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Doctor Richard Jo Gralla, a professor of medicine at
Cornell University Medical College, an associate attending
physician at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and
an expert in cancer research, testified:
Most experts would say, and our studies supports
that the cannabinoid_ in general are not very
effective against the major causes of nausea and
vomiting_
Doctor Gralla added:
[ have found that because of the negative side
effects and problems associated with marijuanaŽ..,
most medical oncologists and researchers have
little interest in marijuana for the treatment of
nausea and vomiting in their patients.
Doctor John Laszlo, Vice President of Research for the
American Cancer Society, an expert who has spent 37 years
researching cancer treatments, and who has written a leading
textbook on the subjects _Antiemetics and Cancer
Chemotherapy_ _' testified there is not enough scientific
evidence to justify using marijuana to treat nausea and
vomiting. Not one nationally-recognized cancer expert could
be found to testify on marijuana_s behalf°
To be an effective treatment for giaucoma_ a drug must:
(i) lower the pressure within the eye (intraocular
pressure), (ii) for prolonged periods of time, and (iii)
actually preserve sight (visual fields). Five scientific
studies are cited as evidence marijuana is an effective
glaucoma treatment. Those who cite these studies are
mistaken_ These studies tested pure THC, not marijuana.
WoD. Purnell and J.M_ Gregg_ "Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol_
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