Editor's Note: Excuse my French, but this is B.S. This article shares what Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Broderick wrote in the court filing: "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." Those who are responsible for this conclusion honestly must have their heads up their ... err, their heads buried in the sand. Or, it's simply a political move to put off rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug, which would dramatically alter the national landscape and regulations surrounding marijuana use and sale.Â
Two weeks after President Obama signed legislation prohibiting federal interference with state medical marijuana laws, his administration has 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 Wednesday 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.
