A subtle syllogism: marijuana as a medicine.

The Economist (US) | August 16, 1997 | Copyright

Cannabis is a drug. Drugs are supposed to make you better. Therefore cannabis can make you better. Discuss

"THERE is not a shred of scientific evidence . . . that smoked marijuana is useful or needed." Thus spake Barry McCaffrey, a retired army general and Gulf-war hero, in his new role as commander-in-chief of the Clinton administration's War on Drugs. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) begs cautiously to differ. An NIH report issued on August 8th said that eight experts whom it had convened earlier this year expressed "varying degrees of enthusiasm" about whether ...

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