{"id":1381,"date":"2016-08-16T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T04:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/the-dirty-little-secret-pot-pushers-don-t-want-you-to-know-about\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:00:38","slug":"the-dirty-little-secret-pot-pushers-don-t-want-you-to-know-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/the-dirty-little-secret-pot-pushers-don-t-want-you-to-know-about\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dirty Little Secret Pot Pushers Don\u2019t Want You to Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>States have passed so-called &ldquo;medical marijuana&rdquo; laws under the theory that pot has medicinal benefits that can&rsquo;t be produced by other, legal means.<\/p>\n<p>But what if there was a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug that gave you all the benefits of the active ingredients in marijuana, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol?<\/p>\n<p>What if that drug had been rigorously tested through clinical trials to make sure that it worked as promised, was properly dosed, and had no unanticipated side effects?<\/p>\n<p>And what if you could get that lawful drug from your doctor in pill or liquid form?<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Signal is the multimedia news organization of The Heritage Foundation.&nbsp; We&rsquo;ll respect your inbox and keep you informed.<\/p>\n<p>(see link below for Form)<\/p>\n<p>And what if there were three such different FDA-approved drugs, and two more on the FDA-approved fast track?<\/p>\n<p>Would it surprise you to know there already are three FDA-approved THC drugs and that at least five more are on the way? We suspect so, because the pot pushers&mdash;those that push smoked and edible marijuana as &ldquo;medicine&rdquo;&mdash;don&rsquo;t want you to know about these safe alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those FDA-approved drugs have been around since the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailysignal.com\/2016\/08\/04\/the-dirty-little-secret-pot-pushers-dont-want-you-to-know-about\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button\">For complete article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>States have passed so-called &ldquo;medical marijuana&rdquo; laws under the theory that pot has medicinal benefits that can&rsquo;t be produced by other, legal means. But what if there was a Food and Drug Administration-approved drug that gave you all the benefits of the active ingredients in marijuana, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol? 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