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Dr. Mer1e L. Gibson
Act1ng Director
D1v1sion of Neuropharmaco1og1ca1 Drugs
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Bureau of Med1c1ne
Food and Drug Adm1n1strat1on
Wash1ngton, D.C. 20204
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Dear Mer1e,
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Thank you for your Tetter of Ju1y 15. When we have
supp11es of mar1juana we w111 ava11 ourse1ves of the opportun1ty
to ana1yze representat1ve samp1es. I must te11 you, however,
that we have not been ab1e to obta1n supp11es of mar1juana or
THC from either NIMH, the Narcot1c Bureau or the Narcot1c
Contro1 Comm1ss1on of New York. We have, therefore, not under—
taken any stud1es of marijuana.
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Every project 1nc1ud1ng that of mar1juana, THC and hero1n
undertaken at th1s Co11ege has met the approva1 of the Cha1rman
of the Department, the Comm1ttee on Research of the New York
Med1ca1 Co11ege, the Med1ca1 Board of Metrop011tan Hosp1ta1
and the Comm1ss1oner of Hosp1ta1s of the C1ty of New York.
Letters of approva1 are on f11e for mar1juana, THC and hero1n
and cop1es may be submitted on request.

S1ncere1y yours,

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