Difficult question. On one hand, which entity has the resources to do the research but on the other hand, which entity is likely to do the most objective research ?
(One other potential choice to conduct these studies: Colleges.)
Arnie
4 years ago
Not the federal government!
Combination of state and private enterprise would be better. State governments would likely direct such research to their university medical schools, (not the poli-sci dept.) No doubt, pharmaceutical companies would be eager to do their own research, but private sector should include research clinics like Mayo, and others, also.
Medical application research only, no recreational legalization. Use lab rats. If someone can find and validate safe medical uses minus the neurotic side effects, fine.
The Freezing Senior
4 years ago
THIS MATTER HAS ALREADY BEEN SETTLED . . .
That being accredited researchers from established medical institutes.
A quick search of the interweb will reveal this.
Another Friday, another low I.Q. AMAC poll.
GBA/KAG #TRUMP2020 – Deus Vult !
Jerome Simons
4 years ago
Marijuana has been proven to cause fewer health issues than alcohol and have many more health benefits. The only reason the Feds won’t legallize it is because they CANNOT control it like they can alcohol. If you want to level the playing field, then make alcohol illegal. Ooops, alredy tried that and it FAILED.
Bridget H Shaw
4 years ago
I guess it doesn’t really matter who does the research. Bottom line, can we trust what the say.
Shelley Gibbeny
4 years ago
God gave us this marijuana for medicinal purposes this isn’t like going out and partying with alcohol and cocaine and manufactured drugs this is a god-given plant that grows naturally has such healing qualities and does not hurt anyone we need to investigate we need to give people health help that really works not big Pharma death pills
Rod Shirk
4 years ago
When reviewing the medical use of marijuana, why wasn’t a non-profit medical review board an option?
Gary
4 years ago
Definitely NOT the feds. I’m torn between the state’s and the private since both can be crooked as hell.
Ed Kupper
4 years ago
This is real stupid. There has been reams or data from studies for decades. Cut the crap and legalize pot and move on.
John
4 years ago
Medical marijuana ingredients have benefits. Not all the ingredients however. The over usage of marijuana has several negative health effects, especially with the brain function that are permanent. Another point to consider is the severe damage to the lungs, equal if not greater than cigarettes. Marijuana should be a controlled substance and obtained only through prescription and only for specific diseases. Not for every person with anxiety.
TomB
4 years ago
We have drugs and medical procedures for just about every ailment and condition. Marijuana is a recreational drug, it gets your head “bad”. Any attempt to link it to medical benefits is simply a path to eventual recreational availability. Since marijuana has been linked to financial profitability (including the stock market), it won’t matter who does the “study” it will become medically legal and shortly thereafter, legal for recreational use. And, anyone who uses marijuana, medical or otherwise, does not perform to their highest ability. Legalization will bring with it a whole new set of laws, rules, checks, and regulations, from the Feds all the way down the chain to towns, villages and businesses. Just think of the effects on pilots, bus drivers, truck drivers, crane operators and so on. No wait, better not.
Ededed
4 years ago
It should be a partnership between the FDA and the private sector to make certain nothing is being swept under the rug regarding long term side effects. Don’t trust either group on their own to get to the truth.
Leave it to the feds and a bunch of former pot heads will just legalize it for kicks and kickbacks. Leave it to the private sector and they will just try to make a quick buck now, and then again when the side effects are discovered, they will try to make billions in litigation later. Can see the irritating commercials in my head as I write this.
Ededed
4 years ago
The research needs to be done as radio commercials are already out there pushing CBD from hemp (not marijuana)., but even they are admitting the knowledge needed to justify the use of CBD is light. We don’t need another method for people to legally get high when perhaps, just perhaps, it was a component part of hemp/marijuana that has the actual medicinal benefits. No matter what, the research needs to be done and regulations need to be developed or we will just end up with another health crisis like we are now seeing with the vaping industry. We just need it funded big and long and overseen by the feds to make certain legitimate side effects are reported now, not by ambulance chasing lawyers.
