What's New

• April 2008 - Clinical Endocannibinoid Deficiency (CECD) as a Possible Explanation for the Benefits of Cannabis in the Treatment of Migraine, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other Treatment Resistant Conditions (Neuro Endocrinology Letters) 

• Jan 2008 - Cannabinoids Found to be Associated with Anti-Carcinogenic Effects (www.Salem-News.com)
• Dec 2007 - Active Ingredients in Marijuana Found to Slow Invasion by Cervical and Lung Cancer Cells (www.webmd.com)
• Oct 2007- Ottawa Adopting Failed U.S.-style “War on Drugs (news release from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network)
  

• Oct 2007 - Tories plan get-tough national drug strategy (CBC)
  
• Sept 2007- Cultivating Compassion (from The Positive Side)

• Aug 2007 - A Review of the Cannabis Cultivation Contract between Health Canada and Prairie Plant Systems (PDF). (for more on medical cannabis policies, visit our Health Canada page)
  
  
• July 2007- Unpaid bills mount over Ottawa's pot (Globe and Mail).
  
  
• June 2007- New Study Argues Against Schizophrenia-like Psychosis Caused by Cannabis (Schizophrenia Research journal). 
  
  
• May 2007 -  AG Sheila Fraser Announces Preliminary Audit of Federal Medical Cannabis Program   (Canadians for Safe Access Press Release) .
  
  
• May 2007 -  B.C. Supreme Court to Hear Constitutional Challenge of Federal Medical Cannabis Program .
  
  
• May 2007 - Cannabis, Mental Heatlh and Context: the Case for Regulation - from NORML
  
  
• April 2007 -  1500% Cannabis Mark-Up Increases Suffering of Critically Ill Canadians (Canadians for Safe Access press release). Ottawa Puts High Price Tag on Its Pot (Globe and Mail). 
   
• April 2007 - Decreased respiratory symptoms in cannabis users who vaporize. (published in the Harm Reduction Journal).
  
  
• Read the Medical Cannabis Users Bill of Rights and join the Virtual Medical Marijuana March on Ottawa right now.  It's FREE, QUICK and EASY.
  
  
• Feb 2007 - Marijuana helps ease HIV nerve pain. (for other studies, visit our research page) 
  
  
• Dec 2006 - Cut to marijuana research sends strong message, article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal
  
  
• Nov 2006 - Study Shows Better Quality Marijuana Preferred by Patients. To read the entire study as published in the Harm Reduction Journal, click here.
  
  
• Oct 2006 - Professors get rooms of their own: Universities give ailing staff space to smoke drug.
  
  
• Oct 2006- Top court unanimously strikes down conviction of pot activist. To read the Supreme Court decision, click here.
  
• Oct 2006 - Marijuana 's active chemical may be Alzheimer's fighter. (for other studies, visit our research page)
  
  
• Oct 2006 - Federal Cannabis Policy Primer (PDF) ( HTML version) - This document is a backgrounder for politicians and the public to encourage informed debate around policy reform.
  
  
• Sept 2006 - Cuts to Medical Marijuana Research Affects the Health of One Million Canadians - Press release from the Canadian AIDS Society
  
  
• Sept 2006 - Medical Marijuana Boosts Hepatitis C Treatment in New Study  (for PDF of study and other studies, visit our research page)
  
  
• Support for medical cannabis jumps to 93%!  (Maclean's "What We Believe" 2006 Poll)
   
• July 2006 - Guidelines for the Community-Based Distribution of Medical Cannabis in Canada (PDF). This document is a collection of best-practices  currently in place in Canada's major medical cannabis dispensaries. (for other BCCCS documents, visit our BCCCS publications page)
   
• June 2006 - The Canadian AIDS Society released a report on Cannabis as Therapy for People Living with HIV/AIDS: "Our Right, Our Choice ". The report reviews current policies regarding medicinal cannabis and provides some recommendations.  (for more on medical cannabis policies, visit our Health Canada page)