Science Doesn't Exist in Bush's America

F.D.A. Dismisses Medical Benefit From Marijuana

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that "no sound scientific studies" supported the medical use of marijuana. The Food and Drug Administration statement directly contradicts a 1999 review by the Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's most prestigious scientific advisory agency. That review found marijuana to be "moderately well suited for particular conditions, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and AIDS wasting."