Jim H
4 years ago
None of the above. They are all crooks (“follow the money”) and can’t believe anything they say. Make it legal and let the populace decide on their own.
Johnson
4 years ago
For those who would like additional information: Alex Berenson-Tell Your Children About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence-form Imprimis, Jan 2019 Vol. 48. Advocates will will rail that its is benign, but that’s not accurate and this day and age finding unbiased, trustworthy information is questionable due to the increasing frequency that the standard operating procedure is ” the end justifies the means!
Teeva
4 years ago
In the case of Big Pharma, always follow the money. George Soros has been the #1 force behind legalizing ‘medical’ marijuana. Friends report excellent results in pain control, and there may be a connection to some disease treatment, but we do not want to become a Stoner Nation.
Danna
4 years ago
This should have been legalized a long time ago. I think alcohol should not be legal. I have lost 17 friends and family members to this horrible product. If my late husband had not of had marijuana to smoke (yes it was done illegally) the pain he was in from a terrible back injury and his later diagnosis with terminal cancer would have driven him mad. No drugs the doctors gave him helped touch his pain bUT the marijuana did. If you never used it don’t pass judgement. I bet you accept alcohol though don’t you?
Bryan
4 years ago
Hey man, Cheech and Chong has already done the research. That’s some good s$it man. Put it on the shelf next to the baby aspirin man.
Ernest Stone
4 years ago
The Feds will exploit this and make it cost 20x what it should. Let privately held company do it and pass the research cost on to the consumers
J. FARLEY
4 years ago
JUST WHAT WE NEED MORE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET HIGH, SO THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT BIG BROTHER GOVERNMENT IS DOING, O’WELL I WILL STAY DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE , AND KEEP FIGHTING
Julie
4 years ago
Pick up just about any prescription or think about undergoing any procedure and read the list of possible side effects. Who wants to risk any of that? Medical marijuana is a great alternative over traditional medicine and should be an option for anyone choosing to use it. Who to do the research though….is there anyone we can really trust?
Bruce Stevenson
4 years ago
Research has already been ongoing for years and the benefits for those with chronic pain, cancer treatment and other serious conditions have been proven beneficial where pharmaceutical treatments have failed. This is not for the general public. Study results from our present government have proven untrustworthy and can change with the wind.
Bryan
4 years ago
Dave’s not here!
Patricia McNaught Foster
4 years ago
I worry that if big pharma gets a hold of medical pot they will turn it into a poison and make it more expensive than it already is.
Mark
4 years ago
The federal government? The government is corrupt and is incapable of conducting any credible research. Like the “Fake News” media, the federal government cannot be trusted.
Frank Celebre
4 years ago
All these politicians that hate Trump cannot except the fact that he beat Hillary Clinton who should be serving time in a federal prison. And addition there are multimillionaires I have no idea how to relate to the general public
Mark
4 years ago
States that have already passed laws that if you use medicinal or recreational marijuana you then loose your right to own a gun. So keep smoking crap and your constitutional rights will be removed one by one.
Sandra
4 years ago
Don’t think there could be an unbiased study.
Ishabel
4 years ago
Regardless, once the gene is let out of the bottle, it grows and never to return. It is absolutely irresponsible to ever consider medical benefits of mind-altering drugs. As the term – “drinking responsibly” is an oxy-moron, the human conditions prefers what it wants never considering the ramifications and collateral damage.
Skip B
4 years ago
CDC is under the Feds, and generally can be trusted, but it would also be nice to get an unbiased, independent group to confirm or dispute the CDC.
Gale
4 years ago
Federal government has a patent on marijuana and developed Marinol years ago and and eye drop..FDA has been researching marijuana ever since and has found many uses for it but big pharmaceutical wouldn’t make money on medications that people actually don’t need to take… They should never have included marijuana in with opium… Marijuana has been used and found with mummies 3000 years old.. Even they knew of the medicinal use of marijuana..We should have the option to use marijuana or pharmaceutical medicine..It should be legal in all 50 states and we should have a choice to use it or not..
