The American Medical Association is finally revisiting the topic of marijuana's classification as a Schedule I drug. Under federal guidelines, a Schedule I drug is one that has no medical benefit and will cause harmed if used.
Although the AMA is not moving towards legalization of marijuana, this is a huge symbolic success for proponents of medical marijuana. For years, mmj supporters have been demanding marijuana be reclassified and the argument against reclassification is that there weren't enough studies to support the move.
Now, the AMA is proposing that these studies be conducted in order to considered reclassification of marijuana.
Read the full article here:
http://rawstory.com/2009/11/ama-review-pot-prohibition/
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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