A customer at a cannabis dispensary in San Francisco holds a marijuana cigarette. See more controlled substance pictures. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In an ad that aired on TV in New York, a man named Burton Aldrich stares at the camera and tells the viewer, "I am in extreme pain right...
Medical marijuana is one of the most regulated controlled substances across the country. Currently, cannabis is a schedule 1 drug that supposedly has no medical value. Although the federal government doesn’t recognize the therapeutics of medical weed, millions of people do. Cannabis is not just a...
The researchers also note that the study’s findings indicate that cannabis does possess therapeutic properties, which would suggest that it’s time for the DEA to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, which is reserved for addictive substances that hol...
Widespread use of smoked marijuana in the San Francisco Bay Area as a treatment for HIV-related anorexia and weight loss, as well as nausea related to prescribed therapy, prompted the design of a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this controlled substance. The Community ...
But that’s what allows it, but even with that, that does not override the Controlled Substances Act and marijuana is still a controlled substance Schedule I illegal, no benefit, you are going to die if you take it sort of thing. So as long as the Controlled Substances Act is in...
Federal law labels marijuana an illegal "controlled substance." And in a unanimous 8-0 ruling, the high court ruled that patients with debilitating diseases who take the drug to relieve their pain would be doing so illegally. "Congress has made a determination that marijuana has no medical bene...
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the new US Surgeon General, took a subtle swipe at the Controlled Substances Act on Wednesday when he said that he wants science to drive policy on marijuana – which “can be helpful” for treating some medical conditions.
Jami Miller works at Clinic Mundelein, a marijuana dispensary. She said, "A lot of folks don't want that on their lungs. A lot of our patients are pulmonary patients." To meet that need, the Clinic Mundelein developed seminars to teach patients how to infuse butters and oils with cannab...
Medical marijuana in the U.S. is controlled at the state level. It is important to recognize that these state marijuana laws do not change the fact that using marijuana continues to be an offense under Federal law. Per federal law, cannabis is illegal and a schedule 1 substance as noted ...
Define Medical drug. Medical drug synonyms, Medical drug pronunciation, Medical drug translation, English dictionary definition of Medical drug. n. 1. A drug or other substance used to treat disease or injury; a medicine. 2. The act or process of treatin