Activists furious over DEA's refusal to recognise medical benefits of marijuana
The government's own research has revealed the medical benefits of the drug
The Independent (UK)
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Campaigners have reacted with dismay after the Obama administration refused to stop classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use - even though government research has shown it can kill cancer cells. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it would continue to list marijuana as a co-called “Schedule I” drug, placing it on par with heroin. The government has repeatedly rejected appeals for reclassification. (See also: What Congress is saying about the DEA’s refusal to change course on pot | The DEA’s marijuana decision is more important than rescheduling)
