Feds deny marijuana for medical purposes, spurring online backlash
Physicians, lawmakers and the public posted heated comments on news websites and Twitter. Many accused the government of pandering to pharma and influential lobbyists.
Hashtags (no pun intended) went haywire Thursday after the federal government announced it would not reclassify marijuana.
The decision means patients will continue to be denied the drug for medicinal purposes. Marijuana will remain a “Schedule 1” classification, in the same category as heroin and LSD. Cannabis has had the same designation since 1970, when Congress passed the Controlled Substances Act.
#Cannabismediciinal #NORML, #Alzheimers #LowTHC were among the subgroups most opponents of the news used to express outrage over the decision. Some comments—and even a YouTube video— were laden with offensive language condemning the news. Here are a few safe comments to share:
The Washington Post reported:
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