Medical Marijuana

State Health Secretary Says Her Agency Can't Oversee Research

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 9th, 2000

Washington state's health secretary has told lawmakers her agency can't oversee marijuana research that could resolve legal confusion over a 1998 initiative allowing limited medical use of the drug.

Lawmakers who had pressed Mary Selecky for the response vowed to take steps next legislative session to clear up questions that have left doctors, marijuana suppliers, and patients fearful that they could be running afoul of the law.

"I think there is medical marijuana being provided, but it's very difficult for people because they run a lot of risks," said Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, of Seattle, who sponsored medical marijuana legislation last session that...

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