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to conclude that marijuana is safe and effective for use as
medicine°
Marijuana is not recognized as medicine in generally
accepted pharmacopeia_ medical references and textbooks, as
noted by my predecessor° 54 FR 53784. I take this to mean,
under initial factor (5)_ that he determined that
marijuana's chemistry is neither known_ nor reproducible_ as
evidenced by its absence from the official pharmacopeia.
Finally, my predecessor concluded_ under initial factor
(S) (a), that the vast majority of physicians does not accept
marijuana as having medical use. 54 FR 53784° Along the
way, he found that highly respected oncologists and
antiemetic researchers reject marijuana for use in
controlling nausea and vomiting_ 54 FR 5377, that experts
experienced in researching glaucoma medications reject
marijuana for use in treating glaucoma, 54 FR 53779_ and
that noted neurologists who specialize in treating and
conducting research in spasticity reject marijuana for use
by MS patients_ 54 FR 53780. [ take this to mean my
predecessor found no national consensus of qualified experts
accepts marijuana's value as medicine.
Certainly i cannot know my predecessor's unstated
reasonings However_ I have reviewed the entire record de
novo, and i am convinced that his application of the initial
eight-point test to this record correctly resulted in the
conclusion that marijuana has no cu_rently accepted medical
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