November 3, 2014
Blurb
Three states, one district, and two cities will vote on various aspects of the nation’s drug laws on Tuesday but the most crucial marijuana decision being weighed in the coming days will be made by just one person. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller could be about to start a legal revolution.
After a five-day hearing in California, she is considering the validity of the science surrounding pot’s classification as one of the most dangerous drugs in the world...
Dr. Carl T. Hart, an associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University and a trailblazing researcher on the effects of drugs on humans, spoke on day two. “[I]t is my considered opinion that including marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act is counter to all the scientific evidence in a society that uses and values empirical evidence,” Dr. Hart said.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/04/pot-s-day-in-court.html
After a five-day hearing in California, she is considering the validity of the science surrounding pot’s classification as one of the most dangerous drugs in the world...
Dr. Carl T. Hart, an associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University and a trailblazing researcher on the effects of drugs on humans, spoke on day two. “[I]t is my considered opinion that including marijuana in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act is counter to all the scientific evidence in a society that uses and values empirical evidence,” Dr. Hart said.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/04/pot-s-day-in-court.html