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The FDA has proclaimed that there is no scientific support for the medicinal benefits of marijuana.(Brief article)

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The FDA has proclaimed that there is no scientific support for the medicinal benefits of marijuana. Yet the pronouncement appeared to be driven more by politics than by science. The FDA's statement conflicts with earlier studies, most notably one done in 1999 by the Institute of Medicine, a non-profit medical advisory group. And then there are experts such as Dr. Jerome Kassirer, a former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine who says of the FDA's ...

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