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[9] [a] It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the medical utility of cannabis and barriers that exist to conducting research, and requires the Attorney General to conduct an annual review to ensure that cannabis is being adequately produced for research purposes.
The DEA publication Exposing the Myth of Smoked Medical Marijuana interpreted the IOM's statement, "While we see a future in the development of chemically defined cannabinoid drugs, we see little future in smoked marijuana as a medicine," as meaning that smoking cannabis is not recommended for the treatment of any disease condition. [52]
The members of the FDA’s Controlled Substance Staff write in the documents that the agency recommends rescheduling marijuana because it meets three criteria: a lower potential for abuse than ...
May contain protections for state medical cannabis programs and other limits on federal prohibition, funding for CBD regulation. [176] May contain Blumenauer-Mcclintock-Norton-Lee amendment recognizing state adult use laws, taking away funding for federal law enforcement activities against them for the lifetime of the appropriations. [177] [178]
The FDA has thus not approved CBD for any other medical use; however, the 2018 farm bill legalized CBD extracted from hemp (less than 0.3% THC) at the federal level. [197] The legality of CBD products also varies by state, and in some jurisdictions prohibition is not strictly enforced.
Medical marijuana can be sold only within a licensed, enclosed building or secure structure. Dispensaries will be allowed to operate only within the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The earliest systematic studies of physiological effects of cannabis-derived chemical were conducted in the 1920's (see Fig. The number of publications about marijuana/cannabis). The level or research activity in this area remained relatively low and constant until 1966, when a 10-fold increase in publication activity occurred within 10 years.
Largely enacted through statewide citizens’ referenda, recreational marijuana has been legalized in 24 states, while 38 states have voted to allow at least medical marijuana.