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Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 9, 2012

Medical marijuana dogged by DEA

Underlying the ongoing debate around medical marijuana is a nagging question: Is there actually anything "medical" about it?


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Underlying the ongoing debate around medical marijuana is a nagging question: Is there actually anything "medical" about it?


According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the answer is a resounding no. While the agency acknowledges some therapeutic uses for cocaine and opium, it lists cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, a category of drugs - including PCP and heroin - tha...

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