There’s a (lack of) science behind medical marijuana. Meet the doctors working to change that.
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How One Boy’s Fight With Epilepsy Led To The First Marijuana-Derived Pharmaceutical
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/06/632469743/how-one-familys-fight-with-epilepsy-led-to-the-first-marijuana-based-pharmaceuti
“CBD — which doesn’t cause the mind-altering high that comes from THC, the primary psychoactive component of marijuana — was hard to study, because of tight restrictions on using cannabis in research.”
Inside the tightly controlled world of Schedule 1 drug research
https://whyy.org/segments/inside-the-tightly-controlled-world-of-schedule-1-drug-research/
“Nearly half of U.S. states have legalized the drug specifically for medical uses, yet according to the FDA, there are no medical uses for cannabis.”
Medical marijuana: Medical necessity versus political agenda
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628147/
“However, recent studies have shown that medical marijuana is effective in controlling chronic non-cancer pain, alleviating nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy, treating wasting syndrome associated with AIDS, and controlling muscle spasms due to multiple sclerosis.”
In full disclosure, the three experts we spoke to are in active clinical trials with pharmaceutical companies:
Dr. Shaun Hussain/Insys Therapeutics & GW Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Fatta Nahab/Tilray
Dr. Margaret Haney/Tilray
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