In recent years, marijuana use has gained in acceptance and usage. Today, almost 60% of Americans think marijuana should be legal.
Yesterday, Epidiolex, a medication derived from the marijuana plant for treatment of severe seizures in children with epilepsy, passed a key FDA panel placing it one step closer to final approval.
There is a lot of promise in this plant. It should be studied and medications developed as they are shown to be effective. At the same time, it is important to recognize we are in the infancy of marijuana research.
I encourage those interested to read an editorial I wrote a few years ago in the American Family Physician journal on the state of science regarding medical use of marijuana.