Though more than 20 states have legalized marijuana for medicinal uses, there’s still a lot scientists don’t know about it. “It’s actually quite amazing how little we really know about something that has been used for thousands of years,” says Sachin Patel of Vanderbilt University who studies cannabis. “We desperately need well-controlled unbiased large scale research studies into the efficacy of cannabis for treating disease states, which we have very little of right now. Without these studies we are basically flying blind with regard to medical marijuana in my opinion.”
Not being a user, I don’t much care, but I understand the need for more study. Some good questions.
so how much study was there about cigarettes and booze? oh yeah, none.
it can’t be easily studied when it’s a type I drug. nonsense circular argument.
Nonsense. Here’s one thing to know about it. The legality of marijuana was decided by an elitist in the American government at the behest of the alcohol purveyors. There is even evidence that this was promulgated as a racist tactic, since pot was perceived as the intoxicant from the other side of the tracks.
There is no reason for the US government to keep this a schedule 1 drug.
Phony science notwithstanding.