d oral delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in healthy young men. New Engl. J. Med. 289: 336-341., and other illnesses. Harris, L. Analgesic and antitumor potential of the cannabinoids. In The Therapeutic Potential of Marijuana Cohen and Stillman, Eds. Plenum Press, New York, (pp. 299-305), 1976Hemp remains an excellent, non-addictive painkiller that is completely non-toxic. In fact, it is physically impossible to overdose on even the most potent marijuana. Marijuana has never killed anyone, in the history of recorded medicine. It is a drug that patients or their caregivers could grow themselves, rather than pay the thousands of dollars per month that other, often less effective, medicines would cost. Since it is so safe, it can be self-administered with no fear of accidental overdose or side effects. In fact, on September 6, 1988 the administrative law judge for the Drug Enforcement Administration, Judge Francis Young, ruled that: "Marijuana is less harmful than many common foods we eat... Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of he safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care." DEA document, “Accepted Safety For Use Under Medical Supervision.", Sept. 6, 1988. Even with all the evidence that shows marijuana to be an effective, safe, and useful medicine, it cannot be prescribed by any doctor. The Drug Enforcement Administration refuses to allow medicinal use of marijuana. Today hemp is categorized as a "Schedule I Drug", which means the government considers it to be a dangerous drug with a high potential for abuse, with no accepted medical uses. By contrast, cocaine is a much more dangerous drug than marijuana. Thousands die from its use each year. Yet it is placed in Schedule II, the group for drugs that may be prescribed by doctors. Even with overwhelming evidence that marijuana is good medicine, the government refuses...
