A grave injustice has been uncovered by the groundbreaking decision coming out of the AMA that urges the declassification of Marijuana as a Schedule 1 substance and the study of it’s medicinal benefits and qualities. Clearly, we’ve been wasting time with prohibition and people are suffering for it. With the crackdown of the war on drugs, studies on Schedule 1 substances were halted in order to study more effective and medically necessary substances. Think about it. For 70 years we have not been able to study one of the most healing and beneficial plants in the world, simply because we were told not to. Since prohibition was launched, the medical and clinical benefits of marijuana have remained largely unstudied, save for a couple of rogue scientists and physicians who actually took their Hippocratic Oath with sincerity. The War on Drugs has been effective in keeping marijuana out of the hands of scientists and scholars, while failing to keep the drug out of the hands of minors. The statement from the American Medical Association comes late in the game of Medical Marijuana, with many states already accepting the valid use of marijuana as medicine. The reluctance of our government to allow the study and investigation of marijuana has left thousands of terminally ill people out in the cold, waiting for the one thing we need. Information. There is no doubt that marijuana is medicine to millions and the decision to support the already rampant use with factual evidence and scientifically structured standards is exciting for many. Imagine the possibilities when this plant is adequately investigated and researched, Imagine the strides in medicine and wellness for the population. This statement from the AMA has offered a thread of hope to those of us wishing the world would wake up and accept the truth but it is also a much broader message of hope to an entire world frought with diseases and death.  It’s statement is far-reaching, calling for the very same thing so many sick people are calling for. Compassion, research, education and finally,  intelligent discussion. The current list of qualifying ailments that are covered by the medical marijuana laws in Colorado is short and clearly lacking in honesty. If the people writing the law really knew everything that cannabis has been proven to help, (with effective use and years of personal researchers across the world and across the span of time) the list would include everything ranging from depression and PTSD to migraines and anxiety. The benefits from marijuana alone would cover nearly all disorders across the spectrum of psychological afflictions and physical ailments such as headaches, insomnia, restless legs and sexual dysfunction. The medical necessity of many pharmaceutical drugs will be in question when the common person can cure a migraine headache or their PMS cramps with the use of a plant they grow in their backyard. The American Medical Associations decision to urge reclassification has a broad and far-reaching message. Clearly, we were wrong to stop the investigation of cannabinoids for so long, and I am grateful that the AMA has decided to take a stand against the clear discrimination of such a beautiful and life giving plant.

Good on ya, AMA. AntiSoccermom approves.

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