Medical Marijuana: Followup on THC Toxicology Report

Our last article on medical marijuana reviewed a major government toxicology study of THC, the main active ingredient in marijuana (see "Medical Marijuana: Unpublished Federal Study Found THC-Treated Rats Lived Longer, Had Less Cancer," AIDS TREATMENT NEWS #263). Although the results of this study unanimously passed peer review in June 1994, the findings were not released for two and a half years.

Our article, which was the first public mention of the study, was picked up by the BOSTON GLOBE and then by the Associated Press (with credit to AIDS TREATMENT NEWS both times). The Associated Press noted that the office of "drug czar" Barry R. McCaffrey was not aware of the $2 million study.