DEA Accepts Rescheduling Petition

DEA Accepts Rescheduling Petition

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Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 9:27 AM

USA: DEA accepts rescheduling petition On 3 April the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) accepted the filing of a rescheduling petition seeking federal recognition of the accepted medical use of cannabis in the United States. The petition was filed by the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) on 11 October 2002. For more information see: www.drugscience.org (Press relaese by the CRC of 15 April 2003)

***Canada: Medical cannabis and tax An Ontario medical marijuana smoker said that she claimed her cannabis as a medical expense on her income tax returns. "It's not a problem," Alison Myrden said in an interview.The doctors "just write a note saying they prescribe cannabis as medicine. We photocopy that and send it in with our taxes." (Source: Halifax Herald of 20 April 2003)

***USA: White house provides more arguments for legalisation The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) of the White House unintentionally adds to the arguments for legalisation of cannabis. In a new anti-drug ad the office shows how illegal growth of cannabis damages the environment, e.g. that marijuana farmers burn off native vegetation, destroying natural wildlife habitats - a damage, however, that would not happen if the environment-friendly cannabis could be grown legally. (Source: PRNewswire of 18 April 2003)

***World: UN provides more arguments for legalisation On an UN drug summit in Vienna joined by more than 140 nations representatives expressed deep concern for the "threats posed by continuing links between illicit drug trafficking and terrorism and other ... criminal activities " – links that would not exist if these drugs were legal. (Source: Associated Press of 17 April 2003)

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