In an article in the New York Times, the FDA said that there are “no sound scientific studies” that support the medical use of marijuana, which just happens to contradict a study done in 1999 by a number of highly regard scientists.
The FDA is directly dismissing the review made by the Institute of Medicine, which is considered the nation’s most prestigious advisory agency. The review stated that marijuana is “moderately well suited for particular conditions, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and AIDS wasting.”
2006 Representative Maurice D. Hinchey, who is a New York Democrat that supports medicinal uses of marijuana, thinks the FDA is being influenced and pressured by the DEA to help them fight against the drug.
~ I’d give the address and tell you to check out the article, but it’s way too long and you need to log in. So…If you have a membership or account with the New York Times log on to their website and check out the article.
The FDA is directly dismissing the review made by the Institute of Medicine, which is considered the nation’s most prestigious advisory agency. The review stated that marijuana is “moderately well suited for particular conditions, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and AIDS wasting.”
2006 Representative Maurice D. Hinchey, who is a New York Democrat that supports medicinal uses of marijuana, thinks the FDA is being influenced and pressured by the DEA to help them fight against the drug.
~ I’d give the address and tell you to check out the article, but it’s way too long and you need to log in. So…If you have a membership or account with the New York Times log on to their website and check out the article.
I don’t understand why the Institute of Medicine—“the nation’s most prestigious advisory agency” and “the adviser to the nation to improve health” —isn’t being taken seriously considering its credibility?! It’s an agency that the government looks to for answers when concerning health issues. The government needs to take what the institute is trying to say into some consideration.
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