1.   And AIDS groups used the report to demand that federal officials immediately allow experimental access to medical marijuana.

2.   And while Mayor Rudolph Giuliani proposed a major anti-drug initiative this week, others who advocate medical marijuana will hold a rally outside of City Hall on Saturday.

3.   And, like Hallinan, Fazio says he favors medical marijuana.

4.   Another question was whether states themselves could carry out their medical marijuana initiatives by going directly into the distribution business.

5.   Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a strong opponent of the Arizona medical marijuana law, also was disappointed at the election results.

6.   At the state level, as well, medical marijuana remains verboten.

7.   Because the decision did not explicitly prevent states from distributing the drug, medical marijuana advocates said they would encourage states to set up distribution systems for the drug.

8.   Both sides of the medical marijuana issue were to square off in federal court in San Francisco Friday.

9.   Advocates of medical marijuana use say the case is the first of its kind.

10.   AIDS activist Steve Michael launched the petition drive to get the medical marijuana question on the ballot to help district residents with the disease.