Federal government says marijuana has no accepted medical use

[inna]

Pot Has No Medical Purpose: Feds
Jul 9, 2011
LINK:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/politics/Pot-Has-No-Medical-Purpose-Feds-125244564.html

The federal government officially declared that marijuana has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a dangerous and addictive drug. It will remain in the same class of drugs as heroin.

The Department of Justice declared Friday:
DHHS concluded that marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in the United States, and lacks an acceptable level of safety for use even under medical supervision.

Federal government says marijuana has no accepted medical use
July 8, 2011
LINK:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/federal-government-rules-that-marijuana-has-no-accepted-medical-use-.html

Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a dangerous drug like heroin. The decision 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.
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The decision to deny the request was made by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and comes less than two months after advocates asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to force the administration to respond to their petition.
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DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart sent a letter dated June 21 to the organizations that filed a petition for the change. The letter and the documentation that she used to back up her decision were published Friday in the Federal Register. Leonhart said she rejected the request because 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.”

Read the ruling for yourself (pdf): http://media.nbcbayarea.com/documents/PDFgate.cgi.pdf

[ixion]

1. The Federal Government is bought and paid for corrupt.

'nuff said.

[B Calm]

2. Has the federal government ever been known to be wrong?

[Abq_Sarah]

4. When it comes to health or nutrition

I'd prefer to see recommendations from organizations who have no political or ideological motivations.

[ejpoeta]

3. you know, i find that so interest. there are so many things for which marijuana has been shown to

be very helpful. If you want to talk benefit/side effect ratio, why don't we look at a lot of these overpriced pharmaceuticals out there whose side effects seem to often be worse than whatever it was you were taking them for. And yes, I realize that they have to list any reaction anyone gets, but it is a risk you are taking when you take that medicine. And it seems there are more risks to taking these very expensive big money pharmaceuticals vs marijuana which has actually helped a lot of people with very few negative side effects. For medical purposes, there is absolutely no reason that I can think of besides taking money away from big pharma for it to not be available. They build this little conundrum about 'no current accepted medical use' and 'lacks accepted safety for use under medical supervision' and refuse to provide the avenue to allow that to happen.

[inna]

9. totally agree. plus....

"high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in the United States, and lacks an acceptable level of safety for use even under medical supervision"

- doesn't it describe alcohol to a t?

Why, for what reason in the world, are we allowed to use one (extremely harmful on the whole) recreational drug (alcohol) but NOT pot (which is not only harmless and completely natural but also is beneficial in many cases)?

[ejpoeta]

11. actually you are right. but alcohol sure rakes in a lot of dough doesn't it. sin taxes baby.

[bahrbearian]

5. Even if they are correct, it still should be legal.

[inna]

6. They could not be more wrong, that's the point.

[Rex]

7. Well it appears I have no use for the Feds.

I want a refund!

[inna]

10. LOL, that was my first thought when I saw the article. Really, what's their "accepted use"?

Enrich the plutocrats even further and wage endless wars?

I can't even think of anything else they're doing right now, and.... that is officially no "accepted use" to me, that's for darn sure.


:nuke:

[Cleita]

8. I hope they convince the cancer patients who find

it alleviates the side effects of chemo-therapy and radiation and allows them a better quality of life of that. What is accepted safety for use under medical supervision? You cannot get medical marijuana in California without a physician's authorization or prescription?

[OwnedByFerrets]

12. Fucking Idiots

[Odin2005]

13. And some people still wonder why so many people doesn't believe anything the gov says.

Shit like this is why.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Whereas the $40 Billion a year they get every year to throw cancer grannies in prison for smoking it

is VERY useful! $$$$$$