Abstract
At the beginning of this article, a basic question was posited: Should the approval or disapproval of medical marijuana as a legitimate therapeutic agent be governed by the same statute (and philosophy) that applies to all other new drugs or pharmaceutical agents, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and should the drug be evaluated by the appropriate regulatory agency, the Food and Drug Administration, for its safety and efficacy as demonstrated by "evidence consisting of adequate and well-controlled investigations, including clinical investigations, by experts qualified by scientific training and experience"? If not, should medical marijuana be exempt from scientific review and either be forbidden by the Congress or legitimatized by a vote of the people?
Recommended Citation
Cohen, Peter J.
(2009)
"Medical Marijuana: The Conflict Between Scientific Evidence and Political Ideology,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2009:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2009/iss1/3