Background Paper on Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Use Prepared for the Members of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission by National Families in Action
1. Reviewing the conditions, needs, issues, and problems of medical cannabis
1a. No Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials
1b. Most Medical Marijuana States Do Not Test for Potency or Contaminants
1c. FDA Cracking Down on CBD Producers Making Unsubstantiated Medical Claims
1d. Five percent THC Makes People High
1e. Marijuana Edibles Are Hurting Children
1f. Pharmaceutical CBD Products in FDA Clinical Trials vs Artisanal CBD
1g. What is a medical marijuana doctor?
1h. Is marijuana about medicine or money?
2. Evaluating the Best Practices, Experiences, and Results of Medical Cannabis in Other States
2a. Advocacy vs Reality
2b. A Commercial Medical Marijuana Industry Increases Marijuana Use
2c. Availability Drives Use among Children
2d. Doctors, Scientists Dismayed at States’ Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use
2e. Questions Commission Members Might Want to Consider
3. Recommending Any Proposed Action or Legislation You Deem Necessary
Determining Which State Department or Departments Should Have Oversight of Such a System
3a. Recommendations 4. Addendum 5. References