Patients File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Government on Medical Cannabis, Demand FDA Correct Misinfo

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Patients File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Government on Medical Cannabis, Demand FDA Correct Misinformation

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To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORS

Contact: Paco Fabian or Kate Geller, [phone], both for Americans for Safe Access

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The patients advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California demanding that the federal government cease issuing misinformation on medical cannabis and correct the information it has released.

"The FDA position on medical cannabis is incorrect, dishonest and a flagrant violation of laws requiring the government to base policy on sound science," said Joe Elford, Chief Counsel for Americans for Safe Access.

The suit charges a violation of the little-known Data Quality Act (DQA). The DQA requires federal agencies such as Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rely on sound science. It also allows citizens to challenge government information believed to be inaccurate or based on faulty, unreliable data. The ASA case specifically challenges the government position that "marijuana has no accepted medical value."

"The science to support medical cannabis is overwhelming, yet the government continues to play politics with the lives of patients desperately in need of pain relief," said ASA Executive Director Steph Sherer. "Americans for Safe Access is filing this lawsuit on medical cannabis to demand that the FDA stop holding science hostage to politics."

[ms liberty]

1. K&R n/t

[MindPilot]

2. DQA requires federal agencies to rely on sound science...hmmmm

There is no end to the lawsuits that could filed against the Bush administration under this requirement.

The Federal Elections Commission, EPA, Parks Service, DHS, etc, etc

[Chemical Bill]

9. Where do I send my check? n/t

[Mojorabbit]

3. And another k&r n/t

[Vincardog]

4. They shall speak the truth and the truth shall set us free.

[StrictlyRockers]

5. K&R for more truth and less war.

[Canuckistanian]

6. There's no clinical evidence that marijuana has health benefits

That's because there has not been any serious clinical trials of marijuana.

So, there's no evidence that it doesn't, either.

[Kare]

7. Gee I wonder..

you think anyone would volunteer to do "serious clinical trials" ?
I might sign up for that myself, depending on what the snacks were....

:hippie:

[hashibabba]

8. Ooh Ooh--Me! Me! I'll volunteer!

But I used to get wicked munchies. They'd have to have pretty good snacks!

[Mrspeeker]

10. but dishonesty and a flagrant violation of laws

pretty much sums up our government, its what its made of. If we take all that stuff out there would be no government.