Posted on 03/24/2015 2:33:19 PM PDT by Ken H
A bipartisan effort to legalize medical marijuana at the federal level is now underway in both Houses of Congress, and its sponsors acknowledge they face an uphill climb to passage - but they believe the public is on their side.
"Polls show that at least 86 percent of Americans say medical marijuana should be available," said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, in an interview with CBS News. "Legislators rarely lead, they generally follow. I guess it's called cultural lag...Eventually, people in Congress start catching up."
Cohen and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II narcotic, recognizing some appropriate medical uses for the drug. Marijuana is legal for medical use in 23 states and the District of Columbia, but the federal government currently classifies pot as a Schedule I narcotic with no apparent medical utility.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this title relating to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with State law relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, laboratory testing, or delivery of medical marihuana."
My sister had terminal cancer. Medical marijuana alleviated her suffering. I am OK with this if it is handled the right way.
Cypress Hill approves.
Just a ploy to get Big Pharma dollars flowing in to stop it.
That’s fine, I’m not opposed to this, but I will say that I am not for other harder drugs such as meth, coke, heroin etc being legalized.
Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: An Updated Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2015 Mar 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
An updated systematic review of randomized controlled trials examining cannabinoids in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews reporting on health care outcomes. Eleven trials published since our last review met inclusion criteria.
The quality of the trials was excellent. Seven of the trials demonstrated a significant analgesic effect. Several trials also demonstrated improvement in secondary outcomes (e.g., sleep, muscle stiffness and spasticity). Adverse effects most frequently reported such as fatigue and dizziness were mild to moderate in severity and generally well tolerated.
This review adds further support that currently available cannabinoids are safe, modestly effective analgesics that provide a reasonable therapeutic option in the management of chronic non-cancer pain.
Rome is burning...lets get high!
all that smoke will contribute to the Global Warming temp’s....don’t they care (sarc/)!!!
...let's keep spending billions of our tax dollars for useless and unconstitutional federal programs, and incur more pension and health care liabilities for federal workers. And let's keep doing it at taxpayer's expense.
Maybe it would be better to have people happy on pot than to be persuaded, “sober,” that they need this after that after the other gummit program!
To put the retort at that level, that is.
People really should be happy on God, but at least dethroning the Caesar idol is a move in that direction.
I love it. To take over America the rats will get as many high as possible so they are incapable of fighting back.
Not sure they took into consideration that most conservatives don’t smoke that crap.
When did they ever invent a pot plant that had a will of its own?
Do you think the Federal government has constitutional authorization to regulate whatever its bureaucracies decide are drugs?
If so, what article, section and clause provides this power?
Personally, I can't find it, but I do notice germane language to this subject can be found in the 10th Amendment.
Why not? I for one would never do them but who I am to stop others from trying them?
By the American design, individual states should have leeway to permit or restrict such things as they see fit.
We’ve factored God out of our picture, a God that warned us that demons are not physical things.
The unconstitutional federal interference in the issue is part of the conflagration.
Then Cohen would object to that!
Sorry, you’ll get no bi-partisan help to make the fed govt more Constitutional.
No, I really don’t.
Frankly, I’d be fine if such matters were decided by states.
I’m really not for the federal government doing anything other than what it is authorized in the constitution to do, because it has clearly proven that it is not to be trusted at all.
So let me clarify by saying that I prefer that the states let these hard drugs remain illegal, and the federal government bug off on just about everything.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.