U.S. Will Encourage Doctors Not to Dispense Medical Pot

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U.S. Will Encourage Doctors Not to Dispense Medical Pot

Washington Times (12/30/96) P. A3
Price, Joyce

Abstract: The federal plan to enforce anti-drug laws in Arizona and California, where the medical use of marijuana has been legalized, will focus on education rather than prosecution, U.S. drug chief Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey said Sunday. Under the White House's plan, to be released today, groups other than doctors, such as transportation workers and nuclear power plant operators, will be addressed. Federal officials will lead campaigns to inform "educators, parents, community coalitions and others" about the dangers of marijuana and other drugs. The American Medical Association, for its part, has called for more research into the medical benefits of marijuana. McCaffrey said, "We will open the door to examine any medicine, certainly to include marijuana, to see if it can demonstrate effectiveness."

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