America's Insane 40-Year Marijuana Prohibition Is Like a Tragic Play in Three Acts | Alternet
"Denying people access to well-regulated medical marijuana forces them into the illegal marijuana market, boosting profits for drug kingpins and drastically reducing the number of people who will gain the benefits of this medicine. Equally damning, the current efforts by the federal government have stopped the kind of research and development companies like Harborside had been doing that could create specialized strains to treat specific diseases."
