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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (7192)	8/10/2007 10:22:51 AM
From: Gersh Avery	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

The federal government continues to fight for the right and ability to lie to the US public: ASA Persists with Medical Marijuana Truth Suit Judge Delivers Setback But DQA Fight Continues ASA's landmark litigation to force the federal government to admit the truth about medical marijuana hit a bump in July. Federal District Court Judge William Alsup used a technicality to dismiss ASA's Data Quality Act (DQA) lawsuit. But, at the same time, he gave ASA the chance to amend the lawsuit and refile it, which we are doing. In its decision, the court indicated that ASA could argue that the nearly three years of stalling from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration constitutes an unreasonable delay. That opens the door for ASA to force a substantive response from the government on ASA’s petition, which says that there is no sound scientific basis for the government's continued insistence that "marijuana has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States." A substantive response from the government would be either an acknowledgement of the thousands of scientific and medical articles and research findings showing medical uses for marijuana, or a continued denial. If the government refuses to concede the facts, ASA can then turn to the courts for intervention. ASA will file an amended complaint in the DQA case on or before August 17, 2007. More information about the groundbreaking lawsuit can be found at americansforsafeaccess.org. ------------------------------------------------------- Why is it so difficult to get the fed to tell the truth? Or even better .. to get them to stop telling such a preposterous lie.