This study, sponsored by the State of California and conducted at the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, does precisely that, driving a stake into the heart of America’s continued war on marijuana users by calling the Schedule I placement simply “not accurate” and “not tenable.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358713/?tool=pubmed
Abstract
Recent
advances in understanding of the mode of action of tetrahydrocannabinol
and related cannabinoid in-gredients of marijuana, plus the
accumulating anecdotal reports on potential medical benefits have
spurred increasing re-search into possible medicinal uses of cannabis.
Recent clinical trials with smoked and vaporized marijuana, as well as
other botanical extracts indicate the likelihood that the cannabinoids
can be useful in the management of neuropathic pain, spasticity due to
multiple sclerosis, and possibly other indications. As with all
medications, benefits and risks need to be weighed in recommending
cannabis to patients. We present an algorithm that may be useful to
physicians in determining whether cannabis might be recommended as a
treatment in jurisdictions where such use is permitted.
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