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Marijuana should only be smoked in circumstances where the long-term risks are not of great concern, such as for terminally ill patients or those with debilitating symptoms that do not respond to approved medications.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Dr. John Benson, Marijuana Study Investigator\u003cbr/\u003eCongress has traditionally taken a hard line against medical marijuana.\u003cbr/\u003eLast year, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution to the effect that it was a dangerous drug and should not be legalised for medical use.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the reasons behind that ruling was that whilst marijuana is often seen as a \"soft\" narcotic, many argue that \u003cbr/\u003epeople who use it often move on to more addictive substances.\u003cbr/\u003eToday's report says, however, that there is no conclusive evidence that marijuana leads to harder drugs.\u003cbr/\u003eThe doctors in charge of the report do say marijuana that can be dangerous for patients, though - but only if it is smoked.\u003cbr/\u003eBecause of their concern about respiratory disease, they are calling for research into other delivery mechanisms, like an inhaler.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"We recommend development of a rapid-onset but non-smoking delivery system, such as an inhaler. Something like an inhaler would deliver precise doses without the health problems associated with smoking. We believe that clinical trials of cannabinoid drugs, therefore, should be conducted with the goal of developing an inhaler.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Dr. Stanley Watson, Marijuana Study Investigator\u003cbr/\u003eOutside the Institute of Medicine in Washington D-C, those who support using marijuana for medicinal purposes welcomed the report.\u003cbr/\u003eAmong them was Cheryl Miller, who has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 30 years.\u003cbr/\u003eShe has been arrested for using medical marijuana, but continues to use it.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd to avoid the medical risks connected with smoking, she takes the drug by eating it.\u003cbr/\u003eChuck Thomas of the pro-marijuana group Marijuana Policy Project says there are other ways to ingest marijuana without smoking it.\u003cbr/\u003eHe was delighted by Wednesday's report, which he felt was a great victory for common sense.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"All of the major myths that the government has been espousing for the past several decades to justify locking up marijuana users, and in this case particularly patients for using their medicine, have been shot down by this report.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Chuck Thomas, Marijuana Policy Project\u003cbr/\u003eIn the past, voters in six states have approved measures in support of the medicinal use of marijuana.\u003cbr/\u003eBut in most of the U-S, patients who do use the drug are breaking the law and live in fear of arrest.\u003cbr/\u003eJim Harden broke his back in a car accident.\u003cbr/\u003eIn addition to the pain from the accident, a tainted blood transfusion severely damaged his liver and he has serious heart problems.\u003cbr/\u003eHarden was first prescribed cannabis in the Netherlands, to alleviate his pain and fight nausea.\u003cbr/\u003eThere he could smoke it without risking arrest, but in the U-S he is afraid.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Everyday I live in fear of one thing, not dying.  Dying will stop all of my fears.  It's the police coming to my house. Arresting me, taking my kids away.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Jim Harden, Medicinal Marijuana User\u003cbr/\u003eIn Los Angeles, a small group of pro-marijuana demonstrators turned out for a protest as the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy paid a visit to the city.\u003cbr/\u003eWashington's \"drugs czar\" Barry McCaffrey has taken a tough line against marijuana use, but he welcomed Wednesday's report, and called for further scientific tests. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I have a policy function, not direct science research.  I shouldn't make this decision.  N-I-H (National Institutes of Health) should.  What I will absolutely support though is the notion, I think this report admirably makes, that there are other cannabinoids besides T-H-C.  They deserve investigation.  And, since we know that smoked marijuana is harmful, we should look at the potential for other delivery vehicles.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Barry McCaffrey, Director, National Drug Control Policy\u003cbr/\u003eThe Institute of Medicine is independent from the government, and Washington is under no obligation to accept its advice.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite the release of the report, U-S officials have no immediate plans to legalise the drug.\u003cbr/\u003e  Washington DC, USA, 17 March 1999, Los Angeles, California, USA, 14 March 1999, San Francisco, USA, File \u003cbr/\u003eSan Francisco, California - File\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close shot of woman smoking marijuana, pull out to wide shot of plant\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC  - March 17\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide shot of Institute of Medicine news conference\u003cbr/\u003e3. Cutaway of journalists\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. John Benson, Marijuana Study Investigator\u003cbr/\u003eSan Francisco, California - File\u003cbr/\u003e5. Man lights pipe and smokes marijuana\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close shot of marijuana being put into bags at a cannabis club\u003cbr/\u003eWashington, DC - March 17\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Stanley Watson, Marijuana Study Investigator\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide shot of news conference by Marijuana Policy Project\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close shot Cheryl Miller who uses marijuana to relieve suffering\u003cbr/\u003e10. News conference\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chuck Thomas, Marijuana Policy Project\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close shot people holding signs calling for police to stop arresting medicinal marijuana users\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Harden, Medicinal Marijuana User\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, California - March 14\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide shot protestors outside building where US drug policy director is speaking\u003cbr/\u003e15. Close shot protestors\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide shot McCaffrey news conference\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Barry McCaffrey, Director, National Drug Control Policy\u003cbr/\u003e18. Protestors\u003cbr/\u003e19. 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