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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGov-Sponsored Study Destroys DEA's Classification of Marijuana as 'Medically Useless'
http://www.alternet.org/story/156144/government-sponsored_study_destroys_dea%27s_classification_of_marijuana_as_%27medically_useless%27?akid=9020.71875.c-_gEU&rd=1&t=15While numerous prior studies have shown marijuanas usefulness for a host of medical conditions, none have ever gone directly at the DEAs placement of marijuana atop the schedule of controlled substances. This study, sponsored by the State of California and conducted at the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, does precisely that, driving a stake into the heart of Americas continued war on marijuana users by calling the Schedule I placement simply not accurate and not tenable.
Reacting to the study, Paul Armentano, director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), told Raw Story that the study clearly proves U.S. drug policy is neither based upon nor guided by science.
In fact, it is hostile to science, he said. And despite the Obama Administrations well publicized 2009 memo stating, Science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions of my Administration, there is little to no evidence indicating that the federal governments See no evil; hear no evil approach to cannabis policy is not changing any time soon.
There is a lot of "LALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU" in US drug policy....
DCKit
(18,541 posts)The benefits are obvious - fewer angry middle-aged white guys. They're an embarrassment to the rest of us, and a hazard on the road.
I'm all in for legalization.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)DCKit
(18,541 posts)Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Science be damned!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)I'm nauseous all day long, can't eat, have severe headaches, today we noticed an acne outbreak on my forehead and temples, but at least my hair hasnt fallen out yet.
Mr Dr's being a jerk about keeping me on this shit. (not pertinate to the op, justa side not).
Life would be better if I had a spliff
DCKit
(18,541 posts)Hell, I'd be using it just to get a decent night's sleep. You need it far more than I do. So sorry you can't have it.
I want to become subsersive..
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)and have volunteered to help me out if I get worse/ or stay the same for a while.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)ryan_cats
(2,061 posts)Last edited Thu Jul 5, 2012, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)
OH NOES!!!!!!! Can you imagine folks hopped up on reefer careening down the roads recklessly at 10 miles below the speed limit. Can you imagine someone going on reefer induced psychological state where they keep trying to run people over, shoot at them with their guns and literally force this drug down our kids throats? Is there even room to force these drugs down their throats whilst smoking a dube'?
The safe drugs for kids:
Adderall and Adderall XR
Concerta
Dexedrine
Focalin and Focalin XR
Metadate CD and Metadate ER
Methylin and Methylin ER
Ritalin , Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA
Vyvanse
Daytrana
I'm sure they all been tested and the kickbacks the Doctors received when the pharm reps comes by is all above board. What does it take before a child is labelled safe enough to no longer need the drugs above. Do they now graduate to even stronger meds prescribed for a lifetime?????
And they had the nerve to put pot in the same schedule as heroin. Here are the drug schedules:
<link:http://www.docstoc.com/docs/document-preview.aspx?doc_id=15713227 >[p]
Yay, they're watching out for us imbeciles. Look at the drugs in each schedule.
They put pot with:
Heroin, LSD, Quaaludes, Mescaline, Some derivatives of Morphine whatever that means, Some variants of Amphetamines, Psilocybin, Peyote, Rohypnol (date rape drug but so is alcohol) Bufotenine, Hash and oils, GHB, MDMA, Fentanyl, LAMM (huh?) and finally, Khat.
That pot is with any of those drugs is a crime. Number of deaths by pot yearly:0, Number of violent or domestic abuse crimes on pot:0. Number of people on pot who can now keep down food after chemotherapy, people who have their chronic pain made manageable, number of people with an apatite after some medical procedure took it away from them. The answer, we don't know. I'm sure there's a study but it doesn't support the gov's stance so it's buried. At the moment, some law enforcement agencies are leaving alone dispensaries and the growing operations but for how long?
One more comparison, the next drugs up the schedule, meaning it's not as bad as pot and everything else in schedule one are:
Codeine.
Hydrocodone.
Morphine.
Fentanyl (100 times stronger than morphine, a synthesized drug).
Methadone - dolophine.
Amphetamine (seriously!!!!!!!! WTF?).
Marinol= Big pharms answer to pot but it leaves out hundreds of other things that make pot work as it does.
Dilaudid.
Percodan.
Demoral.
Desoxyn (methamphetamine-really!!!) .
Percocet.
Opium.
Propoxephene, why, it's weaker that codeine and and overdose is quick death.
Ketamine.
Dexedrine.
Dextroamphetamine.
Oxycodone (active ingredient in Oxycontin).
Oxymorphone.
DCKit
(18,541 posts)Please.