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trampis
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DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' 1
#22487578 - 11/06/15 06:16 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Chuck Rosenberg, chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said that smoking marijuana should not be considered medical treatment on Wednesday, calling the notion a "joke."
"What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal—because it's not," Rosenberg said in a briefing to reporters, according to CBS. "We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don't call it medicine—that is a joke."
Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Four states — Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Alaska — have opted to legalize the drug for recreational and medical use.
An additional 17 states have approved legislation regarding "CBD-only" marijuana, a chemical compound of the plant that has a wide range of medical benefits.
Rosenberg said that people should not conflate recreational marijuana legalization with medical marijuana.
"There are pieces of marijuana—extracts or constituents or component parts—that have great promise," he said. "But if you talk about smoking the leaf of marijuana, which is what people are talking about when they talk about medicinal marijuana, it has never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine."
The DEA did not respond to requests for comment from CNBC.
The National Cancer Institute has not conducted its own research on marijuana's effect on cancer symptoms and noted that there has not been substantial evidence to inhale or ingest cannabis to treat cancer-related side effects.
Cannabis is also not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as cancer treatment or any other medical condition, according to NCI.
However, some cannabinoids, the chemical compounds within the cannabis plant, have been approved for medical use. Dronabinol and nabilone, both found in marijuana, have been used for chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting.
Studies in mice and rats have been promising in recent years. Several research projects have determined that cannabinoids may inhibit tumor growth by causing cell death to cancer cells, but having little effect on normal cells.
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: trampis] 4
#22487654 - 11/06/15 06:31 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I didn't realize he was a doctor.
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: vandago]
#22487798 - 11/06/15 06:58 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Sounds pretty ridiculous throwing around big words when he doesn't even understand basic context....lmfao!
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: FreeWorldOrder]
#22488000 - 11/06/15 07:56 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: Konyap]
#22488030 - 11/06/15 08:03 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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the dea don't define medicine. ha there just pissed there losing all that cannamoney to the people ha! fuck those assholes
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: joe2]
#22488037 - 11/06/15 08:06 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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morbiddoctor
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: orison]
#22488291 - 11/06/15 09:01 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Dea is a joke and that guy is probably just an idiot
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: morbiddoctor]
#22488579 - 11/06/15 10:07 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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jokes on him
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: drumanchu] 1
#22488712 - 11/06/15 10:44 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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What's not a joke? Denying people proven beyond all doubt effective treatments for a medical condition.
This is the same thing Obama was doing back in 2012 when he was laughing off questions about weed and marginalizing them as a joke not a serious issue.
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: Cognitive_Shift] 4
#22488755 - 11/06/15 10:56 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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"But if you talk about smoking the leaf of marijuana, which is what people are talking about when they talk about medicinal marijuana, it has never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine."
I don't know about you guys, but I smoke the buds, not the leaves :p
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: LSDaytripper]
#22488812 - 11/06/15 11:19 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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even a slight medicinal value is still a MEDICINAL VALUE they've effectively outlawed certain vitamins and nutrients as "drugs hur derr hurr"
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: LSDaytripper]
#22488942 - 11/07/15 12:16 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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LSDaytripper said: "But if you talk about smoking the leaf of marijuana, which is what people are talking about when they talk about medicinal marijuana, it has never been shown to be safe or effective as a medicine."
I don't know about you guys, but I smoke the buds, not the leaves :p
The so called "drug tzar" doesn't even know how cannabis is smoked. How can you be so ignorant to how drugs are actually used and yet be the foremost authority on controlled substances in the federal government? AND THE CLOWN SHOW CONTINUES. Next week watch Chuck Rosenburg remove your nose from your face!
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: Cognitive_Shift]
#22489047 - 11/07/15 01:27 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Welp, sounds like case closed. Its not medicinal after all. All that research for nothing.
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: billy jowl]
#22489059 - 11/07/15 01:42 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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So I wonder if he thinks all pain medicine is a joke? I hope nobody has any for him when he is suffering.
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Chuckfinely
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: FlyOnTheWall] 2
#22489472 - 11/07/15 07:56 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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I wonder how fast he would light up a joint if he was going through chemo. My bet is he would last all of 30 seconds before wanting some relief
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: Chuckfinely] 3
#22489478 - 11/07/15 07:58 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Or if his kid or grandkid had an intractable seizure disorder.
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: trampis]
#22489901 - 11/07/15 09:51 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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90% pharmecuticals being medecines is a joke
MJ is real, it heal cancer ffs
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: nice1returns] 1
#22490633 - 11/07/15 12:37 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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love the bit about having an honest discussion, you know because they have a good track record with honesty ha.
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: morbiddoctor]
#22490696 - 11/07/15 12:55 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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morbiddoctor said: Dea is a joke and that guy is probably just an idiot
Seriously, I can't believe he can say crap like this without a straight face...
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Re: DEA chief: Medicinal marijuana is a 'joke' [Re: musiclover420]
#22490717 - 11/07/15 01:00 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Same people that said it made black people go crazy, tribal, and violent. Oh and then they turn it the opposite way in Vietnam saying it makes people to passive aggressive. Sorry marijuana is not making us want to shoot people and drive drunk and then get home to beat our counterparts. Yea, keep alcohol legal.
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