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US: Marijuana is Not Medicine, Drug Czar Says

USGovInfo

Monday 24 Apr 2006

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Marijuana is Not Medicine, Drug Czar Says
Marijuana may make some people suffering the pain of chronic illness
"feel better," but it is not and never will be "medicine," says Drug
Czar John Walters, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

Commenting on a Food and Drug Administration statement that the FDA had
not approved smoked marijuana as a treatment for any condition or
disease indication, Walters stated, "Our national medical system relies
on proven scientific research, not popular opinion. To date, science and
research have not determined that smoking a crude plant is safe or
effective."

Walters accused pro-marijuana groups of preying on "the compassion of
Americans to promote their political agenda and bypass F.D.A.'s rigorous
standards which have safeguarded our medical supply for over 100 years."

"Smoking illegal drugs may make some people "feel better," said Walters.
"However, civilized societies and modern day medical practices
differentiate between inebriation and the safe, supervised delivery of
proven medicine by legitimate doctors."

 

 

 

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