SOCAL GROUP EXPECTS GOOD NEWS FROM DRUG REPORT

SANTA MONICA, - The group Americans for Medical Rights,
which advocates the medical use of marijuana, says it's expecting
good news from a report to be issued this morning by the National
Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. The group says the report was
ordered in 1997 and will base its conclusions about marijuana's
medical value and its future on scientific studies and testimonials.
AMR officials say they hope today's report will help the ``overdue
process of change'' in federal government policy regarding medical
marijuana.