By NCIA
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August 11, 2016

UPI: DEA declines to reclassify marijuana, cites no ‘currently accepted medical’ value


The National Cannabis Industry Association on Thursday said the DEA’s decision “flies in the face of objective science and overwhelming public opinion.”

“Continuing marijuana prohibition forces critically ill people to suffer needlessly, leaves life-changing treatments undeveloped, and keeps patients and providers in limbo between state and federal laws,” NCIA Executive Director Aaron Smith said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/08/11/DEA-declines-to-reclassify-marijuana-cites-no-currently-accepted-medical-value/5141470916763/

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