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Cannabis Drug Development And The Controlled Substances Act, Gabrielle Feliciani
Cannabis Drug Development And The Controlled Substances Act, Gabrielle Feliciani
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Cannabis is a federally illegal drug in the United States, yet thirty-seven states and four territories have now enacted laws allowing the production, distribution, and consumption of cannabis for medical use. An estimated 5.5 million individuals in medical-use states are qualified to purchase cannabis to treat and mitigate symptoms for conditions ranging from cancer to post-traumatic stress disorder to chronic pain. But, only three cannabis drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The current state of federal illegality creates a problem of supply and demand—consumer demand for cannabis is high, but the number of approved drug …