[LouAvul]

Recreation? No.

Medicine? Definitely.

[microgood]

Any statement made by the Federal Government involving marijuana should be ignored. They have been lying about it for 70 years and continue to lie about it today. They have zero credibility on the topic.

[Spirited]

Since their only allegiance is to Big Pharma who could expect anything else?

They are absolutley a detriment to health or well being in America.

[Getready]

I think the FDA statement mentioned that "smoked" marijuana
was not recommended by them. They made no mention about
injected or oral marijuana, or topically applied. The hazards of smoking any organic product are well known
with the production of too many well known carcinogens
during the burning process. Inhaling that garbage with
Marijuana ain't too smart...really....

It would be nice to see some definitive studies (triple blinded/placebo/appropriately statistically powered) come
out comparing marijuana (not just THC)which isn't
burned with placebo or other treatment modalities to put an end to the constant allegations of suppression of the wonder
drug.

[winston2]

(from article)Mirken responded, "There is abundant evidence that marijuana can help cancer patients, multiple sclerosis patients and AIDS patients. There is no scientific doubt that marijuana relieves nausea, vomiting, certain kinds of pain and other symptoms that don't respond well to conventional drugs, and does it more safely than other drugs.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Cannabis does have that anoying side effect of causing euphoria. We cannot have patients feeling any euphoria! /sarcasm

[Know your rights]

The statement contradicts a 1999 finding from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, which reported that "marijuana's active components are potentially effective in treating pain, nausea, the anorexia of AIDS wasting and other symptoms, and should be tested rigorously in clinical trials."

And, of course, the FDA stooge offered no evidence to contradict the Institute of Medicine.