What do you know about "Medical Marijuana?"

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1 point

Drug companies must prove that the benefits of a drug outweigh any harmful side effects before it can be FDA-approved.

True

False

1 point

The US government recognizes marijuana as a legal medication.

True

False

1 point

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The FDA must approve any medicine before it can be sold in the US.

Marinol, an FDA approved medication, is a synthetic version of THC.

A new drug must pass only one phase of clinical testing to be approved by the FDA as a medicine.

Drug companies must prove to the FDA that they can produce a medication of a consistent quality.

1 point

Why hasn't marijuana been approved as medicine by the FDA?

Using marijuana in its raw plant form may pose more risks than benefits

Marijuana dos not have well-defined and measurable ingredients that are the same each time it is used.

Marijuana has not gone through he FDA approval process to show that it offers more benefit than harm.

All of the above are correct

1 point

The first step toward approval of a new medication is testing it on several hundred people.

True

False

1 point

Which of the following is a true statement?

THC is the plant name for marijuana

THC stands for top health concern

THC is one of the active ingredients in marijuana

THC is slang term used for marijuana

1 point

Clinical testing of new drugs in humans is done on both health people and sick people.

True

False

1 point

The process for getting FDA approval for a new medication can take more than ________.

15 years

15 months

15 weeks

2 years

1 point

Phase 2 clinical testing of a drug involves testing the drug in ______.

the general population

teenagers

the elderly

patients with the disease or condition the drug is meant to treat

10.

1 point

Marijuana is not a medicine, but some of the chemicals found in marijuana are used in medicines.

True

False

11.

1 point

Marijuana contains more than 400 different chemicals including THC

True

False

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