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(v) Studies or reports involving drug substances
other than the precise substance at issue;
(vi) Studies or reports involving the substance at
issue combined with other druq substances;
(vii) Studies conducted by persons not qualified by
scientific training and experience to evaluate the
safety and effectiveness of the substance at issue;
(viii) Opinions of experts based entirely on
unrevealed or unspecified information;
(ix) Opinions of experts based entirely on
theoreticai evaluations of safety or
effectiveness.
Bad Medic'ne B AnT Standard
My predecessor as DEA Administrator developed and
relied upon an eight-point test to determine whether
marijuana has accepted medical uses° 54 FR 53783 (December
29_ 1989):
I. Scientifically determined and accepted knowledge of its
chemistry;
2o The toxicology and pharmacology of the substance in
animals;
3o Establishment of its effectiveness in humans through
scientifically designed clinical trials;
4. General availability of the substance and information
regarding the substance and its use:
5. Recognition of its clinical use in generally accepted
pharmacopeias medical references, journals or
textbooks;
6o Specific indications for the treatment of recognized
disorders;
7o Recognition of the use of the substance by
organizations or associations of physicians; and
8o Recognition and use of the substance by a substantial
segment of the medical practitioners in the United
States°
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