Informed Consent: A Policy Prescription for Communicating Benefit and Risk in State Medical Marijuana Programs Opinion (20 points)
Directions: In the opinion piece, Informed Consent: A Policy Prescription for Communicating Benefit and Risk in State Medical Marijuana Programs, the authors recommend that states that declare marijuana to be a medicine should inform the public about the quality of medical evidence behind each approved use and publicize all scientifically credible risks. Read the article then answer the corresponding questions:  3-5 sentences in response each

1.    What are your thoughts on the articles stance? Do you believe states that declare marijuana to be a medicine should inform the public about the quality of medical evidence behind each approved use and publicize all scientifically credible risks? 

2.    What are some current limitations to using cannabis-based evidence-based medicine? What do you think should be done to overcome these limitations?