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September 9th, 2011
Medicinal Use: Marijuana Part 11
Final Conclusions: Because we cannot currently standardize the dosage rate of THC as it’s far too problematic at this time to regulate the growth of a plant, it’s is highly unlikely that this plant will ever be able to be marketed on a grander scale for medical usage. While this doesn’t stop us from researching a pill form, because that dosage rate could be regulated, the effects of a pill form simply aren’t as great as the direct smoke ingestion one would get naturally.
However, with that being noted, it is because we can regulate dosage in other forms that the other forms of Cannabis medication have been dropped from the highest ranking of controlled drug substances into a slightly less formidable level. Schedule II is what the gelatin capsule form is now known to be at. Other forms are in hearings to determine if they too can be regulated and thus can be seen as a less lethal form of medication.
Oddly enough it is the fact that the drug is used more recreationally by more cultures and races than it was when it was first discovered that has spurred on many in the medical community. When the drug was seen originally to be only used by the “Dregs of Society” the medical community was quick to jump on board with the governmental plan that turned users into hooligans. But now that it’s far more mainstream in today’s world, the medical community seems far less obstinate against the research and findings that this field could bring to the table in helping those in need.