No Accepted Medical Use? Three Perspectives on Medical Cannabis


The latest video from Reason.tv takes a look at the federal Schedule I classification of marijuana.

The U.S. government classifies marijuana–along with heroin and LSD–as a Schedule I drug, the most tightly restricted category of drugs in the United States. According to the federal government, Schedule I drugs are unsafe and have "no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States."

Really?

As medical marijuana proponents have pointed out since the Controlled Substances Act was passed by Congress in 1970, cannabis has been used medicinally for thousands of years, and there has never been a reported case of a marijuana overdose. Moreover, in recent years clinical researchers around the world have demonstrated the medicinal value of cannabis.

We talked to a doctor, a pharmacist, and a patient to get three firsthand perspectives on medical cannabis. Special thanks to Dr. Donald Abrams, JoAnna LaForce and Don Grubbs.

No Accepted Medical Use? Three Perspectives on Medical Cannabis