article_snippet.sent: Currently the drug is not recognised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a medicine.
article_snippet.sent: It is thought to be useful in minimising pain and inflammation, controlling epileptic seizures and possibly treating mental illness and addictions.
article_snippet.sent: The new advice from The National Institute on Drug Abuse comes as a group of senators put pressure on the US federal government to recognise the medicinal value of the drug.
article_snippet.sent: I to a schedule II drug, recognising