This is huge news.

According to Americans for Safe Access:

HOUSTON — The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to reverse its long-held position that marijuana be retained as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. The AMA adopted a report drafted by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) entitled, “Use of Cannabis for [...]

As everyone know, needle exchange programs work. They dramatically reduce disease and don’t increase drug abuse. That hasn’t stopped the neanderthal sado-moralists in Congress from reflexively opposing such programs.

Progress was made last year, when Congress allowed the district to fund needle exchange with their own money. Then, this year, it appeared that the [...]