Joann M Longton
4 years ago
I am a nurse. I am also a Christian. I have seen the devastating effects of illegal abuse of drugs–usually all start off drinking alcohol, then smoke marijuana then if they progress, they go on to harder drugs from there. Marijuana is therefore truly what it is called–a Gateway drug. It is a very slippery slope, as once people use it, they begin to think other illegal drugs may not be as bad also-and they are more inclined to ‘try’ them–and get hooked. As a nurse, I have also seen some benefits for pain use when it is given in pill form to people with chronic pain as in Multiple Sclerosis. My patient that uses it in this way is also a Christian and does not abuse it–and she reports good effect on her pain. God did indeed give us the leaves and herbs for healing. However, we do not currently have the wisdom of Adam due to the Fall –and therefore must be very circumspect in our use of these products ; being careful they are not abused in any way. So I agree if done properly –such as in pill form like other medications, and in SMALL quantities, this drug can be used in a beneficial way. However, there are powerful, wealthy forces in the nation who want to push this drug on the people and make it a widely used drug of choice–for their own profit. Because of that I say that The FDA working with a NON-profit researcher should work together to develop a SAFE use product of this drug for pain use in pill form. However they must agree to be help liable financially if what they produce is habit forming in anyway. I do NOT advocate the use of marijuana in smoke form at ALL–as others near by are then exposed to the smoke and its effects. ONLY in pill form–and ONLY when carefully controlled. The companies controlling the drug need to be open to on the spot unannounced audits of their books as well to be sure they are not accepting payouts to sell the drug for any purpose other than it has been created. George Soros has been known to be pushing for legallzed medical marijuana use–and his money must NOT be allowed to sway the decisions and controls put on this drug for safety reasons—Nor anyone elses’ lobbying or money. This is a dangerous path. One need only look to the Opium Wars in China & the massive famine and nation-wide drug use that followed to see how dangerous it can be to a nation to have people profiting off of selling drugs and pushing drugs upon a populace. (If you do not know the history, please read about it—the East India Company of Britain was shipping boat loads of opium to China and getting a massive amount of the populace hooked on drugs–farmers were unable to work etc and millions died. One of the reasons China has remained so closed is they learned not to trust the West)….Drugs must be STRICTLY controlled at all times to protect not only the people, but the entire NATION, for that reason. I would say a combination of the Mayo Clinic and the FDA working together doing research (each one watching and monitoring the other –and to be held responsible financially if they do not properly report any abuses or kickbacks they may see) is the best kind of way to have the research done. And ONLY people with a documented history of massive, chronic pain should be used in the tests..
Bryan
4 years ago
Forget the medical research part and just legalize it. Use it and develop it as necessary for over the shelf self medication and recreation.
Marijuana is as old as man. What the heck do you think Noah had in his sickbay and wardroom?
Bill
4 years ago
I voted for no researh, however, only because of the 4 choices we had. Any research should be done by the AMA, including doctors who are familiar with the benefits and perils of improving medical marijuana.
Janice
4 years ago
I favor the use of real medical marijuana, i.e. CBD. It has been shown to reduce pain and sometimes takes it away for days at a time. You don’t smoke it, it is an oil. It does not have the THC that the smoking stuff has, and is not habit forming. In some cases, it takes away the need for opioids, which can we know are harmful. I voted that the Feds need to be in charge, as some states have legalized it, but it is not legal in others, or for federal laws. This causes confusion. I am against the legalization of non-medical pot.
