7/28/2010  - UPDATED: 14 Legal Medical Marijuana States and DC - Medical marijuana is now legal in the District of Columbia. The law took effect on July 27, 2010 following a 30-day Congressional review period. The DC mayor and Department of Health will now determine the details of the program, which is not expected to be active before the end of 2010.

7/27/2010 - New: US Department of Veterans Affairs Relaxes Rules for Legal Medical Marijuana Users - Veterans who participate in legal state medical marijuana programs will no longer be disqualified from "substance abuse programs, pain control programs, or other clinical programs" by the Veterans Health Administration.

7/13/2010 - UPDATED:  Did You Know? - The US Department of Justice advised federal prosecutors in an Oct. 19, 2009 memo not to target medical marijuana patients whose actions are in compliance with the law in states that have legalized medical marijuana. The first cannabis-based prescription medicine, Sativex, was launched in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2010. The states with the three highest possession limits among the 14 states with legal medical marijuana are Oregon (24 plants), California (18 plants), and New Mexico (16 plants). Read these and other little known facts in the medical marijuana debate on our updated resource page.

7/12/2010 - UPDATED: Eight States and DC with Pending Legislation or Ballot Measures to Legalize Medical Marijuana: AZ, IL, MA, NC, NY, OH, PA, and SD still have pending legislation or ballot measures to legalize medical marijuana in 2010. Bills considering the legalization of medical marijuana in AL, DE, IA, KS, MD, MO, MS, TN, WI, and VA for 2010 have all died.

7/1/2010 - UPDATED: Does marijuana use cause lasting schizophrenia, psychosis, or other mental disorders?

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