Feds stick to court argument that marijuana is dangerous SFGate January 2, 2015 Two weeks after President Obama signed legislation prohibiting federal interference with state medical marijuana laws, his administration ... told a federal judge in Sacramento that pot is still a dangerous drug with no medical value. The U.S. attorney’s office, representing Obama’s Justice Department, made the argument in a court filing ... opposing a challenge to the long-standing federal law that classifies marijuana as a Schedule One drug along with heroin, LSD and ecstasy — substances that have a high potential for abuse and no safe medical use. While there may be “some dispute among doctors as to whether marijuana is medicine,” there is ample evidence to support the government’s conclusion that “this psychoactive, addictive drug is not accepted as safe for medical use at this time, even with medical supervision,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Broderick wrote. ... sfgate/nation/article/Feds-stick-to-court-argument-that-marijuana-is-5990798.php
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 03:47:15 +0000
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