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Therapeutic Marijuana Use Supported While Thorough Proposed Study Done
Mike Mitka
JAMA. 1999;281:1473-1474.
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Advocates for the medical use of marijuana received support recently from Institute of Medicine (IOM), recommendations that clinical trials and drug development should proceed. But its acceptance into the general population of prescribed drugs appears to be years away—if it happens at all.
The coinvestigators of the report, Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base, said advances in cannabinoid science over the last 16 years offer opportunities for the development of medical marijuana. The report summarizes and analyzes what is known about the medical use of marijuana, emphasizing evidence-based medicine.
The investigators said the data suggest marijuana may help with pain relief, nausea, and appetite stimulation. Still, there are downsides to marijuana, said John A. Benson, Jr, MD, coprincipal investigator of the report and dean and professor of medicine emeritus at Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine in Portland.
"Marijuana's potential as medicine is seriously undermined . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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