base the classification of medical marijuana on science.

Marijuana is currently classified as a dangerous, highly addictive, Schedule 1 substance. An objective, science-based evaluation of marijuana's dangers and risks, when used as a therapeutic agent is needed as well as to establish any therapeutic benefit it may have. We petition the executive branch to formally request that the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences perform an objective assessment of which controlled substance schedule marijuana preparations most appropriately fit, based upon the danger, abuse and dependency risks of marijuana preparations when used as a therapeutic agent relative to other substances and medications used legally in the United States, and that the completed report be made public no later than January 1, 2015.