DEA Chief: ‘Marijuana Is Not Medicine,’ Despite Evidence Suggesting It Is
DEA Acting chief Chuck Rosenberg said Thursday that “marijuana is not medicine,” despite new evidence that suggests that cannabis has medicinal benefits.
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DEA Backs Off Kratom Ban – for Now – After Mounting Public Pressure
Under mounting public pressure, the DEA has delayed the ban on Kratom, a Southeast Asian tree leaf that is said to be helpful for pain relief and heroin abuse.
DEA’s Intention to Ban Kratom Spurs Outrage in Petition to White House
The DEA’s plan to ban kratom, a natural substance that is abused and can be dangerous, has spurred outrage from people who say it is an effective treatment, including for people addicted to opioids.
Portland Press Herald: Ban on Medical Marijuana Hurts Legitimate Patients
A recent decision upholding the federal ban on medical cannabis was a letdown in Maine and the 24 other states where the drug can be prescribed to ease the symptoms of illness.
Post-Dispatch: DEA’s Failure to Reclassify Marijuana Tantamount to ‘Reefer Madness’
Drug Enforcement Administration officials must be smoking something if they actually believe that heroin and marijuana deserve to be listed in the same category as controlled substances posing extreme dangers to public health.
Washington Post: More Research Needed to Reclassify Marijuana
The Drug Enforcement Administration made headlines last week for sticking to the status quo: The agency declined to change marijuana’s classification under the Controlled Substances Act to a lower, less strictly regulated schedule.
DEA’s Catch-22 on Marijuana Makes Reclassification Nearly Impossible
The Drug Enforcement Agency has rejected petitions to remove marijuana from its list of Schedule 1 drugs — those with a high potential for abuse, and lacking any recognized medical uses.
DEA Keeps Marijuana on List of Most Dangerous Drugs But Allows More Research
Proponents of marijuana legalization were delivered a blow this week when the DEA said there’s “no currently accepted medical use treatment in the United States.”