Annie
4 years ago
I’m in favor of legalization of recreational marijuana. Why is one of the options in the poll so anti legalization with no pro legalization option
Denise T
4 years ago
I live in a state and work in another where recreational use is legal. While tobacco and vaping are targeted for negative health effects, marijuana is given a total pass. The hypocrisy is startling, and the only reason I can think of is revenue. Taking any burning materials into the lungs is not healthy, and there is a plethora of peer reviewed research about the effects of marijuana on developing brains. And youth are getting their hands on it– I cannot walk through the park next to my work after 3:15 without being overwhlemed by the smell. And Portland cops just look the other way– their hands are tied by the ‘progressive’ county leaders who direct their activities. But to add perspective, the police cant even do anything about the countless heroin and meth addicts camping and sleeping on the sidewalks either.
Gloria P. Sterling
4 years ago
Why would anyone want the “feds” to research anything? They just “mess up” anything and everything of which they undertake.
Bob Dunning
4 years ago
There is no reason to to use marijuana. CBD oil is completely safe and eliminates the effects of THC.
Steve
4 years ago
Weed should be legalized period.
Ron N
4 years ago
The research into medical uses of marijuana has nothing to do with smoking or “getting high”. There are many cannabinoids, very few of which can get you “high”, and there have been many outstanding therapeutic and other health benefits from the few that have been studied. Now that the federal prohibition on Hemp has been removed, research can proceed without the stigma of “marijuana”; the only remaining hurdle is state law, and the states that have legalized marijuana should have no problem with this research.
By default, the FDA will regulate these discoveries, and we know how corrupt they are, allowing dangerous drugs to be released and preventing “natural” (i.e., non-patentable) ones from being advertised.
State control would be no better, and there is no way to be sure that a private institute wouldn’t be profit-driven.
Maybe the Constitution could give us an example of how to avoid corruption: have three independent bodies (independent from each other and any governmental entity) that deal with this issue, each with checks and balances over the other two. They would have to be very open, so that they couldn’t secretly collaborate, including how they and their personnel would be funded, so that the desire for wealth and power would not be able to destroy their function.
Doug Boone
4 years ago
If a person takes a really low dose of hydrocodone, one pill daily, you CANNOT leave your state for more than 30 days – Has to be filled at the same Rx. Thanks to our fed elected officials we can not take a 45 day camping trip! If you have not Experienced chronic pain then please take the time to learn about it. IF A PERSON HAS chronic pain, they will not get “high”. We are now consumed with people controlling the Rx pain drugs while methamphetamine is rampant and must be made from chemicals manufactured in a sophisticated plant. THAT we could handle by not allowing pseudoephedrine on the market… crickets!
David
4 years ago
I can tell you that here in Colorado where we have medical and recreational use has caused all kinds of unintentional problems. Employers can’t find workers. There have been more traffic fatalities as well as deaths form overdoses. These things don’t get much media. It has also brought in organized crime and gang activity. Keep it illegal at least we have a chance to stop the abuse.
George WEISSENBERGER
4 years ago
The whole situation around marijuana is another politicians move to tax citizens (steel from) and pad their own pockets and gain votes from yet another special interest group. Doing an disservice to the general public is a common result of poor representation. Who wants a pot head doctor, refinery worker, ambulance driver, or pilot. Leave that activity to the back yard flower pots.
Ron Smith
4 years ago
I’ve never used any illegal Drugs Before. Oklahoma passed new laws for medical marijuana. I started using it under doctor supervision I lost 40 pounds change my diet also to a vegan diet I got off of my cholesterol medication lowered my type two diabetes medication. I’m off marijuana now I don’t like the side effects. But it does have an important Medicinal value In my opinion.
F Leone
4 years ago
I do NOT believe it is a CURE ALL WONDER DRUG that can treat everything. thats pure hype.. It may have some benefits in certain cases and health issues. again SOME.For thsat reason it should be looked into and made available without all kinds of red tape. i dont think any group is doing a great job overseeing any of the prescription drugs adequately. Pot is a drug. The same way alcohol is. Their should be laws specifically against STONED drivers as their are for drunk drivers. their must be safeguards in place that MEDICINAL doesnt warp into recreational. drugs are BAD! its that simple.
