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From: Drug Policy Forum of Texas [mailto:
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http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh.htm "The Institute of Medicine found that 'scientific data indicate the potential therapeutic value of cannabinoid drugs, primarily THC [tetrehyrdocannabinol], for pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation.' Yet research has been sporadic, with the federal apparatus posing multiple hurdles to scientists. The FDA must approve research on scientific grounds and an institutional review board must approve on ethics grounds.?
Lawrence Gostin, Director of the Center for Law and the Public's Health at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), August 17, 2005
"The political phrase 'tough on crime' should not be a substitute for thoughtful reflection or lead us into moral blindness."
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, June 23, 2004
Neither in my private life nor in my writings, have I ever made a secret of being an out-and-out unbeliever.
--Sigmund Freud, Austrian-born psychologist
