Marijuana and Heroin by Prescription?

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RECENTLY there has been an increased interest in research with two highly abused psychoactive drugs— marijuana and heroin. Neither drug is approved for marketing in this country, but both have been touted as medically useful or effective by the lay press. BACKGROUND Early research with marijuana and its components (particularly tetrahydrocannabinol) has been promising. This development, combined with effective lobbying efforts, has persuaded some states to pass laws whose avowed purpose is the facilitation of research and treatment with those substances. These laws contain terminology that is an amalgam of research and treatment and permit prescription use under various conditions. Four states (New Mexico, Florida, Illinois, and Louisiana) have enacted such legislation. Press articles concerning these laws present a misconception that marijuana is now available as a prescription drug in those states and should be in others. Further, the stamp of legitimacy placed on marijuana by the passage of such

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