The new Obama-appointed Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, signaled possible support for medical marijuana during an appearance on “CBS This Morning” Wednesday.
“We have some preliminary data showing that for certain medical conditions and symptoms that marijuana can be helpful,” Murthy said.”So I think we have to use that data to drive policymaking, and I’m very interested to see where that data takes us.”
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Murthy’s tone was deliberately cautious: “My position is we have to see what the science tells us about the efficacy of marijuana, and I think we’re going to get a lot more data on that,” he said.
He called marijuana “an interesting story that’s unfolding in our country.” Medical marijuana is now legal in 23 states, with more likely to follow close behind. In Seattle, you can even pick up your medicinal marijuana in a vending machine.
Medical marijuana is extremely popular among voters—78 percent support medical legalization, including 68 percent of Republicans. 54 percent of Republicans support, at the very least, granting states who have approve marijuana for medical use a “safe haven” from federal law.
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