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  • FDA Rejects Marijuana for Medical Uses

    04/21/2006 3:02:20 PM PDT · by LouAvul · 17 replies · 404+ views
    ap/yahoo ^ | 4/21/06 | lou keston
    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it does not support the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The FDA said in a statement that it and other agencies with the Health and Human Services Department had "concluded that no sound scientific studies supported medical use of marijuana for treatment in the United States, and no animal or human data supported the safety or efficacy of marijuana for general medical use." A number of states have passed legislation allowing marijuana use for medical purposes, but the FDA said, "These measures are inconsistent with efforts to ensure that...