Editor's note: There has been much more international positive research on medical cannabis used as edibles and oils or smoked that this article doesn't mention. It has demonstrated safe curative power for a wide variety of diseases. So whom does this decree serve? Follow the money.
Marijuana has been approved by California, many other states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but in a decision announced Friday the federal government ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a highly dangerous drug like heroin.
The decision comes almost nine years after medical marijuana supporters asked the government to reclassify cannabis to take into account a growing body of worldwide research that shows its effectiveness in treating certain diseases, such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis.
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