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Medical marijuana laws are rapidly changing state by state. Despite these local efforts, medical marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Many in Washington, D.C. are working to change federal law, but perhaps no one is more infamous than Aaron Houston of the Marijuana Policy Project. He is the only full-time lobbyist in Washington, D.C. working on behalf of medical marijuana. Find out what Aaron has to say about the history of marijuana in the United States, the war on drugs and why the government is fighting a losing battle against medical marijuana.

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Aaron Houston-Medical Marijuana Lobbyist
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Medical Marijuana And The Law 
  1. Aaron Houston
  2. Is medical marijuana legal? 
  3. Is the medical marijuana movement just a ploy to legalize marijuana for everyone? 
  4. How many states have medical marijuana laws? 
  5. Was marijuana always an illegal substance? 
  6. Why is marijuana classified as an illegal substance? 
  7. What is the 'Controlled Substances Act'? 
  8. What is the 'States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act'? 
  9. Why are you in favor of moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II? 
  10. What is mandatory drug sentencing? 
  11. What are some of the legal consequences medical marijuana patients could face? 
  12. Do people really go to prison for medical marijuana offenses? 
  13. What is the US drug Czar John Walters' position on medical marijuana? 
  14. Why is the federal government blocking research on medical marijuana? 
  15. Why has the US government blocked clinical trials of marijuana? 
Marijuana And The FDA 
  1. Aaron Houston
  2. Why is FDA approval required for legal access to drugs including marijuana? 
  3. Has the FDA studied marijuana? 
Medical Marijuana Legislation 
  1. Aaron Houston
  2. Why was Proposition 215 important in the crusade to legalize medical marijuana? 
  3. What is Senate Bill 420? 
  4. Why aren't Senate Bill 420 and Proposition 215 recognized by federal law? 
  5. What is the 1999 Institute of Medicine report on marijuana? 
  6. Are there organizations fighting to legalize medical marijuana? 
  7. What is the Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment? 
  8. How has the Hinchey-Rohrabacher amendment performed in Congress? 
  9. Who could introduce a medical marijuana bill in The House of Representatives? 
  10. What is the biggest hurdle in getting a medical marijuana bill passed? 
  11. How do I find out if my state has medical marijuana on the ballot? 
  12. How can I support medical marijuana bills in my state? 
The Marijuana Debate 
  1. Aaron Houston
  2. Would legalizing marijuana make it easy to regulate and control? 
  3. Will Sativex be available in the US? 
  4. Is there enough scientific evidence to validate federal medical marijuana legislation? 

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