Gov. Gregoire files petition to reclassify marijuana
Posted November 30, 2011Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced that she filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 2 drug, which will allow its use for treatment, as prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists. The view expressed in the petition is backed by the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the Washington State Medical Association, and the Washington State Pharmacy. The petition includes a substantive science-based report that has been peer reviewed and cites more than 700 independent references, many of which are new science since 2006. It details non-smoking methods, and describes how recent scientific developments like affordable DNA analysis supports the pharmacy model. To read the petition, click here.