
Background Paper on Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Use  Prepared for the Members of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission by National Families in Action
	1. Reviewing the conditions, needs, issues, and problems of medical cannabis 
	1a. No Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials 
	1b. Most Medical Marijuana States Do Not Test for Potency or Contaminants 
	1c. FDA Cracking Down on CBD Producers Making Unsubstantiated Medical Claims 
	1d. Five percent THC Makes People High 
	1e. Marijuana Edibles Are Hurting Children 
	1f.  Pharmaceutical CBD Products in FDA Clinical Trials vs Artisanal CBD 
	1g. What is a medical marijuana doctor? 
	1h. Is marijuana about medicine or money?
 2. Evaluating the Best Practices, Experiences, and Results of Medical Cannabis in Other States
	2a. Advocacy vs Reality
	2b. A Commercial Medical Marijuana Industry Increases Marijuana Use
	2c. Availability Drives Use among Children
	2d. Doctors, Scientists Dismayed at States’ Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use
	2e. Questions Commission Members Might Want to Consider
	 3. Recommending Any Proposed Action or Legislation You Deem Necessary
	Determining Which State Department or Departments Should Have Oversight of Such a System
	3a. Recommendations     4. Addendum    5. References
Links
[1] http://themarijuanareport.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Georgia-Medical-Cannabis-Commission-TMR.pdf?utm_source=NFIA%20List&utm_campaign=0f83ba0b4b-September_30_2015_TMR_NFIA9_30_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fcd3118b18-0f83ba0b4b-334544365
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/report
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/resource-paper
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/charlottes-web