Dave Gorjup
4 years ago
Like most issues not specifically designated as a responsibility of the Federal Government by the Constitution, this issue should derive to the states. Period.
Bobo the Clown
4 years ago
Chick-fil-A should do the research. Their recent change of ethics proves they are high!
Melanie Clark
4 years ago
I did not vote in this poll because I am leery of the term “medical marijuana.” It calls to mind a hippie smoking a joint.
I use CBD oil made from hemp. There is no medical benefit in the THC component.
Ron
4 years ago
Whom ever does the study must be monitored so that it doesn’t get to be one sided. Or other words be a real study & the bounds should be established before they begin!
Difficult question. On one hand, which entity has the resources to do the research but on the other hand, which entity is likely to do the most objective research ?
(One other potential choice to conduct these studies: Colleges.)
Not the federal government!
Combination of state and private enterprise would be better. State governments would likely direct such research to their university medical schools, (not the poli-sci dept.) No doubt, pharmaceutical companies would be eager to do their own research, but private sector should include research clinics like Mayo, and others, also.
Medical application research only, no recreational legalization. Use lab rats. If someone can find and validate safe medical uses minus the neurotic side effects, fine.
THIS MATTER HAS ALREADY BEEN SETTLED . . .
That being accredited researchers from established medical institutes.
A quick search of the interweb will reveal this.
Another Friday, another low I.Q. AMAC poll.
GBA/KAG #TRUMP2020 – Deus Vult !
Marijuana has been proven to cause fewer health issues than alcohol and have many more health benefits. The only reason the Feds won’t legallize it is because they CANNOT control it like they can alcohol. If you want to level the playing field, then make alcohol illegal. Ooops, alredy tried that and it FAILED.
I guess it doesn’t really matter who does the research. Bottom line, can we trust what the say.
God gave us this marijuana for medicinal purposes this isn’t like going out and partying with alcohol and cocaine and manufactured drugs this is a god-given plant that grows naturally has such healing qualities and does not hurt anyone we need to investigate we need to give people health help that really works not big Pharma death pills
When reviewing the medical use of marijuana, why wasn’t a non-profit medical review board an option?
Definitely NOT the feds. I’m torn between the state’s and the private since both can be crooked as hell.
This is real stupid. There has been reams or data from studies for decades. Cut the crap and legalize pot and move on.
Medical marijuana ingredients have benefits. Not all the ingredients however. The over usage of marijuana has several negative health effects, especially with the brain function that are permanent. Another point to consider is the severe damage to the lungs, equal if not greater than cigarettes. Marijuana should be a controlled substance and obtained only through prescription and only for specific diseases. Not for every person with anxiety.
We have drugs and medical procedures for just about every ailment and condition. Marijuana is a recreational drug, it gets your head “bad”. Any attempt to link it to medical benefits is simply a path to eventual recreational availability. Since marijuana has been linked to financial profitability (including the stock market), it won’t matter who does the “study” it will become medically legal and shortly thereafter, legal for recreational use. And, anyone who uses marijuana, medical or otherwise, does not perform to their highest ability. Legalization will bring with it a whole new set of laws, rules, checks, and regulations, from the Feds all the way down the chain to towns, villages and businesses. Just think of the effects on pilots, bus drivers, truck drivers, crane operators and so on. No wait, better not.
It should be a partnership between the FDA and the private sector to make certain nothing is being swept under the rug regarding long term side effects. Don’t trust either group on their own to get to the truth.
Leave it to the feds and a bunch of former pot heads will just legalize it for kicks and kickbacks. Leave it to the private sector and they will just try to make a quick buck now, and then again when the side effects are discovered, they will try to make billions in litigation later. Can see the irritating commercials in my head as I write this.
