News (Media Awareness Project) - US NY: PUB LTE: Medical Marijuana, Pro and Con |
| Title: | US NY: PUB LTE: Medical Marijuana, Pro and Con |
| Published On: | 2006-04-26 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-14 06:38:06 |
MEDICAL MARIJUANA, PRO AND CON
To the Editor:
Re "The Politics of Pot" (editorial, April 22): The Food and Drug
Administration says it wants to be sure that medications undergo the
rigorous scientific scrutiny of the F.D.A. approval process. Really?
What about Plan B, the "morning after" contraceptive pill?
It went through the scrutiny for over-the-counter use, but the agency
ignored its own advisory committee and failed to approve it.
The F.D.A. seems very eager to invoke scientific studies when it
agrees with the results. Otherwise, it pretends that the evidence
doesn't exist.
Rebecca Drayer, M.D.
Pittsburgh, April 22, 2006
To the Editor:
Re "The Politics of Pot" (editorial, April 22): The Food and Drug
Administration says it wants to be sure that medications undergo the
rigorous scientific scrutiny of the F.D.A. approval process. Really?
What about Plan B, the "morning after" contraceptive pill?
It went through the scrutiny for over-the-counter use, but the agency
ignored its own advisory committee and failed to approve it.
The F.D.A. seems very eager to invoke scientific studies when it
agrees with the results. Otherwise, it pretends that the evidence
doesn't exist.
Rebecca Drayer, M.D.
Pittsburgh, April 22, 2006
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