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 There are no clinically derived indications marijuana
 is _nsafe # for use tunder medical supervision. More
 specifically, none of the published studies on marijuanaSs IOP_
 lowering properties -_ a record covering nearly two decades of
 research conducted at a number of institutions and involving
 hundreds of research subjects and thouaands of Wtreatment
 episodes # (_, exposures to the drug) _ report any deaths due
 to marijuana inhalation. !ndeede there is no evidence in the
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 record to suggest even one of the hundreds of research subjects
 or patients involved, in these studies encountered any debili-
 tating short_term or long=term adverse effects which required
 hospitalization or any other form of aggressive medical
 intervention°
 This record of minimal side effects also extends to
 research in other therapeutic areas_ notably marijuana_s use in
 the reducction of emesis_ These studies have involved nearly a
 thousand patients receiving marijuana under many differing
 ..... protocols ranging from highly controlled clinical settings to
 patient use on an out=patient basis. No lethal responses.
 Any critical review of the various medical reports and
 state studies with regard to marijuana_:_ potential adverse
 effects suggests past concerns over marijuana's safety for use
 under medical supervision have been greatly exaggerated°
 -- Reports from scores of physicians and investi-
 gators working in ontology and ophthalmology, and from state-
 authorized programs in New Yorks Michigan, New Mexico, Georgia,
 Californian and Tennessee_ indicate marijuanas when smoked, is
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