The research needs to be done as radio commercials are already out there pushing CBD from hemp (not marijuana)., but even they are admitting the knowledge needed to justify the use of CBD is light. We don’t need another method for people to legally get high when perhaps, just perhaps, it was a component part of hemp/marijuana that has the actual medicinal benefits. No matter what, the research needs to be done and regulations need to be developed or we will just end up with another health crisis like we are now seeing with the vaping industry. We just need it funded big and long and overseen by the feds to make certain legitimate side effects are reported now, not by ambulance chasing lawyers.
None of the above. They are all crooks (“follow the money”) and can’t believe anything they say. Make it legal and let the populace decide on their own.
For those who would like additional information: Alex Berenson-Tell Your Children About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence-form Imprimis, Jan 2019 Vol. 48. Advocates will will rail that its is benign, but that’s not accurate and this day and age finding unbiased, trustworthy information is questionable due to the increasing frequency that the standard operating procedure is ” the end justifies the means!
In the case of Big Pharma, always follow the money. George Soros has been the #1 force behind legalizing ‘medical’ marijuana. Friends report excellent results in pain control, and there may be a connection to some disease treatment, but we do not want to become a Stoner Nation.
This should have been legalized a long time ago. I think alcohol should not be legal. I have lost 17 friends and family members to this horrible product. If my late husband had not of had marijuana to smoke (yes it was done illegally) the pain he was in from a terrible back injury and his later diagnosis with terminal cancer would have driven him mad. No drugs the doctors gave him helped touch his pain bUT the marijuana did. If you never used it don’t pass judgement. I bet you accept alcohol though don’t you?
Hey man, Cheech and Chong has already done the research. That’s some good s$it man. Put it on the shelf next to the baby aspirin man.
The Feds will exploit this and make it cost 20x what it should. Let privately held company do it and pass the research cost on to the consumers
JUST WHAT WE NEED MORE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET HIGH, SO THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT BIG BROTHER GOVERNMENT IS DOING, O’WELL I WILL STAY DRUG AND ALCOHOL FREE , AND KEEP FIGHTING
Pick up just about any prescription or think about undergoing any procedure and read the list of possible side effects. Who wants to risk any of that? Medical marijuana is a great alternative over traditional medicine and should be an option for anyone choosing to use it. Who to do the research though….is there anyone we can really trust?
Research has already been ongoing for years and the benefits for those with chronic pain, cancer treatment and other serious conditions have been proven beneficial where pharmaceutical treatments have failed. This is not for the general public. Study results from our present government have proven untrustworthy and can change with the wind.
Dave’s not here!
I worry that if big pharma gets a hold of medical pot they will turn it into a poison and make it more expensive than it already is.
The federal government? The government is corrupt and is incapable of conducting any credible research. Like the “Fake News” media, the federal government cannot be trusted.
All these politicians that hate Trump cannot except the fact that he beat Hillary Clinton who should be serving time in a federal prison. And addition there are multimillionaires I have no idea how to relate to the general public
States that have already passed laws that if you use medicinal or recreational marijuana you then loose your right to own a gun. So keep smoking crap and your constitutional rights will be removed one by one.
Don’t think there could be an unbiased study.
Regardless, once the gene is let out of the bottle, it grows and never to return. It is absolutely irresponsible to ever consider medical benefits of mind-altering drugs. As the term – “drinking responsibly” is an oxy-moron, the human conditions prefers what it wants never considering the ramifications and collateral damage.
CDC is under the Feds, and generally can be trusted, but it would also be nice to get an unbiased, independent group to confirm or dispute the CDC.
Federal government has a patent on marijuana and developed Marinol years ago and and eye drop..FDA has been researching marijuana ever since and has found many uses for it but big pharmaceutical wouldn’t make money on medications that people actually don’t need to take… They should never have included marijuana in with opium… Marijuana has been used and found with mummies 3000 years old.. Even they knew of the medicinal use of marijuana..We should have the option to use marijuana or pharmaceutical medicine..It should be legal in all 50 states and we should have a choice to use it or not..
