Jane Kelley wrote in a message to George Lagergren:
 JK> Nope.  They are defending their "right to use" a very dangerous
 JK> drug which has been declared illegal by Congress on several
 JK> occassions.  The research done to back that up needs to be
 JK> re-printed today, over and over again, until those that are not
 JK> addicted to the noxious weed understand why those that are have
 JK> this pseudo concern for the medially ill.
There was no scientific research supporting the legislation, Jane.
In fact, the AMA's position that it wanted marijuana to continue to
be available had to be misrepresented to Congress in order for the
original prohibition legislation to pass.  And, of course, the
legislation was not reversed after the AMA denounced this legislative
fraud.
As pointed out by the Merck Manual, the primary objection to
marijuana is POLITICAL -- NOT TOXICOLOGICAL.  Moreover, the DEA's
hearings reviewing ALL of the scientific and medical research, and
the NIDA's research regarding addiction, both came to the
conclusion that marijuana had no significant toxicity or potential
for addiction.
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