Anti-woo commentators are a bunch of smug and condescending...

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228. you have dismissed the fact that medical mj was ever considered woo

i guess we will just have to disagree there

doesn't the gov't still classify mj as having no medical value? even with all the benefits science is starting to show?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/marijuana-class-i_n_2528323.html

In the federal system, marijuana is classified as a controlled substance, categorized as having a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use, together with drugs like heroin, LSD and ecstasy.

The court noted that the DEA denied the petition after the Department of Health and Human Services gave the DEA its evaluation that marijuana lacks a currently accepted medical use in the United States.

"Because the agency's factual findings in this case are supported by substantial evidence and because those factual findings reasonably support the agency's final decision not to reschedule marijuana, we must uphold the agency action," the court ruled.

DEA regulations define "currently accepted medical use" to require, among other things, "adequate and well-controlled studies proving efficacy."


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i never belittled the scientific process

the point i was trying to make is something might be considered "woo" until science does the research and proves it is not