// Definition
The federal Compassionate Investigational New Drug program was established after Robert Randall's 1976 legal victory, allowing a small number of patients to receive government-grown cannabis. It was closed to new applicants in 1992 but surviving patients continued receiving their supply.
// From the Episode
Irvin Rosenfeld discussed the history of the program in detail. Robert Randall was the first patient, Irvin the second. The program was never formally reopened despite promises from multiple administrations. The cannabis came from the NIDA grow at the University of Mississippi - the same institution that was supposed to be proving cannabis had no medical value. Irvin made personal pleas to Obama to reopen the program.
// Source
Ep. 088 Hash Church 87 LXXXVII →