The Democratic Party Is Endorsing a “Pathway” to Marijuana

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Bernie Again, and they say you didnt have an agenda .

In what is being described as an unexpected victory for Bernie Sanders supporters, the Democratic Party is officially speaking up in favor of removing marijuana from the list of Class 1 controlled substances and providing a “reasoned pathway” to legalization. It marked a reversal from a few days earlier, when the party’s platform drafting committee had adopted a more moderate stance on marijuana, reports the Washington Post.

On Saturday afternoon, the committee first discussed an amendment to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act. But some worried that would have hurt state efforts to study the legalization of marijuana. So then committee members agreed to switch out the language with another amendment that called for the downgrading of marijuana.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...marijuana.html

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One thing marijuana isn’t known to do is improve your memory. But there’s another reason why scientists believe it could fight Alzheimer’s disease.

Gary Wenk, PhD, professor of neuroscience, immunology and medical genetics at Ohio State University, has studied how to combat brain inflammation for over 25 years.

http://www.leafscience.com/2014/01/3...imers-disease/