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R. Balfour Sartor, MD, Chairperson Emeritus of the National Scientific Advisory Committee of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America, stated in the article "Cannabis and IBD: A Fragile Connection," available at ccfa.org (accessed Aug. 4, 2005):
“Because IBD [Inflammatory Bowel Disease] is an illness that lasts a lifetime, patients and their physicians should concentrate on discovering the cause of symptoms and pinpointing a treatment that will control them without causing adverse side effects.
Using a substance such as marijuana to alleviate symptoms only masks the actual problem.”
Aug. 4, 2005