Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

"Drug Czar" Website Still Lies About Medical Marijuana and AMA

WE GOT THE DEA TO CHANGE THEIR WEBSITES, BUT THE "DRUG CZAR" IS STILL LYING

Thanks to the hundreds of you who took action and sent letters to Attorney General Eric Holder, the DEA was forced to take down from its websites two false claims that the American Medical Association opposes medical marijuana. But alarmingly, another government website belonging to the White House "drug czar's" office is still spreading misinformation about the AMA's position on medical marijuana.

Please -- even if you already sent a letter about the earlier errors on the DEA's sites -- take action below to let White House "Drug Czar" Gil Kerlikowske know that taxpayer money should not be used to spread false information about important topics like medical marijuana on government websites.

May 22, 2013

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On November 10, the American Medical Association (AMA) called on the U.S. government to reconsider the current classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance in light of its demonstrated medical value.

Even though the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in response to letters from activists like me, deleted two claims from its websites that the AMA opposes medical marijuana, I am concerned that there is at least one remaining instance of misinformation about the AMA's medical marijuana position on a government website hosted by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

As a matter of simple accuracy and fairness, I ask that you cease using taxpayer money to spread false information on government websites by correcting this error as soon as possible and, further, I specifically urge you to inform the public about the AMA's actual position on medical marijuana.

Ignoring scientific research and medical evidence should not be the policy of the federal government.

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