Obama: "Marijuana Has No Medical Use"

[johnnycakes]

On Friday, July 8, Obama's Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator, Michele M. Leonhart, decreed in the Federal Register that marijuana "has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States", thus keeping it in the same category as heroin, as it has been since 1970. This despite the fact that the National Cancer Institute, part of the cabinet-level Department of Health and Human Services, cites marijuana's potential helpfulness with nausea, loss of appetite, insomnia and pain.

It's not just the National Cancer Institute, of course. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have laws saying exactly the opposite - that marijuana does have an accepted medical use, and that doctors are free to prescribe it. There are, in fact, thousands of such prescriptions written every day, no matter how hard Leonhart and Obama try to deny it. Are some of those prescriptions bogus? Undoubtedly. But it's the specific claims of individuals that are questionable, not the underlying medicine.

Read the rest of the article which covers more Obama stupidity than just on marijuana.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/07/20117176332914104.html

[jah_yout]

Re: Obama: "Marijuana Has No Medical Use"

he has to toe the line of his illuminatti puppetmasters...

no big surprise there

but is it obama's decision or the DEA?

[kia027]

Re: Obama: "Marijuana Has No Medical Use"

DEA decision... I guess Johnnycakes expecting that Obama will instruct the DEA to say otherwise

[Derek]

Re: Obama: "Marijuana Has No Medical Use"

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">he has to toe the line of his illuminatti puppetmasters...

no big surprise there

but is it obama's decision or the DEA? </div></div>

In other words, who handed him that script?

[jah_yout]

Re: Obama: &quot;Marijuana Has No Medical Use&quot;

i guess the DEA are medical experts now...

or perhaps they are protecting their friends in the pharmaceutical industry &amp; want no competition from the master pharmacist- The Creator

as for obama- he has more important things to tend to;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The excessive golfing likely doesn't help. <span style="font-weight: bold">Since taking office, Obama has played 75 rounds of golf. In comparison, Bush golfed 24 times as commander in chief</span>.</div></div>

at least he admitted to inhaling unlike that weasel clinton



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011...l#ixzz1Sk2iXc4M

[Blackstar*]

Re: Obama: &quot;Marijuana Has No Medical Use&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">DEA decision... I guess Johnnycakes expecting that Obama will instruct the DEA to say otherwise </div></div>Both jc and Mr. Rosenberg take some logical leaps that make absolutely no sense.

The one fact I gleaned from the piece: <span style="font-weight: bold">Two different agencies in Pres. Obama's Administration have opposing views WRT the usefulness of marijuana.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">For the most part</span>, the rest is opinion and analysis.

[johnnycakes]

Re: Obama: &quot;Marijuana Has No Medical Use&quot;

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BlackStar</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">DEA decision... I guess Johnnycakes expecting that Obama will instruct the DEA to say otherwise </div></div>Both jc and Mr. Rosenberg take some logical leaps that make absolutely no sense.

The one fact I gleaned from the piece: <span style="font-weight: bold">Two different agencies in Pres. Obama's Administration have opposing views WRT the usefulness of marijuana.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">For the most part</span>, the rest is opinion and analysis. </div></div>




BlackStar,

The fact remains that the ridiculous policy of outlawing marijuana will continue while Obama is president. As the article says Obama is going with the conservative policies and denying medical fact to satisfy conservatives.
It does not matter who in his administration opposes what he is doing. All that matters are the decisions he is making as man at the top.


And please don't give me that BS that the DEA makes those decisions.
Obama is their boss.The buck stops at his desk.

I had a sister who died from cancer and who, while not a pot smoker did smoke it when she was undergoing chemo and radiation therapies that left her nauseous and unable to keep food down. It worked wonders.
The artificial pharmaceutical simply did not work as well as the real thing.

This has been the experience of many and that is why it has been made legal for medical use in so many states.

This attitude on the part of Obama 's administration is just as stupid as the so-called and totally failed War on Drugs which Obama is also continuing.

I do hope that none of YOUR relatives get cancer and have to risk breaking a STUPID law to get relief.

Of course if you'd care to make some sort of defense of the anti-marijauna laws, I'll be glad to debate any argument you can put forth. (Along with probably 99% of the boardites.)