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The DEA chief called medical marijuana ‘a joke.’ Now patients are calling for his resignation – Marijuana News

DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg. Image via DEA.gov

Last week, the acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration called medical marijuana "a joke" during a Q&A with reporters. Now, medical marijuana patients are calling for his head, with an online petition demanding his resignation attracting over 10,000 signatures on change.org.

DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg. Image via DEA.gov

Here's what administrator Chuck Rosenberg said about medical marijuana,via CBS News:

"What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal -- because it's not," Rosenberg said in a briefing to reporters. "We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something that is bad and dangerous, but don't call it medicine -- that is a joke."

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Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~

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