From: Jim Rosenfield <[j n r] at [igc.apc.org]>
Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs
Date: 06 Oct 93 19:26 PDT
Subject: Medical MJ Update

re: US Admin Status of Medical Marijuana

quoting from a NORML release Sept 30.....

The Clinton administration is about to take an unpopular and
untenable position: on Friday, October 1, at 2:00 pm, the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in
NORML, Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics, and Drug Policy
Foundation v. DEA.  The lawsuit in question argues that marijuana
should be rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule II (that
marijuana, like morphine, has medical utility),.  The government
has argued that marijuana should remain in Schedule I (that
marijuana has no medical utility whatsoever).  On Friday, NORML
will be asking for the opportunity to present evidence to appeal
the DEA's previous decision not to reschedule marijuana.  If the
ruling from tomorrow's case goes in NORML's favor, it will not --
in and of itself -- reschedule marijuana.

the release goes on, but here is my personal update
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. We had hoped that Janet Reno and the DEA would
simply drop their opposition but they did not.  They did show up
in court on Friday and arguments *are* being scheduled.  So we
know Justice is going ahead and opposing the NORML suit.

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