Marijuana has no medical value, will stay classified as dangerous drug, DEA rules

[boutons_deux]

Boutons still slobbering on dnc schlong instead calling Hillary the she is and giving kudos to libertarian party on this issue.

sicko, there is nothing here about Hillary from me, try not to post under the influence, and the libertarian frauds maybe be for mj, but they are so marginal compared to entire mj legalization/medicalization movement, absolutely marginal.

[Big Empty]

I wonder if marijuana can really treat major illnesses such as cancer. There are all these oils and extracts. Wonder which ones really work.

[CosmicCowboy]

I wonder if marijuana can really treat major illnesses such as cancer. There are all these oils and extracts. Wonder which ones really work.

I think the point is it cant cure cancer but make it more bearable with minor side effects. Combat nausea from chemo, decrease pain etc.

[boutons_deux]

google the amazing recently discovered endocannibinoid system

[Blake]

The agency said it consulted with the U.S. Health and Human Services Department before making its decision. The review came in response to requests from the governors of Rhode Island and Washington, who asked the federal government to remove cannabis from its list of Schedule I substances.

That category of drugs, which includes heroin, is defined as substances that have a "high potential for abuse" and "no currently accepted medical use."

The DEA concluded that's where marijuana, a drug used by one in 10 Oregonians, belongs.

But hard liquor and cigarettes are a-OK

[tlongII]

At least it’s legal here!

[boutons_deux]

But hard liquor and cigarettes are a-OK

Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body.1

• More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking.
• For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness.
• Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
• Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
• Smoking is a known cause of erectile dysfunction in males.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death.

• Worldwide, tobacco use causes nearly 6 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030.2
• Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1,300 deaths every day.1
• On average, smokers die 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.3
• If smoking continues at the current rate among U.S. youth, 5.6 million of today’s Americans younger than 18 years of age are expected to die prematurely from a smoking-related illness. This represents about one in every 13 Americans aged 17 years or younger who are alive today.1

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/index.htm

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Alcohol-Related Deaths:

• An estimated 88,0008 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women8) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States. The first is tobacco, and the second is poor diet and physical inactivity.9
• In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).10

Economic Burden:

• In 2010, alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.11
• Three-quarters of the total cost of alcohol misuse is related to binge drinking.11

https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-facts-and-statistics


marijuana has BigCorp $Bs against it,

while tobacco and alcohol have $Bs protecting them

The oligarchy makes the law, not The People, nor science.