Obama’s “drug czar”, Gil Kerlikowske, declares marijuana has no medical value
From an MPP email today:
“Marijuana is dangerous and has no medicinal benefit.”
– White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, at a Fresno, Calif., press conference yesterday (http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1553061.html )Not again.
In fact — and it’s getting a little tiresome to keep repeating it — the esteemed Institute of Medicine, American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, American Academy of HIV Medicine, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Lymphoma Foundation of America, American Academy of HIV Medicine, and dozens of other medical organizations recognize marijuana’s medical value.
What’s more, President Obama’s own statements on the campaign trail about marijuana’s medical efficacy run counter to his new drug czar’s statements yesterday.
We need to stop this in its tracks. Would you please speak out against this ridiculous, outdated argument:
1. Please use MPP’s online action center at http://control.mpp.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=SplashPage&id=358 to e-mail the president about the drug czar’s statement.
2. Please call the drug czar’s office at (202) 395-6700 to politely complain that we’re still hearing this sort of nonsense.
We need to make sure the drug czar receives the message loud and clear that the anti-science Bush era is over.
Thank you,
Rob Kampia
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C.P.S. As I’ve mentioned in previous alerts, a major philanthropist has committed to match the first $2.35 million that MPP can raise from the rest of the planet in 2009. This means that your donation today at http://control.mpp.org/site/Donation2?idb=0&df_id=1180&1180.donation=form1&s_src=NA_072309 will be doubled.
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July 24th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
The politics of cannabis is really starting to wear on me. Hats off to those lobbyists who can deal with two-faced politicians and still maintain a positive outlook on the prospect of legislative change from within.
July 24th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
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July 28th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Observe the photo on the Fresno Bee article: The olive drab clothing, the AR-15 rifle decked out in camo paint, and the semi-automatic pistol in the holster on the leg….All standing in front of the plants. This symbol represents why the Federal Govt. does not want to legalize it. It has nothing to do with medicinal value or some alleged danger that marij. poses. Do the math.