U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy: Marijuana Can Be Helpful, Use Data To Drive Policy Making
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy: Marijuana Can Be Helpful, Use Data To Drive Policy Making Dr. Vivek Murthy is making history as the first surgeon general of Indian descent and the youngest. Murthy joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington for his first on-camera interview since being confirmed as surgeon general and discusses his views on the legalization of marijuana. "We have to see what the science tells us about the efficacy of marijuana. I think we're going to get a lot more data on that. We have some preliminary data showing that for certain medical conditions and symptoms that marijuana can be helpful, so I think we have to use that data to drive policy making. I'm interested to see where that data takes us." Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General. As we all know by now the legalization of medical marijuana is taking place in many states throughout the United States. However, the federal government has NOT come on board yet! Did...