Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics

Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT)
Formation1981
PurposeMedical Marijuana Legalization
LeaderRobert Randall

The Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT) is an organization supporting medical marijuana that was founded in 1981 by Robert C. Randall and Alice O'Leary.[1] Randall was the first person known to have successfully used medical necessity as a defense against a charge of marijuana possession in violation of the Controlled Substances Act.[2]

  1. ^ "Robert Randall, 53; Sued for Marijuana". New York Times. 2001-06-08. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)