I am a nurse. I am also a Christian. I have seen the devastating effects of illegal abuse of drugs–usually all start off drinking alcohol, then smoke marijuana then if they progress, they go on to harder drugs from there. Marijuana is therefore truly what it is called–a Gateway drug. It is a very slippery slope, as once people use it, they begin to think other illegal drugs may not be as bad also-and they are more inclined to ‘try’ them–and get hooked. As a nurse, I have also seen some benefits for pain use when it is given in pill form to people with chronic pain as in Multiple Sclerosis. My patient that uses it in this way is also a Christian and does not abuse it–and she reports good effect on her pain. God did indeed give us the leaves and herbs for healing. However, we do not currently have the wisdom of Adam due to the Fall –and therefore must be very circumspect in our use of these products ; being careful they are not abused in any way. So I agree if done properly –such as in pill form like other medications, and in SMALL quantities, this drug can be used in a beneficial way. However, there are powerful, wealthy forces in the nation who want to push this drug on the people and make it a widely used drug of choice–for their own profit. Because of that I say that The FDA working with a NON-profit researcher should work together to develop a SAFE use product of this drug for pain use in pill form. However they must agree to be help liable financially if what they produce is habit forming in anyway. I do NOT advocate the use of marijuana in smoke form at ALL–as others near by are then exposed to the smoke and its effects. ONLY in pill form–and ONLY when carefully controlled. The companies controlling the drug need to be open to on the spot unannounced audits of their books as well to be sure they are not accepting payouts to sell the drug for any purpose other than it has been created. George Soros has been known to be pushing for legallzed medical marijuana use–and his money must NOT be allowed to sway the decisions and controls put on this drug for safety reasons—Nor anyone elses’ lobbying or money. This is a dangerous path. One need only look to the Opium Wars in China & the massive famine and nation-wide drug use that followed to see how dangerous it can be to a nation to have people profiting off of selling drugs and pushing drugs upon a populace. (If you do not know the history, please read about it—the East India Company of Britain was shipping boat loads of opium to China and getting a massive amount of the populace hooked on drugs–farmers were unable to work etc and millions died. One of the reasons China has remained so closed is they learned not to trust the West)….Drugs must be STRICTLY controlled at all times to protect not only the people, but the entire NATION, for that reason. I would say a combination of the Mayo Clinic and the FDA working together doing research (each one watching and monitoring the other –and to be held responsible financially if they do not properly report any abuses or kickbacks they may see) is the best kind of way to have the research done. And ONLY people with a documented history of massive, chronic pain should be used in the tests..
Forget the medical research part and just legalize it. Use it and develop it as necessary for over the shelf self medication and recreation.
Marijuana is as old as man. What the heck do you think Noah had in his sickbay and wardroom?
I voted for no researh, however, only because of the 4 choices we had. Any research should be done by the AMA, including doctors who are familiar with the benefits and perils of improving medical marijuana.
I favor the use of real medical marijuana, i.e. CBD. It has been shown to reduce pain and sometimes takes it away for days at a time. You don’t smoke it, it is an oil. It does not have the THC that the smoking stuff has, and is not habit forming. In some cases, it takes away the need for opioids, which can we know are harmful. I voted that the Feds need to be in charge, as some states have legalized it, but it is not legal in others, or for federal laws. This causes confusion. I am against the legalization of non-medical pot.
I’m in favor of legalization of recreational marijuana. Why is one of the options in the poll so anti legalization with no pro legalization option
I live in a state and work in another where recreational use is legal. While tobacco and vaping are targeted for negative health effects, marijuana is given a total pass. The hypocrisy is startling, and the only reason I can think of is revenue. Taking any burning materials into the lungs is not healthy, and there is a plethora of peer reviewed research about the effects of marijuana on developing brains. And youth are getting their hands on it– I cannot walk through the park next to my work after 3:15 without being overwhlemed by the smell. And Portland cops just look the other way– their hands are tied by the ‘progressive’ county leaders who direct their activities. But to add perspective, the police cant even do anything about the countless heroin and meth addicts camping and sleeping on the sidewalks either.
