OK, maybe it’s not an overt lie, just a failure to update their website in lieu of last week’s reversal by the American Medical Association of their position on medical marijuana:
(DEA) Exposing the Myth of Smoked Medical Marijuana
Q. Does marijuana have any medical value?
…The American Medical Association recommends that marijuana remain a Schedule I controlled substance.
In case the DEA didn’t read it:
“short term controlled trials indicate that smoked cannabis reduces neuropathic pain, improves appetite and caloric intake especially in patients with reduced muscle mass, and may relieve spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis.” Furthermore, the report urges that “the Schedule I status of marijuana be reviewed with the goal of facilitating clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medicines, and alternate delivery methods.”
Our friends at LEAP have an action alert for Attorney General Holder to direct the DEA to clean up the FAQ sheet. Go there now!
Topics: AMA, DEA, drug schedule
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As Dylan sang in the 60’s
“The times, they are a changing.’ Cannabis will be LEGAL within 10 years. I am 60 years old, and I have been working for this beloved herbs legalization for 40 years. The walls are crumbling, the prohibitionists day is nearly over. Hang in their young and old….our day is almost here. And when the day comes, I”m going to celebrate with a nice bowl of White Widow. Peace, Love and Justice.
[...] removes AMA reference Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 2:53 pm | By: Radical Russ Why, it was just yesterday that I was telling you… (DEA) Exposing the Myth of Smoked Medical [...]
You’re doing it wrong. You shouldn’t explain the alarmist headline as something benign in the article. The prohibs haven’t and look at how successful they’ve been for 40 years …
Why do Prohibitionists always talk about “smoked marijuana”? What about Vaporized Cannabis??? Are Prohibs just going to ignore this technology?
Furthermore saying that Dronabinol(aka THC) has theraputic value but its natural mechanism of production Cannabis does not, is like saying Vitamin C is good for you but Oranges are useless!