Eric Holder - are you listening? Top Physicist discusses

The Science behind Medical Marijuana:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/john-schwarz-medical-marijuana_n_2697232.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false
At the above link, the "father of string theory" addresses his concerns about the fact that our society is run by people who continue to ignore the evidence regarding Medical Marijuana. Yet, meanwhile, the major corrupt actions undertaken by entities like HSBC continue to go on, without any legal intervention against such top "Too Big To Fail Firms."

From the article:
"Being a physicist, not a physician, I don't usually comment on issues in medical science," Schwarz wrote in his editorial. "But I can no longer remain silent while people in my family and profession run the risk of federal arrest so that they can follow the recommendations of their doctors."

One such person is Schwarz's wife, Patricia, who, after being diagnosed with a bladder condition in 1995 found medical marijuana was the only thing that relieved her pain. After listening to her groan about the issue for years, Schwarz said her husband felt moved to take up the cause. "We live in a evidence-based society," Patricia Schwarz told HuffPost. "Why isn't the science getting through?"

Under federal law, marijuana is considered a schedule I prohibited substance, defined as having “a high potential for abuse” and “no currently accepted medical use in treatment.” (Other examples of schedule I drugs include heroin and LSD, while cocaine, opium and methamphetamine are classified as schedule II drugs with "some accepted medical use.&quot

The federal government has not acknowledged numerous studies showing the medical benefits of marijuana, arguing the studies did not meet the standard of double-blind FDA approval trials. Instead Drug Enforcement Officials cite a four-year-old Department of Health and Human Services paper that found no consensus on medical uses for marijuana.