Why would anyone want the “feds” to research anything? They just “mess up” anything and everything of which they undertake.
There is no reason to to use marijuana. CBD oil is completely safe and eliminates the effects of THC.
Weed should be legalized period.
The research into medical uses of marijuana has nothing to do with smoking or “getting high”. There are many cannabinoids, very few of which can get you “high”, and there have been many outstanding therapeutic and other health benefits from the few that have been studied. Now that the federal prohibition on Hemp has been removed, research can proceed without the stigma of “marijuana”; the only remaining hurdle is state law, and the states that have legalized marijuana should have no problem with this research.
By default, the FDA will regulate these discoveries, and we know how corrupt they are, allowing dangerous drugs to be released and preventing “natural” (i.e., non-patentable) ones from being advertised.
State control would be no better, and there is no way to be sure that a private institute wouldn’t be profit-driven.
Maybe the Constitution could give us an example of how to avoid corruption: have three independent bodies (independent from each other and any governmental entity) that deal with this issue, each with checks and balances over the other two. They would have to be very open, so that they couldn’t secretly collaborate, including how they and their personnel would be funded, so that the desire for wealth and power would not be able to destroy their function.
If a person takes a really low dose of hydrocodone, one pill daily, you CANNOT leave your state for more than 30 days – Has to be filled at the same Rx. Thanks to our fed elected officials we can not take a 45 day camping trip! If you have not Experienced chronic pain then please take the time to learn about it. IF A PERSON HAS chronic pain, they will not get “high”. We are now consumed with people controlling the Rx pain drugs while methamphetamine is rampant and must be made from chemicals manufactured in a sophisticated plant. THAT we could handle by not allowing pseudoephedrine on the market… crickets!
I can tell you that here in Colorado where we have medical and recreational use has caused all kinds of unintentional problems. Employers can’t find workers. There have been more traffic fatalities as well as deaths form overdoses. These things don’t get much media. It has also brought in organized crime and gang activity. Keep it illegal at least we have a chance to stop the abuse.
The whole situation around marijuana is another politicians move to tax citizens (steel from) and pad their own pockets and gain votes from yet another special interest group. Doing an disservice to the general public is a common result of poor representation. Who wants a pot head doctor, refinery worker, ambulance driver, or pilot. Leave that activity to the back yard flower pots.
I’ve never used any illegal Drugs Before. Oklahoma passed new laws for medical marijuana. I started using it under doctor supervision I lost 40 pounds change my diet also to a vegan diet I got off of my cholesterol medication lowered my type two diabetes medication. I’m off marijuana now I don’t like the side effects. But it does have an important Medicinal value In my opinion.
I do NOT believe it is a CURE ALL WONDER DRUG that can treat everything. thats pure hype.. It may have some benefits in certain cases and health issues. again SOME.For thsat reason it should be looked into and made available without all kinds of red tape. i dont think any group is doing a great job overseeing any of the prescription drugs adequately. Pot is a drug. The same way alcohol is. Their should be laws specifically against STONED drivers as their are for drunk drivers. their must be safeguards in place that MEDICINAL doesnt warp into recreational. drugs are BAD! its that simple.
Like most issues not specifically designated as a responsibility of the Federal Government by the Constitution, this issue should derive to the states. Period.
Chick-fil-A should do the research. Their recent change of ethics proves they are high!
I did not vote in this poll because I am leery of the term “medical marijuana.” It calls to mind a hippie smoking a joint.
I use CBD oil made from hemp. There is no medical benefit in the THC component.
Whom ever does the study must be monitored so that it doesn’t get to be one sided. Or other words be a real study & the bounds should be established before they begin!