Medicinal use of marijuana: Is the debate a smoke screen for movement toward legalization?

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-304

  Crites Leoni, Abbie ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CANNABIS; DANTROLENE; LATANOPROST;

AMNESIA; ANOREXIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031842637     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947649809511062     Document Type: Note

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54. Third-year law student, Southern Illinois University School of Law. Address correspondence to Ms. Crites-Leoni at Southern Illinois University School of Law, c/o Law Journal Office, Lesar Law Building, Carbondale, Illinois 62901. Ms. Crites-Leoni would like to thank Edward L. Leoni, Re.D., for his authorial and research contributions. Dr. Leoni is a Full Professor and the Director of the Community 2000 Support Center at Southeast Missouri State University.