Democratic Senators Push DEA to Downgrade Marijuana Classification

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20. we cannot even research medical effects fully due to prohibition

For decades, there was ONE DUDE who was legally allowed to handle and research the plant. ONE. When he retired, he immediately became an advocate for the plant and for damn good reason.

We now have a handful of researchers who are allowed by the DEA to unravel the mysteries of humanities oldest agricultural crop (technically it was one of the first 3. We don't know if it or two ancient grains were "first".) but it isn't enough. The medical community is begging and pleading for Schedule II just so research can keep pace with the fact that so many are openly using it for medical and recreational purposes.

One or two months don't matter, DEA people. Seriously. You know its safe. A few months more to decide on the schedule won't make it any more safe. Federally sponsored research results keeps coming in and showing that this stuff is less dangerous than alcohol, less dangerous than ciggs, heck- probably less dangerous than TV. Pot isn't addictive. Long term studies show the only real adverse health problem regular use causes is GUM DISEASE.

We can buy ourselves some damn floss, Mr Baer.

In the meantime, I have a mother with Parkinsons Disease who could really use this to treat her tremor and non-existent dopamine levels. Conventional drugs aren't really working for her and her specialist, one of the best in the country, is itching to prescribe it.