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U.S. DEA denies petition to reclassify marijuana [View all]
LBN thread: U.S. will affirm its prohibition on medical marijuana
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Aug 11, 2016 10:36am EDT
U.S. DEA denies petition to reclassify marijuana
WASHINGTON | BY REUTERS STAFF
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.
The decision is the DEA's response to a 2011 petition by two former state governors who had urged federal agencies to re-classify marijuana as a drug with accepted medical uses.
In a letter to the petitioners, the DEA said it had asked the Department of Health and Human Services for a scientific and medical evaluation of the issue.
"HHS concluded that marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in the United States, and lacks an acceptable level of safety for use even under medical supervision," the letter said.
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U.S. DEA denies petition to reclassify marijuana
WASHINGTON | BY REUTERS STAFF
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.
The decision is the DEA's response to a 2011 petition by two former state governors who had urged federal agencies to re-classify marijuana as a drug with accepted medical uses.
In a letter to the petitioners, the DEA said it had asked the Department of Health and Human Services for a scientific and medical evaluation of the issue.
"HHS concluded that marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in the United States, and lacks an acceptable level of safety for use even under medical supervision," the letter said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marijuana-idUSKCN10M1IV
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