Prestigious medical organization endorses medical marijuana access

One of the country's most elite and prestigious physician organizations -- with a
membership of 124,000 internists, the second largest physician group and the largest
medical specialty organization in the U.S. -- just threw its support behind medical
marijuana access.

Visit http://control.mpp.org/site/R?i=SqsvfvG1m5iu-l5Qy1BqeA.. to find out which
organization made this exciting move and to read the details of its report.

To date, this is the most significant organizational endorsement of medical
marijuana access in the field of medicine and science. To discover the
organization's identity, please visit MPP's home page at
http://control.mpp.org/site/R?i=ZduMOsmJZNC9xvZ-lJtIAg.. now.

In its landmark report -- which now comprises the organization's official position
-- the group calls for (1) full legal protection for medical marijuana patients, (2)
changing marijuana's federal classification as a Schedule I drug (which currently
puts it in the same category as heroin and LSD), and (3) increased funding for
medical marijuana research.

The position paper says quite simply that the organization "strongly urges
protection from criminal or civil penalties for patients who use medical marijuana
as permitted under state laws." Visit
http://control.mpp.org/site/R?i=hgDnpEbXtNTRmiQD6hhpRg.. to read the organization's
full position paper.

In the months leading up to this enormously important release, MPP supplied the
organization's physician members with studies, research, and position papers from
other organizations. This is a major step in our work to build a powerful coalition
of national organizations that endorse medical marijuana access.

Visit http://control.mpp.org/site/R?i=HkyqFQlbkx1NayMaV6lnJQ.. to read an article in
the Los Angeles Times about the organization's new position.

This important victory is exactly the kind of result that the MPP staff works toward
every day. Would you please consider making a monthly pledge of $5 or more on your
credit card at http://control.mpp.org/site/R?i=VL1g3WcPOdl3FCxknrsiug.. , in
recognition of our efforts in this area?

I am grateful for your support.

Sincerely,

Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C.

P.S. As I've mentioned in previous alerts, a major philanthropist has committed to
match the first $3.0 million that MPP can raise from the rest of the planet in 2008.
This means that your monthly pledge at
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