The medicinal value of cannabis cannot be ignored. This healing plant has successfully been used for treatment of pain, insomnia, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, seizure disorders, and even cancer.

Despite its long history of medicinal use throughout the world, cannabis has remained an illegal, controlled substance in the US, aggressively pursued by government agents for many decades. The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) gained significant authority over cannabis after the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 was signed into law. Once enacted, the DEA created a scheduling system that classified different substances according to their potential for addiction and abuse. Without any scientific backing, the DEA put cannabis at the top of the list - a schedule one drug with the greatest potential for addiction, with no medicinal value whatsoever.
 

DEA has deliberately blocked medicinal cannabis research for over 40 years

A comprehensive report authored by the Drug Policy Alliance and the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics, finds that the entire decades-long "war on drugs" has been a complete fraud. The Controlled Substances Act has been nothing but a false sense of security that has permitted the DEA to deliberately block scientific research on cannabis for more than 40 years.
When marijuana was first categorized as a schedule one drug by the DEA, Americans fought back and started petitioning the government so that it could be studied for its medicinal value. The DEA fought back arrogantly, striking down the petitions and not permitting any scientific study on the medicinal merits of cannabis.

The new report finds that the DEA acted impartially, never abiding by scientific evidence, while executing its responsibilities in an unfair manner. Through the years, the DEA's excessive power gave them the authority to over ride the determination of Administrative Law Judges.

On three different occasions, the DEA ignored and declined petitions to reschedule cannabis. The DEA knew, that if cannabis was rescheduled, then it could then be studied for its medicinal value. If that happened, the DEA would slowly lose all control and no profit could be made running their fictitious drug war. Because of this, generations of people were legally blocked from accessing the medicinal qualities of the plant to cure their various ailments.