COMMENT FROM THE TRUTH HOUND: Whatever one may think of marijuana, it does have known medical properties, is overall considerably less dangerous than most or all alcoholic beverages, and in its industrial form would bring an economic boon for making scores of products, from paper, to fuel oil, to food, fabric, you name it. This excerpt below, from an article former Minnesota Governor and star wrestler Jesse Ventura wrote on a bizarre federal decision on pot, is a worthy read. With Colorado and other states having legalized or considering legalizing pot, clearly this development shows the federal government treats state authority with indifference, if not contempt. READ ON BELOW. VENTURA’S PARTIAL ARTICLE IS IN ITALICS.
“Last week, the DEA decided not to reschedule the classification of marijuana as a legal drug,” Ventura wrote in a recent article criticizing the federal decision. “According to federal drug codes, cannabis is still as deadly and addictive as heroin, with no known medical value. I was surprised to see how many articles were written about this decision without mentioning the obvious: This was going to happen. The DEA was just toying with us.”
Ventura, a longtime advocate for marijuana legalization, says that because the DEA oversees the approval of research on the medical effects of marijuana in the U.S., they have the ability to hamstring the flow of information to the public and preserve the profitable industry of enforcing marijuana laws.
“The DEA is in charge of approving scientific research studies! Now, the DEA isn’t an independent organization or a scientific organization — they are a law-enforcement organization — yet they are given the responsibility to be both judge and jury when it comes to what research studies can be done within the United States?” Ventura continued.
TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE OR COPY AND PASTE THE LINK BELOW:
http://www.ibtimes.com/why-marijuana-still-illegal-jesse-ventura-says-dea-has-been-toying-us-rescheduling-2403807