But a big obstacle to
research on marijuana as medicine is that it's listed by the federal government on what's called Schedule I. Assignment to Schedule I
means that the Food and Drug Administration does not recognize a
legitimate medical purpose to a substance.
There's still no simple bright line determining what kind of hearing is, or isn't justified, which
means that if you're undertaking
research with government support, it's hard to find a
legitimate argument for resisting a call to Capitol Hill, no matter who's holding the gavel.