So, the original question was - "Why is marijuana not legalized"
The following resources provide information about marijuana and why it remains a controlled substance (this list is from the White House website):
- Legalization as a Non-Starter
- Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base
- Medical Marijuana Fact Sheet
- California City and County Listing of Illegal Store Front Ordinances
- Marijuana Myths & Facts: The Truth Behind 10 Popular Misperceptions
- What Americans Need to Know About Marijuana
- Denial of Marijuana Rescheduling
- The DEA Position on Marijuana
Medical uses? - Not according to the American Council for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org/common/Marijana.htm
"There is, however, no solid evidence that smoking marijuana creates any greater benefits than approved medications (including oral THC) now used to treat these patients, relieve their suffering, or mitigate the side effects of their treatment. Anecdotal assertions of beneficial effects have yet to be confirmed by controlled scientific research."
What would the American Medical Association, the US Government, the American Council for Drug Education, the Drug Enforcement Agency, etc, know about the subject compared to a self-educated 22 year old, right? Surely, their funded controlled scientific studies cannot be compared to the smoke-it-at-home studies that you and your friend's conduct every weekend, right?
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Originally Posted by David88vert
