Marijuana Anonymous

Marijuana Anonymous World Services, P.O. Box 2912, Van Nuys, CA, USA, 91404, (800)766-6779, office marijuana-anonymous.org, . 

Roffman RA, Barnhart R Assessing need for marijuana dependence treatment through an anonymous telephone interview. Int J Addict 22 639-631, 1987 Russo EB Clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CECD) can this concept explain therapeutic benefits of cannabis in migraine, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other treatment-resistant conditions Neuro Endocrinol Lett 25(1-2) 31—39, 2004... 

This quotation comes from an anonymous essay that Sagan wrote for Grinspoon, Lester, Marijuana Reconsidered (Oakland, California Quick American Archives 2nd edition, 1994). Also see Poundstone, William, Carl Sagan A Life in the Cosmos (New York Henry Holt Company, 1999) and Kick, Russ, The Disinformation Book of Lists QAqw York The Disinformation Company, 2004), 21. 

After receiving an anonymous tip that Ciraolo was growing marijuana, police in Santa Clara, California, tried to look into his backyard. If they could see the plants, they could get a search warrant. However, the fence around the yard was too high, so they hired a private plane and flew over the house at an altitude of 1,000 feet. Being able to confirm the presence of marijuana plants, they secured a search warrant and then arrested Ciraolo, who pled guilty to cultivation of marijuana. An appeals court, however, ruled that the fly-over constituted an illegal search and reversed Ciraolo s conviction. The case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. 

The treatment of drug addiction has become big business. Private treatment centers charge thousands of dollars a week to get people off cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, narcotics, and tranquilizers Twelve-step programs modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous have proliferated m all cities, and special programs now exist to treat the relatives of dependent persons — Adult Children of Alcoholics and Codependents Anonymous, for example. Despite the boom in the treatment industry, the rate of addiction has only increased. 

Sidney S (2001) Marijuana use in HIV-positive and AIDS patients results of an anonymous mail survey. J Cannabis Ther 1 35-43... 

Based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous, provides help for marijuana users who want to stop using the drug. 

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