Obama Administration: Pot has No Accepted Medical Use
Advocates for medical marijuana plan to appeal ruling in federal court
by John Hoeffel
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart: "marijuana 'has a high potential for abuse,' 'has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States' and 'lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision.'
"Marijuana has been approved by many states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but the federal government has ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a dangerous drug like heroin.
The decision, announced Friday, comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis."
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart: "marijuana 'has a high potential for abuse,' 'has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States' and 'lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision.'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/07/10-2
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