02542oam 22005294a 450 991013693100332120170919175327.00-8157-2956-1(CKB)3710000000679590(EBL)4471752(OCoLC)947840281(SSID)ssj0001683721(PQKBManifestationID)16509902(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001683721(PQKBWorkID)15038404(PQKB)11291173(MiAaPQ)EBC4471752(MdBmJHUP)muse55400(EXLCZ)99371000000067959020160926e2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Medical Marijuana Mess[electronic resource] A Prescription for Fixing a Broken Policy /John HudakWashington, District of Columbia :Brookings Institution,2016.©20161 online resource (25 p.)Brookings essayDescription based upon print version of record.An ancient and honorable medical tradition -- First do no harm -- Legal limbo -- The research gap -- The information gap -- Business limbo -- Comprehensive reforms in three areas.The uncertainty and inconsistency surrounding federal and state laws for medical marijuana use, distribution, and research is placing unnecessary obstacles in the way of suffering patients, their families, and the people trying to help them. In The Medical Marijuana Mess, senior fellow John Hudak illustrates the extreme dysfunction of medical marijuana policy through two different narratives: the Collins', who make the painful choice to split up their family in order to treat their daughter's debilitating epilepsy with CBD oil, and Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn, a medical marijuana dispensary owner who encountered unimaginable obstacles, scrutiny, and personal liability in order to help other patients in need.Brookings essay.MarijuanaLaw and legislationUnited StatesMarijuanaTherapeutic useGovernment policyUnited StatesElectronic books. MarijuanaLaw and legislationMarijuanaTherapeutic useGovernment policy615.32345Hudak John(John Joseph),1207989MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910136931003321The Medical Marijuana Mess2786931UNINA