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Investigation. why so much more stringent in the united states? >> i think there is a greater level of rigor at all levels of regulatory inquiry in the u.s. >> like any drug in the united states, cannabis would have to go through rigorous testing, research and approval by the fda. but after that, things start to get tricky. marijuana also needs the approval of other government agencies like the national institutes of health and the drug enforcement administration. this is, of course, difficult, if not possible. why? because in the united states, marijuana is illegal and classified by the gover...

Continued on the drug. all of that makes it a potentially powerful medicine for the 2.3 million ms sufferers worldwide. it's now available in 25 countries, but not the united states, where it's still under investigation. why so much more stringent in the united states? >> i think there is a greater level of rigor at all levels of regulatory inquiry in the u.s. >> like any drug in the united states, cannabis would have to go through rigorous testing, research and approval by the fda. but after that, things start to get tricky. marijuana also needs the approval of other government agencies like ...

Crews, right, the pilot and first officer, very often they've never met before or very few times. >> this guy hasn't flown that much. >> this captain may not have flown much with this first officer and may not know what's going on in his personal life. that can work for you and against you because if you really don't know each other you don't worry about speaking up when the guy next to you is acting a little silly, noernd on the other hand, you don't know his personal history. >> are there periodic exams, psychologically -- >> at the very very beginning, yes, of when you're hired as a pilot. ...

Continued on the drug. all of that makes it a potentially powerful medicine for the 2.3 million ms sufferers worldwide. it's now available in 25 countries, but not the united states, where it's still under investigation. why so much more stringent in the united states? >> i think there is a greater level of rigor at all levels of regulatory inquiry in the u.s. >> like any drug in the united states, cannabis would have to go through rigorous testing, research and approval by the fda. but after that, things start to get tricky. marijuana also needs the approval of other government agencies like ...

All of that makes it a potentially powerful medicine for the 2.3 million ms sufferers worldwide. it's now available in 25 countries, but not the united states, where it's still under investigation. why so much more stringent in the united states? >> i think there is a greater level of rigor at all levels of regulatory inquiry in the u.s. >> like any drug in the united states, cannabis would have to go through rigorous testing, research and approval by the fda. but after that, things start to get tricky. marijuana also needs the approval of other government agencies like the national institutes...