FDA, NIDA call for marijuana legislation to advance public health

Leaders from the FDA and the National Institute on Drug Abuse said during a recent House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing that there is a pressing need for federal laws that allow more research into marijuana, including research investigating the effects of different amounts of THC.
There are currently at least six bills in the U.S. House that have components that would decriminalize marijuana, remove it from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Schedule I list of agents — which are classified as agents that have a high potential for abuse (Read more...)

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