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...Patricia Reggio, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Kennesaw State College in Kennesaw, Georgia, has extensively researched marijuana?s therapeutic potential. Frank Palumbo is the director of the University of Maryland?s Center on Drugs and Public Policy in Baltimore...
...Frank Palumbo:I?m not sure it leaves them in any different position than they were in before. There?s still a federal law that says marijuana is Schedule 1 drug, per the FDA label. The reason marijuana is labeled a Schedule 1 substance is the federal government has determined it has no medical...
...Palumbo: We could, I suppose. But before that happened, the issue of medical use would probably go back to Congress, where it would be very hotly debated. At the moment, the federal government is digging in its heels over medical marijuana, and a handful of states happen to disagree with their policy...
...Palumbo:Even if there were a movement at the federal level to approve marijuana as a regulated drug, the approval process would require a new drug application and lengthy clinical trials, because even though it?s not a new drug, the government would be considering a new use and a new label...
...Palumbo: They could, although it?s not clear how often that sort of thing happens. They probably wouldn?t have any legal problems: Current federal law provides law enforcement officers with plenty of leeway in dealing with what the law considers "drug offenders...