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kpete

(72,006 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:33 PM Feb 2014

Obama’s Deputy Drug Czar: Cannabis Is Less of a Public Health Threat Than Prescription Drugs/Alcohol

Obama’s Deputy Drug Czar Admits Cannabis Is Less of a Public Health Threat Than Prescription Drugs and Alcohol
By: patrick devlin Tuesday February 4, 2014 4:50 pm

“Is it not a scientific fact that there is nothing comparable to marijuana? And, I’m not saying it is good or bad, but when we look at deaths and illnesses, alcohol, other hard drugs are certainly – even prescription drugs – are a threat to public health in a way that just isolated marijuana is not…Isn’t that a scientific fact? Or do you dispute that fact?”

To which Botticelli responded sheepishly, “I don’t dispute that fact.”

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http://my.firedoglake.com/patrickdevlin/2014/02/04/breaking-obamas-deputy-drug-czar-admits-that-cannabis-is-less-of-a-public-health-threat-than-prescription-drugs-and-alcohol/

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Obama’s Deputy Drug Czar: Cannabis Is Less of a Public Health Threat Than Prescription Drugs/Alcohol (Original Post) kpete Feb 2014 OP

Dep Dir Drug Policy couldn't answer Rep Blumenauer question: Which is more dangerous, meth or weed? Coyotl Feb 2014 #1

You can get prescription alcohol? mindwalker_i Feb 2014 #2

It's over the counter, you don't need a prescription Fumesucker Feb 2014 #4

Botticelli is a disgrace dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #3

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

1. Dep Dir Drug Policy couldn't answer Rep Blumenauer question: Which is more dangerous, meth or weed?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:37 PM

Feb 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024445163

Can't wait for the YouTube.

Link to the whole hearing. Scroll down for clips.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?317590-1/MarijuanaPo

February 4, 2014
Marijuana Policy

Michael Botticelli testified on the Obama administration’s marijuana policy.?The hearing occurred as a number of states had decriminalized or legalized marijuana possession, which were at odds with current federal laws.?Chairman John Mica called the policy “schizophrenic,” a reference to President Obama, who recently said marijuana was less dangerous than alcohol.?Committee Democrats meanwhile asked how the administration could keep canabis on the DEA’s list of most dangerous drugs in the face of changing public opinion and moves by states to decriminalize and even legalize the drug.

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)

2. You can get prescription alcohol?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 12:28 AM

Feb 2014

Is it covered under the ACA?

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

4. It's over the counter, you don't need a prescription

Reply to mindwalker_i (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:38 AM

Feb 2014

dreamnightwind

(4,775 posts)

3. Botticelli is a disgrace

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 04:16 AM

Feb 2014

from the FDL article:

Botticelli continued to dodge the direct question by again waffling into administration talking points that have been used for going on five years by the Obama administration to justify its conscious inaction with respect to the legalization or reclassification of cannabis

Kudos to Connolly, nice to see a Dem standing up for rational drug policy. It isn't easy to pin down people like Botticelli.

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