"Can this drug kill you" is not one of the criteria.
Marinol is approved. Sativex is seeking approval. I support these drugs, no problem.
Smoked marijuana is not medicine.
And often leaves it's takers unable to do simple tasks because it's so powerful.
Smoked marijuana is not medicine
If it relieves pain and helps people with chronic illnesses, why do you care?
It's obvious why physicians and drug companies care -- there's no money in something that can be grown in a ditch outside.
Can you think a single thing that doesn't need approval?