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US: White House drug czar says medical marijuana is dying out
KPUA Hawaii
Saturday 30 Jul 2005 By Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) _ The White House drug czar says medical marijuana is dying out after the Supreme Court ruled federal authorities may prosecute sick people whose doctors prescribe pot. John Walters says state legislative efforts to expand medical marijuana programs have stalled in the two months since the top court ruling overrode laws in Hawaii and nine other states. Walters, the nation's drug policy director, says municipalities have refrained from handing out more permits for medical marijuana dispensaries in their communities. He adds that communities have also held back from opening more such medical marijuana clubs since the decision. Walters says the federal government was funding research into whether cannabis could be used as a source of medically sound drugs, but smoking marijuana didn't qualify as scientifically acceptable treatment. Steve Kubby is the national director of the American Medical Marijuana Association. He objects to Walters' comments, saying hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific studies showed clear medical benefits from cannabis. Walters met reporters at Washington Place in Honolulu after a meeting with local drug treatment counselors and law enforcement officials. (Copyright 2005 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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