U.S. Surgeon General Admits Cannabis Use Can Be Beneficial, Says Science Should Drive Policymaking

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U.S. Surgeon General Admits Cannabis Use Can Be Beneficial, Says Science Should Drive Policymaking

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy admitted on Wednesday that cannabis use can be beneficial for certain medical conditions and symptoms, the first time in the nation’s history that a sitting Surgeon General has acknolwedge cannabis as a legitimate medicine.

“We have some preliminary data showing that for certain medical conditions and symptoms that marijuana can be helpful,” Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told CBS News.

Murthy goes on to say that he believes this data should be the driving force in lawmakers determining future policies for cannabis; “I think we have to use that data to drive policymaking, and I’m very interested to see where that data takes us,” he said.


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Murthy took over as Surgeon General on December 18th, 2014. At 37 years old, Murthy is the 19th Surgeon General of the United States.

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1 Comment

  • scott
    February 5, 2015

    He should be pushing for re-scheduling of cannabis. With most of the medical field showing THC/CBD together has many medical uses. here is a site with 750 links for medical uses
    letfreedomgrow dot com or google granny storm crows link

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