This seems to ignore the incredible numbers of testimonials from very sick patients who say marijuana improves their quality of life by reducing anxiety, and/or

This seems to ignore the incredible numbers of testimonials from very sick patients who say marijuana improves their quality of life by reducing anxiety, and/or increasing appetite, and/or reducing pain with few long term side effects. It also conveniently ignores that you can ingest cannabinoids in a variety of methods besides smoking. And the fact that there are an absolute ton of “FDA Approved” products which have barely gone through any of the rigor you’ve talked about which is why there are all those commercials on TV about “have you or a loved one suffered acute bronchitis as a result of taking prophylactyse?” As well as the incredible lists of side effects even well studied drugs seem to have which is why all the other drug commercials end with “Side effects may include internal bleeding, gastrointestinal distress, ...”. All that being said, I’d love to see more research, why not?