51.   His support for abortion rights and the medical use of marijuana, however, has earned him the ire of conservative Republicans such as Helms in the Senate.

52.   His support for abortion rights and the medical use of marijuana brought him the ire of conservative Republican senators such as Helms.

53.   However, the Clinton administration denied it was using its drug-use survey to try to make a case against medical use of marijuana.

54.   Hours before his death in the electric chair, Starkweather was asked if he would donate his eyes for medical use.

55.   If a valid medical use is found for hallucinogens, Woodcock said, the FDA has safeguards to prevent the drugs from being diverted and used for unapproved purposes.

56.   If the federal government determines that there are medical uses for the drug, Arizona would begin allowing doctors to prescribe it.

57.   In addition to medical use, Oregon also is considering a measure that would make possession of small amounts of marijuana a low-level misdemeanor.

58.   In addition, the legitimate medical use of marijuana has been supported by the New England Journal of Medicine.

59.   In November, voters in California and Arizona approved referendum questions allowing the medical use of cannabis.

60.   In referendums last year, voters in California and Arizona approved the medical use of marijuana, but the Clinton administration threatened sanctions against doctors who prescribed it.