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Medical Marijuana: The Conflict Between Scientific Evidence and Political Ideology. Part One of Two
Journal Of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 07/23/09

Cohen PJ – This article examines the legal, political, policy, and ethical problems raised by the recognition of medical marijuana by over one–fourth of our states although its use remains illegal under federal law. Although draconian punishment can be imposed for the “recreational” use of marijuana, the author will not address the contentious question of whether to legalize or decriminalize the use of marijuana solely for its psychotropic effects, a fascinating and important area of law and policy that is outside the scope of this paper. Instead, the specific focus of this article will be on the conflict between the development of policies based on evidence obtained through the use of scientific methods and those grounded on ideological and political considerations that have repeatedly entered the longstanding debate regarding the legal status of medical marijuana. The author will address a basic question: Should the approval of medical marijuana be governed by the same statute that applies to all other drugs or pharmaceutical agents, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), after the appropriate regulatory agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has evaluated its safety and efficacy?

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