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Medical Marijuana Now “American Policy”

By Greg Cook on February 28, 2009

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Digital News Report- After last weeks announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder that DEA raids on medical marijuana dispensaries would end, supporters of medical cannabis exhaled in relief.  During the Bush administration, the DEA shut down nearly 40 dispensaries in the 14 states where medical marijuana is legal.  The raids continued for weeks after President Obama took office.

Obama stated during the campaign that he was in favor of medicinal use of marijuana.  “My attitude is if the science and the doctors suggest that the best palliative care and the way to relieve pain and suffering is medical marijuana, then that’s something I’m open to,” Obama stated in November of 2007 in Audubon, Iowa. “There’s no difference between that and morphine when it comes to just giving people relief from pain.”

Holder stated that what Obama said on the campaign trail is, “now American Policy.”

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  4. Health Insurance Companies reclassified Administrative Operations as Medical Care
  5. American Associated Pharmacies selects Cardinal Health as exclusive pharmaceutical distribution partner

2 thoughts on “Medical Marijuana Now “American Policy””

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    February 28, 2009 at 3:29 pm

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  2. Ron says:
    March 3, 2009 at 1:18 am

    It is about time.

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