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Article: Institute on Global Drug Policy and Drug Free America Foundation Join Supreme Court Brief.
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- January 11, 2001
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Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2001
The United States Supreme Court will decide whether voters of state ballot initiatives can sidestep the established drug approval process of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine which drugs may be beneficial as treatment for various medical conditions, even those that are severe and life threatening.
Several states have passed ballot initiatives that allow individuals with ailments as slight as athlete's foot to possess marijuana and other illegal drugs for the treatment of their maladies. These propositions also contain features that ...