10/12/12

Feds to hear medical cannabis case




NPR's Talk of the Nation will host a discussion beginning at 12:00 MDT of a case pending in federal court:
Next week, interest group Americans for Safe Access will present the scientific case for marijuana's therapeutic effects to a federal appeals court, in hopes of relaxing federal restrictions. Oncologist Donald Abrams reviews the evidence on cannabis.
Spliced from Karen McVeigh's piece in the Guardian:
Oral arguments in the case are scheduled to be heard at the US court of appeal for the DC circuit on October 16. It marks the first time in 20 years the scientific evidence regarding the therapeutic value of marijuana will be reviewed by the courts. Previous efforts have not been successful. Four states have filed petitions to reschedule the drug, including Washington, Rhode Island, Vermont and Colorado.

Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, and South Dakota home to older doctors: RT @StateImpactID.
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4 comments:

  1. DufferOctober 12, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Dude . . . did you hear the host's comment to the Harvard Dr. about halting her "filibustering" of the conversation?

    Of course she's another pill-sellin and poppin shill for the industry. Kickback City.

    It's a big hill to climb.

    Little more than three weeks now, and we'll know the fate of the ballot measures in CO, OR, and WA. Throw in the Appealate Court drama and this is an exciting time to observe.

    Focus will then go to either Obomba or Mitt-less - and to a possibly larger extent - the entrenched Federal LE bureaucracy. Wow.

    Pharmacy industry, prison industry. Formidable Foes!

    Bunch of Stoners (and a divided lot they are) on the other side. Wow.

    Odds? We shall soon see.

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  2. larry kurtzOctober 12, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    A hundred years after Prohibition, Duff: still believe in evolution?

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  3. larry kurtzOctober 17, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    Update: The judges who will decide the case are Karen LeCraft Henderson, a Republican appointee, and Harry T. Edwards and Merrick B. Garland, both Democratic appointees. HuffPost.

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  4. DufferOctober 18, 2012 at 7:13 AM

    Let go of evolution after reading Thucydides. Same BS/different day.

    Read the synopsis of oral arguments yesterday Larry. One can be hopeful, but not much based on at least one query from the bench: Don't we (Court) need to rely on the DEA for scientific basis?

    Wow. Rely on law-enforcement for objective scientific investigation? Wow.

    That has to be a Republican speaking.

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Republican is simply another word for Earth hater but comments intended to troll the author or other readers will not be published so use a handle or even your real name and don’t be an asshole.