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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (435400)	7/13/2011 6:17:30 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) of 793800

U.S. decrees that marijuana has no accepted medical use The decision by the DEA comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases. Potting soil for marijuana is displayed at the weGrow garden center in Phoenix.… (Joshua Lott, Reuters) July 09, 2011\|By John Hoeffel, Los Angeles Times Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin. The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.

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