Nov 19, 2009
Another Justice Department Web site with a cute name is hanging on to misinformation about the American Medical Association’s position on medical marijuana.
From JustThinkTwice.org:
The American Medical Association has rejected pleas to endorse marijuana as medicine, and instead has urged that marijuana remain a prohibited, Schedule I drug, at least until more research is done.
It's false, and it needs to change. Please join me in sending an e-mail to AskDOJ@usdoj.gov and asking them to update this language.
Also of note is the relative silence from the drug czar’s office. You would think the Office of National Drug Control Policy would have something to say about a new marijuana position from the nation's largest medical association, right? Wouldn't that warrant a press release or blog post? It certainly has whenever the AMA said something negative about marijuana.
I guess they’re showing their true colors. The drug czar’s office isn’t about bringing you up-to-date, factual information on drugs and drug policy. Their job is to make sure you don’t question the laws we have in place -- even when it puts them at odds with reality. So when the nation's largest group of doctors breaks from the government talking points, all we hear is silence.