Medical marijuana

Nova10
Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:14:40 +0000

Marijuana has been illegal federally since the 1920s. Pharma had nothing to do with it becoming illegal and has nothing to do with its current status. They stay far away from C-1 drugs. Most of the research on C-1s are from academics. Tobacco and alcohol products were specifically regulated in a way that they would be exempt from the FDA regulation process.
They have looked at marijuana’s effect at certain diseases. When compared to preferred glaucoma treatments, marijuana is actually one of the least effective. It would be a 4th line drug.
People have died as a result of smoking marijuana. They smoke it and their coordination becomes impaired. They then drive a car and get into an accident. There still is no good research on how long marijuana impairs a person’s coordination and judgment. The most recent studies say the effect can last more than a day.
For something to be a legal drug in the U.S., you need to have dosing information. In that sense, marijuana will never be approved.