National Medical Association Urges Rescheduling

The resolution adopted last month at the AAFP’s annual meeting in Denver states, “Drug Enforcement Administration scheduling of marijuana as a Schedule I drug prevents funding and legalization of research on the pharmacological properties of cannabinoids.” The doctors group says “reclassifying marijuana … will facilitate further research on the potential medical uses of pharmaceutical cannabinoids.” Cannabis is currently classified as among the most highly dangerous drugs with no currently accepted medical uses.

The AAFP represents more than 120,000 doctors, residents and medical students.