U.S. Surgeon General: We Have to Let Science Guide Us ‘on Legalizing Marijuana’

‘As surgeon general, that’s my role, to work with policymakers, the general public to help people understand what science tells us and to help fill those gaps with research and honest inquiry’

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MURTHY: “Well, when it comes to marijuana, Dana, we have to let science guide us. We know that the science tells us there are some benefits for marijuana from a medical perspective, but there are also some harms that we have to consider. We have to put those together as we think about the right policy. Now when it comes to decriminalization, I don’t think that there is value to individuals or to society to lock people up for marijuana use. I don’t think that serves anybody well. And so — but I do think in terms of our push to marijuana I worry when we don’t let science guide our process and policy making and as surgeon general, that’s my role, to work with policymakers, the general public to help people understand what science tells us and to help fill those gaps with research and honest inquiry.”

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