12Nov/090
American Medical Association defended cannabis in 1937
This week the AMA is officially asking the federal government to review the status of cannabis in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. They have acknowledged the medical benefits of marijuana and its component cannabinoids. It is poetic justice that the official stance adopted November 10th represents a 72-year full-circle for the AMA.
In 1937 the first federal marijuana prohibition was debated in Congress. The infamous prohibitionist Harry Anslinger was pushing though the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act.
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