U.S. Asked to Stop 'False Information' on Medical Pot

[lame54]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-medical-marijuana15-2009apr15,0,6135178.story

U.S. asked to stop 'false information' on medical pot

Advocacy group tells the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that the government needs to update the official view of marijuana to reflect its use as a pain reliever.
By Carol J. Williams and Maura Dolan
8:07 PM PDT, April 14, 2009

Reporting from San Francisco and Los Angeles -- Citing "overwhelming" evidence that marijuana eases pain and anxiety for the chronically ill, medicinal pot advocates told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that the federal government should be stopped from spreading "false information" about marijuana.

As was argued in the debate over whether stem cell research should be resumed, Americans for Safe Access cast the Bush administration's opposition to any legalized use of marijuana as being shaped by conservative sentiments instead of hard facts.

President Obama has signaled to Cabinet members that science should be guiding government judgments in controversial matters of medicine and technology, not the prevailing political mood. On Tuesday, however, a government lawyer told three judges of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that the administration wasn't required to explain or retract its statements that marijuana "has no currently accepted medical use."

Marijuana is banned under federal law but is legal for cancer patients and others suffering chronic illnesses in California and a dozen other states. Safe Access sued the federal government under a law that prohibits it from disseminating inaccurate information...

[YOY]

1. They need to stop the 'false information' on ALL pot.

If I listed every federally funded stupid anti-drug ad with misinformation galore that I've ever seen...

[lame54]

3. true

[NightWatcher]

6. I'm against medical marijuana legalization with a prescription

I am very pro ALL marijuana legalization. I'm a big boy I can handle it.

Medical marijuana is a half assed attempt at legalization

[YOY]

7. Totally agreed.

n.t.

[lame54]

8. When you ask for "All or Nothing"...

get ready to take nothing

[lame54]

2. ,

[dkofos]

4. But, But, without all the false information, how will they justify the prohibition??

[backtoblue]

5. False information?

No freakin way, not OUR government!!!

[harun]

9. What I was thinking too

If the ruling is against the gov't I can see someone picking up the phone, being informed of the judgment then asking to put the person on speaker so the rest of the staff can hear it and all have a good laugh.

[bamacrat]

10. If we arent capable of chosing what to put in or do with or bodies..

then how are we capable of electing reprsentatives or choosing a career. Why can I choose to drink myself to death or smoke cigarettes until I develop cancer. But no the govt says this peaceful natural herb is illegal because its dangerous. Please, give me freedom of choice on all matters person and political, moral and spiritual.