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Unfortunately, the justices’ role is to interpret the law, not to decide whether it is wise or misguided. Thus, this case is more of a test of federalism than an assessment of the medical utility of marijuana. Nevertheless, if the government did attempt to make an impartial examination of the latter, it would be hard pressed to make an informed decision, as it would be forced to rely on contradictory, even faulty scientific evidence...
...Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a majority opinion contending that marijuana has “no currently accepted medical use.” In the United States, this is true, but one cannot be sure whether this is because marijuana truly has no medical use, or simply because marijuana’s medical benefits have not yet been proven...
...coming weeks, Justice Thomas and the Supreme Court will again hear a case involving marijuana. This pivotal suit tests the California law which legalizes marijuana use for critically ill patients. The federal government will argue that federal law—which classifies marijuana as an illegal substance—takes precedence over California...
...cursory examination of the current scientific literature reveals confusion and lack of consensus over whether marijuana has a valid medical use, even over whether it harms its users at all. Dr. Howard Shaffer, the editor of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and Associate Professor and Director of the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School, wrote in an e-mail “The scientific community is fractured on the medical use issue. Some argue that medical marijuana can be very useful for dealing with the symptoms of certain diseases or the treatment side effects. Others argue that we already have...
...only way to move beyond the hype, propaganda, and unsubstantiated claims, is for the government to commit to an objective, scientific investigation of marijuana...