DEA declares Marijuana has no medical use

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The Drug Enforcement Agency has ruled that marijuana has no acceptable medical use. The  decision comes almost nine years after supporters of medical marijuana first asked the government to reclassify  cannabis.  It is the third time that a petition to reclassify marijuana has failed. Justin Elliott  of Salon has the latest on the story.
  

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