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Thursday, 08/11/2016 7:57:48 PM

Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:57:48 PM

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TODAY-->"Marijuana to remain ILLEGAL" says the DEA

The DEA will still treat weed the same as heroin. USA Today reports

Marijuana advocates who hoped the cascade of states moving to legalize medical marijuana would soften the federal stance on the drug faced disappointment Thursday as the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it will keep marijuana illegal for any purpose.

Marijuana will remain a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act
. Substances in Schedule 1 are determined by the Food and Drug Administration to have no medical use. States that allow marijuana for medical use or legalize recreational use remain in defiance of federal law.

The announcement to be published Friday in the Federal Register relaxes the rules for marijuana research to make it easier for institutions to grow marijuana for scientific study. The DEA currently authorizes just one grow facility in Mississippi....
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/08/11/dea-marijuana-remains-illegal-under-federal-law/88550804/

More reports here-->

CNN-- http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/health/dea-marijuana-schedule-l/

NPR-- http://www.npr.org/2016/08/10/489509471/dea-rejects-attempt-to-loosen-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana

Washington Post-- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/08/11/the-deas-latest-stance-on-marijuana-explained/

Earlier I predicted weed would NOT be reclassified under Obama's watch until after the November election.. it at all. Doing so would allow evangelicals and conservatives to brand the Democrats as being "pro dope." Want legal weed? Then vote Hillary.

THIS NEWS PRETTY MUCH DRIVES A STAKE THROUGH >>ALL<< OF EDDIE VAKSER'S MJ SCAMS.



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