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New Studies Destroy the Last Objection to Medical Marijuana
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panic_the_digital
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Mehm said:
The problem there is that you have to believe in the curative powers of something that is known to be detrimental to one's health. Not many people can do that. Besides, even though there has been no proven weed-cancer link, if a carcinogen wants to fuck up your DNA, it doesn't care what you believe.
StagnantReaction
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Uh, didn't Canada already figure this one out with Sativex?
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The chorus of voices advocating for the efficacy of medical cannabis just got louder – a lot louder. Former FDA Commissioner and Editor-in-Chief of Science, Dr. Don Kennedy, authored an editorial on medical cannabis in this week's edition of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) publication. With an estimated readership of over one million, Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world.
The AAAS concluded that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated its own guidelines regarding information quality when it rejected the petition filed by ASA challenging the agency’s position on medical cannabis. Dr. Kennedy’s article characterizes our conflict with HHS as “an important chapter in the relationship between law and science.” This editorial is a big victory for patients, doctors, and researchers seeking an end to the harmful federal policy.
Read what Dr. Kennedy’s editorial says to one million readers about our DQA petition and lawsuit:
"...Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a group advocating marijuana availability for severely ill patients needing pain or nausea relief, petitioned the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the DQA in 2004. They alleged that HHS made false statements in its publications and its Web site, in particular that marijuana 'has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.' ASA cited an Institute of Medicine study that acknowledged benefits from the use of marijuana and cannabinoid derivatives and referenced double-blind clinical trials demonstrating relief from pain and vomiting. HHS delayed a response for months beyond its own deadline, rejected the petition, and then rejected the appeal.
"ASA finally brought its case to federal court, asking it to substitute for the agency's false statement one that says, 'Adequate and well-recognized studies show the efficacy of marijuana in the treatment of nausea, loss of appetite, pain and spasticity.' Will the judge make HHS change, giving ASA the injunctive relief it seeks? We'll have to wait to see whether this case turns the tables on DQA, but it's already clear that HHS has violated its own DQA guidelines--going, you might say, one toke over the line.”
The DQA lawsuit is currently pending before U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup. The government's response to ASA's complaint is due May 25, 2007, and the court is likely to hear oral arguments in July or August. Our case is strong given solid evidence like the 1999 Institute of Medicine report on medical cannabis and recent studies proving the efficacy of cannabis beyond scientific doubt. For materials filed in the case to date, see ASA's DQA page.
The AAAS concluded that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated its own guidelines regarding information quality when it rejected the petition filed by ASA challenging the agency’s position on medical cannabis. Dr. Kennedy’s article characterizes our conflict with HHS as “an important chapter in the relationship between law and science.” This editorial is a big victory for patients, doctors, and researchers seeking an end to the harmful federal policy.
Read what Dr. Kennedy’s editorial says to one million readers about our DQA petition and lawsuit:
"...Americans for Safe Access (ASA), a group advocating marijuana availability for severely ill patients needing pain or nausea relief, petitioned the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the DQA in 2004. They alleged that HHS made false statements in its publications and its Web site, in particular that marijuana 'has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.' ASA cited an Institute of Medicine study that acknowledged benefits from the use of marijuana and cannabinoid derivatives and referenced double-blind clinical trials demonstrating relief from pain and vomiting. HHS delayed a response for months beyond its own deadline, rejected the petition, and then rejected the appeal.
"ASA finally brought its case to federal court, asking it to substitute for the agency's false statement one that says, 'Adequate and well-recognized studies show the efficacy of marijuana in the treatment of nausea, loss of appetite, pain and spasticity.' Will the judge make HHS change, giving ASA the injunctive relief it seeks? We'll have to wait to see whether this case turns the tables on DQA, but it's already clear that HHS has violated its own DQA guidelines--going, you might say, one toke over the line.”
The DQA lawsuit is currently pending before U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup. The government's response to ASA's complaint is due May 25, 2007, and the court is likely to hear oral arguments in July or August. Our case is strong given solid evidence like the 1999 Institute of Medicine report on medical cannabis and recent studies proving the efficacy of cannabis beyond scientific doubt. For materials filed in the case to date, see ASA's DQA page.
FractalStructure
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Perhaps that IS what George Bush would say =p
