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The Head of the DEA Made a Remarkable Admission About Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Sat, 08/08/2015 - 04:00

Of all the puzzling policies that the United States holds when it comes to marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Agency's classification of it as a "Schedule I" drug may be the most curious of all. The Schedule I label places it in a class of drugs considered to have the highest potential for abuse. It means the government has determined that it is devoid of medical value. It has ensured marijuana's role as one of the central targets of the war on drugs. It signifies that, in the eyes of the law, marijuana is as dangerous as heroin.

But recently the DEA made an admission that chips away at marijuana's position among the most strictly regulated drugs in the country. 

First, last week, the acting DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg said the following to reporters during a conference call, according to U.S. World & News Report: "If you want me to...

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