CO SJM006

Memorializes Congress to grant Colorado research institutions authority to conduct controlled clinical trials on marijuana's medical efficacy.

Cites that marijuana has been illegal under federal law since 1937, resulting in limited modern scientific research and reliance on anecdotal information about its medical benefits.

Notes that marijuana extracts show potential benefits for pain control, childhood epileptic seizures, and other conditions often with fewer side effects than prescription drugs.

References Colorado's $10 million commitment to studying marijuana's medical efficacy through Senate Bill 14-155.

Requests statutory relief from federal law to allow Colorado's federally-funded research institutions to conduct objective medical research trials on marijuana's medical efficacy.