Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Medical Marijuana Advocates Want Drug Reclassified

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Medical Marijuana Advocates Want Drug Reclassified
Oct 17th 2012, 14:53

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court in Washington is considering whether marijuana should be reclassified from its current status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.

Last year, the Drug Enforcement Administration rejected a petition by medical marijuana advocates to change the classification, which kept marijuana in the same category as drugs such as heroin. The DEA concluded that there wasn't a consensus opinion among experts on using marijuana for medical purposes. The petition had been filed in 2002.

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