51.   State Rep. Terry Keel, R-Austin, has lent his law-and-order image to medical marijuana legislation.

52.   Some medical marijuana advocates also want to allow conditions like multiple sclerosis and epilepsy.

53.   Some smoked as they talked to reporters, using marijuana purchased legally through a federally sponsored program that currently provides medical marijuana to eight patients.

54.   Such a patch could avoid some of the side effects of medical marijuana cigarettes, a controversial source of pain relief that is currently banned by federal law.

55.   Sure, a cancer patient might insist that medical marijuana actually helps.

56.   Television spots featured oncologists, cancer patients and widowed spouses discussing the ways in which medical marijuana helped ease pain and suffering.

57.   Texas Gov. George W. Bush has said states should decide whether to allow medical marijuana within their boundaries.

58.   That ruling means medical marijuana users in the United States could face drug charges -- and jail time.

59.   The case for medical marijuana has its merits, and a history.

60.   The California Medical Association would support medical marijuana if thorough studies demonstrated its efficacy, said Sandra Bressler, director of scientific affairs.