Is Pot Medically Worthless? Feds Stall on Question
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to a press release from Americans for Safe Access (ASA), has responded to an ASA challenge under the Federal Data Quality Act to remove marijuana from Schedule I, which is supposed to be only for dangerous drugs with no medical usefulness, with…a request for a 60-day extension. During which, apparently, HHS will consult with the Drug Enforcement Administration–who are supposed to be getting the scientific and medical facts from them–about whether or not pot has possible medicinal value.