Scientists Say Marijuana Research Blocked

[Whoa_Nelly]

Scientists Say Marijuana Research Blocked


Scientists Accuse Government Accused of Blocking Legitimate Medical Marijuana Research

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON July 20, 2004 — The government is violating federal law by obstructing medical marijuana research, scientists contend in lawsuits seeking faster action on applications to grow the drug.

In lawsuits to be filed Wednesday, researchers assert that Washington is refusing to act on legitimate research projects and delaying studies that could lead to marijuana's use as a prescription drug.

"There is an urgent need for an alternative supply of marijuana for medical research," said Lyle Craker, director of the Medicinal Plant Program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the main force behind the lawsuits.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the Health and Human Services Department, "maintains a monopoly on research marijuana. Many researchers believe that NIDA's monopoly is an obstacle to getting needed studies done on a timely basis," Craker said in a statement.

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[HawkerHurricane]

1. Bah.

They've been doing this for years. You want to do research on how pot causes cancer, destroys brain cells, and makes you sterile? You get as much as you need.

Want to do research on how it eases nausea and pain in chemo patients? Nope, you don't need any.

[wakfs]

3. I can personally attest to pot's medicinal value

I am in fact a cancer patient this summer, and marijuana does indeed help. It increased my appetite at a time when I wasn't eating due to changes in the way food tasted and I was losing weight at a dangerous rate. It helps take the edge off generalized physicial discomfort due to chemotherapy and definitely fights off depression.

This stuff works, no doubt about it. Why it's even illegal is beyond me.

By the way, I'm doing well.

[Kolesar]

4. Best of health

Thanks for sharing that. I don't know anybody personally who has used the herb for that purpose. I'm delighted to hear you are doing well.

[WarNoMore]

5. I can attest that it really was a godsend

during chemo. I'm doing fine now too.

[steely]

2. Wotsa "Volcano Vaporizer"?

Is it anything like the old Isomerizer? (blast from da past)

Why, this is an Outrage!....
Hey, is NIDA hiring?....
Is that the place next to the cookie factory?....

well, gotta go conduct some research...;-)

Man is this article loaded.

[tom_paine]

6. There IS NO LAW in Imperial Amerika! At least not for the Imperial Family

So this makes perfect sense.

The ONLY laws remaining at that level is the Will of the Emperor.

Oh sure, we still go through the motions, like Imperiasl Rome, of obey the laws of the Old Republic.

But they are a joke. A pathetic JOKE!

And Free Americans and the Free World all know this, as we used to know it about the Soviets.

[iam]

7. Seasick?

I'll tell you what, Mari-ja-hoobie is the best anti nauseant in the world. If you are on a ship, it'll lick seasickness immediately.