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>> fda deputy director douglas throckmorton. >> for marijuana, three agencies are involved in making sure theyre available to get the marijuana and able to conduct the trial. >> hes talking about the food and drug administration, the drug enforcement administration, the national institute on drug abuse. and if youre a privately funded cannabis study like sisley and doblins, you have to get the approval of the united states public health service. it is a lot of government red tape, and it is an i...

That works. a veteran and a stay-at-home mom suffering from ptsd. a truck driver with alzheimers. were in the midst of a marijuana revolution. scientists are poised to prove marijuana can change lives. >> this is high times in marijuana research. it really is. >> and for elected leaders as well. >> this bill that were introducing -- >> the tide may be finally turning. >> our drug laws in this country as a whole need a revolution of common sense and compassion. >> im dr. sanjay gupta. this is "we...

A veteran and a stay-at-home mom suffering from ptsd. a painter with chronic pain. a truck driver with alzheimers. were in the midst of a marijuana revolution. scientists are poised to prove marijuana can change lives. >> this is high times in marijuana research. it really is. >> and for elected leaders as well. >> this bill that were introducing -- >> the tide may be finally turning. >> our drug laws in this country as a whole need a revolution of common sense and compassion. >> im dr. sanjay g...

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Seizers a week. i met her, and it was unbelievable to see the impact it has had on her. >> a fascinating conversation. the premiere of "weed 3," and it airs tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. you dont want to miss it. immediately following "weed 3" at 9:00, its "high profits," cannabis meets capitalism. you can catch these two starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern. my sister had to come help. i dont like asking for help. i took tylenol but i had to take six pills to get through the day. so my daughter brou...

She was also born with sickle cell anemia and has been in pain as long as she can remember. >> take it in. >> reporter: she says marijuana makes her pain-free. how long after you smoke do you have relief of your pain? >> instantly. >> reporter: a couple minutes? >> yeah, a couple minutes i feel the relief of pain. >> to see more of dr. sanjay guptas special investigation into medical marijuana. tune into "weed 3" its sunday, 9:00 p.m. eastern. immediately following be sure to watch the premiere ...

>> i was against it for a while. i wrote articles in the past saying the evidence wasnt compelling around medical marijuana. were spoon-fed so much of these thoughts even when you look at the literature in the united states, you come to realize over a 15-year period the vast majority of studies were designed to look for harm and not benefit. if you look at the science, youre getting a distorted picture. what i saw was not only can it work for people, many times its the only thing that can work f...

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Presidents who spoked pot or said they didnt smoked pot but did. you asked president obama about this legislation. where does he stand on it? >> the strongest i heard him talk about this. the idea that rescheduling it should be on the table. the idea that people who have legitimate uses for it should be able to get access to it and the idea that he acknowledged that ideology has trumped science for too long on this particular issue and it needs to change. he talked a lot about this when he was r...