NYT: Department of Health and Human Services, FDA Sued Over Position on Medical Marijuana

[DeepModem Mom]

U.S. Is Sued Over Position on Marijuana
By CAROLYN MARSHALL
Published: February 22, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21 — Frustrated by government policy and inaction, a group of advocates for medical marijuana sued two federal health agencies on Wednesday over the assertion that smoking it has no medical benefit.

The group, Americans for Safe Access, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, filed the lawsuit in Federal District Court, challenging the government’s position that marijuana, “has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.”

In its lawsuit, the group contends that federal regulators have publicly issued “false and misleading statements” about the medical benefits of marijuana.

The lawsuit, which named the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration, seeks a court order to retract and correct statements that the group called, “incorrect, dishonest and a flagrant violation of laws.”

A lawyer for the medical marijuana group, Joseph Elford, said the lawsuit was filed now because administrative avenues had been exhausted and because of mounting scientific and anecdotal evidence to the contrary....

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/washington/22marijuana.html

[Phrogman]

1. About fucking time somebody stood up and opposed the stupidity

of the ban on cannabis.
Its one of the most valuable plants on the face of the Earth.

[2008]

2. k & r (nt)

[mdmc]

3. bring it on!

:kick:

[ms liberty]

4. K&R n/t

[mikelgb]

5. Rip and Recommend

[mdmc]

6. kick

:hi:

[High Plains]

7. Will the Democratic Congress act on marijuana?

Or medical marijuana?

Or will it be indistinguishable from Republican Congress's on this issue?

About 800,000 marijuana arrests last year, 90% of them for simple possession.

Check my sig line for my position on this.

[StrictlyRockers]

8. kick