Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
J Law Med Ethics. 2010 Fall;38(3):654-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2010.00519.x.
This article examines the history of assigning a banned status to medical marijuana; describes the politics of medical marijuana research; provides evidence of the scientifically demonstrated efficacy and safety of Cannabis for certain pathologic conditions; analyzes several vaguely worded state statutes governing the recommendation, distribution, and use of "medical marijuana" that render its use open to abuse; and recommends the development and enforcement of statutory and regulatory reforms that would bring state oversight of this drug into agreement with stringent federal regulation of other controlled substances with proven medical utility.
本文考察了将医用大麻定为违禁药物的历史；描述了医用大麻研究的政治环境；提供了大麻治疗某些病理状况具有科学证明的疗效和安全性的证据；分析了几个措辞模糊的州法规，这些法规管理着“医用大麻”的推荐、分发和使用，使得其使用容易受到滥用；并建议制定和执行法规和监管改革，使对这种药物的州监管与对其他具有确凿医学效用的受控物质的严格联邦监管保持一致。
