Marijuana-for-AIDS Study? The first domestic study of marijuana's effects on AIDS patients is expected to begin in May in San Francisco. While this preliminary study is designed to focus on whether marijuana is safe enough for AIDS patients to use, it is the first clinical trial in 15 years that would obtain any data whatsoever on marijuana's medical effectiveness. On September 18, 1997, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced that it would give Donald Abrams, M.…showed first 75 words of 881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 881 total…allowed to study marijuana's medical efficacy in the near future. MPP strongly cautions the media and the government to avoid misconstruing the results of Abrams' approved study: While it will collect some preliminary data on marijuana's effectiveness, it is not designed to prove or disprove marijuana's medical efficacy. Therefore, if the results do not show any effectiveness, this will not mean that marijuana has no medical value. Only the next study would answer that question.