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- Are Some Hemp Advocates
Tied to the Illicit Drug Culture? by Jeanette McDougal, MM, CCDP, Chair, Hemp Committee, Drug Watch Intl. (4/2002)
For years, marijuana advocates have promoted hemp (industrial marijuana) as a farm crop, claiming that it is useful for different products,
including food items. Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) took action to ban hemp products meant for human consumption,
because they contain THC--the psychoactive compound in marijuana that is prohibited by the Controlled Substances Act.
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- No Legalization of Marijuana by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
The June issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of
Pediatrics, featured a policy statement entitled "Legalization of
Marijuana: Potential Impact on Youth." It should be noted that
their two recommendations (see below) endorse scientific research on
cannabinoids, not cannabis/marijuana, i.e., legitimate scientific research into
possible medical applications for the more than 60 cannabinoids found in the
marijuana plant.
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- Commentary by the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc..
In issuing a new policy statement,
accompanied by a technical report discussing the scientific basis for its
decision, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently strengthened
its opposition to marijuana use by adolescents and specifically opposed any
effort to legalize marijuana.
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