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I_I . STANDARDIZATION
DEA initially argues modern science demands only pure
chemicals be used for therapeutic purpoSeSo _-_/ DEA witness
Raphael Mechoulam, PhoD., testified, #[M]arijuana cannot be
defined-chemically [nor can it be_ standardized with ease_ #_/
deflned DEA could
This i_nonsense. If marijuana could not be _ " w
not arrest individuals for possessing_ selling, importing or
.......
transpol_cing marijuana. Since DEA does arrest people for
_marijuana _ it must be assumed marijuana cans in facts be
defined. 2_/
The Controlled Substances Act [CSA) requires that
_druqs or substances _ be Scheduled° The fact that marijuana is
scheduled defines it as either a drug or a substance. Since
marijuana is a plant _= an organic_ comple x substance -- and does
not fit into regulatory schemes designed to monitor the for_
profit production of chemically simple, manufactured medicines
(i____, drugs)_7/ the Alliance will acknowledge what is obvious;
24/ DEA Brief _ 19-22 at 12_14_ 97°
'_ .... 2_/ Affidavit of Raphael Mechoulam, Ph..D., at 9.
__/ DEA Brief at 4.
2__/ Affidavit of Dr. Denis Petro, _ 7S_80. Dr_ Petro, a
former Consulting Clinical IHD/NDA Review Officer for the FDA_
states:
The IND/NDA system is not designed to
scientifically assess the therapeutic utility
of medicinal substances° Instead, this
system is designed to requlate the commercial
marketing of pharmaceutical products_ and to
protect the public against manufacturers who
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