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People Want DEA Chief to Resign After He Called Medical Marijuana ‘a Joke’
Thursday, November 12, 2015 18:35
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Protestors point to scientific studies that show the medicinal benefits of marijuana on patients suffering from chronic pain
Medical marijuana patients want to see the DEA chief go up in smoke. After agency head Chuck Rosenberg called medical marijuana “a joke” during a Q&A with reporters last week, over 10,000 people have signed a petition on change.orgdemanding his resignation.
“What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal because it’s not,” Rosenberg said, according toCBS. “We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don’t call it medicine — that is a joke.”
Many doctors have opted to prescribe marijuana over prescription painkillers that can be extremely addictive and deadly. In 2013, 16,000 people overdosed on painkillers, according to the CDC. Other studies have found that the availability of medical marijuana correlates with a reduction in pain killer abuse rates …. http://time.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/11/people-want-dea-chief-to-resign-after.html
