Last paragraph is a doozie Institute of Medicine (1982, 1999) In 1982, the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a division of the National Academy of Sciences, published the report “Marijuana and Health.” The IOM noted that “[p]reliminary studies suggest that marijuana and its derivatives or analogues might be useful in the treatment of the raised intraocular pressure of glaucoma, in the control of the severe nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, and in the treatment of asthma.” More than a decade later, in response to new state laws that permitted the use of cannabis on the recommendation of a licensed physician, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy commissioned another report from the IOM to assess the medical and scientific value of cannabis. In 1999 the IOM published Marijuana as Medicine: Assessing the Science Base, a comprehensive meta-analysis of existing research concerning the therapeutic value of cannabis. In describing the findings of the IOM review, the Congressional Research Service observes that “[f]or the most part, the IOM Report straddled the fence and provided sound bites for both sides of the medical marijuana debate.” Both IOM reports conclude that there is a sound medical and scientific basis for using cannabis as treatment for a variety of serious or chronic medical conditions. Both reports emphasize the need for continued research with a focus on well-designed clinical trials aimed at developing rapid-onset, reliable, and safe delivery systems. Congress and executive agencies have largely ignored these findings and have never convened a panel to oversee the full implementation of recommendations.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:30:40 +0000
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