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In reply to the discussion: Marijuana Compounds Can Kill Some Cancer Cells: Study [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)the reality is that cannabinoid medicine will come from regular pharmaceutical channels. This is already happening, in fact.
Yesterday, as well, the FDA announced approval for a study for the treatment of a particularly devastating form of epilepsy for which there are no current medications that help many people who suffer from this.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/11701420
FDA Approves Investigational Trials Assessing Cannabidiol for Pediatric Epilepsy
Gupta's recent report on CNN seems to be having positive effects on the govt's previous intransigence regarding cannabis medicine studies since he highlighted the stories of children who went from non-functional to few or no seizures.
In the past, without wide media exposure, such studies were often left unapproved because of claim that cannabis has no medical value.
This claim has been thoroughly debunked and it's time for Congress to stop pretending the current drug schedule is anything more than a knee-jerk reaction to standard stoner stereotypes.
There's a whole other world out there that has nothing to do with Cheech and Chong.