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# In addition, in a recent study by the Mayo Clinic, THC was shown to be less effective than standard treatments in helping cancer patients
regain lost appetites.
Mayoクリニックによる最新報告によると、THCは癌患者の食欲回復に有効ではないことがわかった
# The American Medical Association recommends that marijuana remain a Schedule I controlled substance.
アメリカ医学協会はマリファナ規制の維持を推奨している
As a result of such research, a synthetic THC drug, Marinol, has been available to the public since 1985. The Food and Drug Administration has
determined that Marinol is safe, effective, and has therapeutic benefits for use as a treatment for nausea and vomiting associated with cancer
chemotherapy, and as a treatment of weight loss in patients with AIDS. However, it does not produce the harmful health effects associated with
smoking marijuana.
THC製剤マリノールは1985年から利用できるようになった。マリノールは安全かつ効果的だが、マリファナの喫煙はきわめて有害である。
It's also important to realize that the campaign to allow marijuana to be used as medicine is a tactical maneuver in an overall strategy to completely
legalize all drugs. Pro-legalization groups have transformed the debate from decriminalizing drug use to one of compassion and care for people with
serious diseases. The New York Times interviewed Ethan Nadelman, Director of the Lindesmith Center, in January 2000. Responding to criticism
from former Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey that the medical marijuana issue is a stalking-horse for drug legalization, Mr. Nadelman did not contradict
General McCaffrey. "Will it help lead toward marijuana legaization?" Mr. Nadelman said: "I hope so."
マリファナを医療目的で使用させる運動が、全ての麻薬合法化運動と連動していることを知ることは重要である。麻薬合法化団体は重病人に対する同情心
を利用し、議論の趣旨をすりかえている。
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