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Related: About this forumThe DEA Just Admitted Marijuana Has Never Killed Anyone And Causes Happiness
By Real News on June 30, 2017
The Drug Enforcement Agency just admitted that cannabis has never killed anyone. Ever. They also acknowledged that the little green plant, which has been used across civilizations for thousands of years, causes merriment and happiness. But they still want to keep it illegal.
Other hypocrisies abound. For example, the report lists benzodiazepines like Xanax as potentially addictive drugs, noting that those who use benzodiazepines to treat anxiety are likely to be physically dependent on that medication. But according to the CSA, on which they base their entire drug enforcement agenda, drugs like Xanax have low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. This is patently false, as 13.5 million Americans are dependent on drugs like Xanax, overdoses are on the rise, and side effects of quitting the drug include heart palpitations, panic attacks, and seizures in extreme cases. Yet the DEA, which enforces the CSA, admits in its own report that Xanax causes physical dependency.
http://www.realnews24.com/the-dea-just-admitted-marijuana-has-never-killed-anyone-and-causes-happiness/
Warpy
(113,131 posts)People won't work hard enough if they're happy.
LakeArenal
(29,842 posts)Happiest Girl in the whole USA
pangaia
(24,324 posts)elleng
(136,569 posts)Hieronymus
(6,039 posts)The DEA makes no sense on this. They're obviously trying to please the Right.