DEA declines to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana

the list of the most dangerous drugs. the drug enforcement administration says after nsulting with the health and human services department — that marijuana will remain a scheduled one controlled substance — meaning the dea says it has no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. the d-e-a is however opening the door for more research to be done by expanding the number of agencies that can legally grow marijuana for research purposes. currently only researchers at the university of mississippi have federal permission to grow cannabis. medicinal marijuana advocates – call the decision disappointing. we caught up with one today by phone.. 0124 clearly, i mean it’s almost laughable to say that marijuana has no medical use. i mean it definitely does 0134 and so theres numerous medical applications 0139 that spokesperson for norml also said marijuana should not be scheduled drug at all – and rather be viewed in the same light as alcohol or cigarettes — which are regulated by the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms – not the d-e-a. the d-e-a’s decision means marijuana will continue to havethe same classification as heroin — and a stricter classification than cocaine and methamphetamine — which are schedule 2 drugs. the above average