laws** are summarized at [|this site].