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Medical Research on Marijuana Right!
Posted by FoM on May 31, 1999 at 05:33:17 PT
Source: Express News
The Clinton administration has eased restrictions on obtaining marijuana for medical research.
The decision was sound and should allow scientists to gain important knowledge about the drug. Enough evidence about the positive medicinal effects of the drug exists to justify more scientific examination. In the past, extensive study has been deterred by the emotional baggage surrounding the illegal, recreational use of marijuana. Despite previous federal reluctance to explore medical uses of marijuana, a 1996 California initiative allowed the medical use of the drug if prescribed by doctors. But federal authorities continued to threaten to arrest doctors who helped patients obtain marijuana. More recently, reports the Associated Press, studies by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health also found evidence marijuana, or its active ingredients, might have some medical uses. The drug long has been reported to help glaucoma patients and is credited with relieving nausea for cancer and AIDS patients. Supported by the White House Office of National Drug Policy, the new guidelines will allow scientists easier access to research-grade marijuana grown on government lands, according to the AP. The new rules will help ensure the consistency, purity and quality of the marijuana used in research. Despite the plant's role in the illegal drug trade across the Americas, the medical research is worthwhile. Scientists can examine the benefits and dangers of the substance in an objective fashion. Only after thorough studies are completed will Americans really know whether marijuana has any legitimate use.
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