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Urge the White House Drug Czar to recognize the medical uses of marijuana!

On Wednesday, July 22nd, White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske was quoted as saying that marijuana “has no medicinal benefit.” Kerlikowske was speaking in Fresno, California, during a law enforcement marijuana eradication effort dubbed Operation S.O.S.

Kerlikowske could have limited his comments to the (non-medical) marijuana they were pursuing. But if he was going to speak on the medicinal use of marijuana, he should have done his homework.

Studies in the United States and around the world have shown marijuana to have medical efficacy for a number of illnesses and chronic conditions. Kerlikowske, like his Bush Administration predecessor, appears to be blurring the lines between medical marijuana and marijuana used recreationally. They are not the same.

Please urge Drug Czar Kerlikowske to draw a clear line between medical marijuana and marijuana used recreationally. Kerlikowske needs to recognize that thousands of Americans depend on medicinal marijuana to help them deal with a range of health issues and illnesses – from phantom limb pain to the effects of HIV and AIDS.

February 08, 2010

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Dear Director Kerlikowske,

I am writing out of concern regarding quotes attributed to you in the Fresno Bee newspaper. According to the Fresno Bee, you are quoted as saying that marijuana “has no medicinal benefit.” Countless studies have demonstrated that marijuana does in fact have specific medical applications for serious physical and mental conditions. You can read many of these studies at the website of the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research -- http://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu To suggest that marijuana “has no medical benefit” is to remain in ignorance of current medicine and science. I urge you to review the scientific record and draw a clear line between medical and non-medical marijuana usage. This would allow states to continue passing sensible medical marijuana laws without fear of reprisal from the federal government. It would also allow the federal government to adopt a much needed comprehensive policy that takes into account the benefits of this promising medicine.
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