DEA: Pot "Has No Currently Accepted Medical Use and a High Potential for Abuse"

DEA: Pot's Useless After requests to ease restrictions on marijuana, the DEA has firmly refused: "The decision is based on whether marijuana, as determined by the FDA, is a safe and effective medicine, and it's not," said chief Chuck Rosenberg. It will remain a schedule I drug, like heroin and ecstasy. We beg to differ: here are ten medical uses that are widely considered effective. READ NOW  READ THESE NEXT Does Smoking Pot Cause Lung Cancer? MORE 6 Possible Causes of Lung Cancer MORE How to Know When It's Ovulation Day MORE AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Verywell Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.