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Politicians’ Prescriptions for Marijuana Defy Doctors and Data

Politicians’ Prescriptions for Marijuana Defy Doctors and Data

New York moved last week to join 22 states in legalizing medical marijuana for patients with a diverse array of debilitating ailments, encompassing epilepsy and cancer, Crohn’s disease and Parkinson’s. Yet there is no rigorous scientific evidence that marijuana effectively treats the symptoms of many of the illnesses for which states have authorized its use.


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