DEA faces federal lawsuit for blocking marijuana research

[babsbunny]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/21/marijuana-researchers-get-pro-bono-representation-in-dea-lawsuit/

By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 -- 4:53 pm

Researchers hoping to study the medical benefits of marijuana are taking the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to federal court for blocking access to the plant.

The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has received free legal representation in a lawsuit against the DEA over a license to grow marijuana for federally regulated research.

The D.C.-based law firm Covington & Burling LLP, one of the foremost law firms representing the pharmaceutical industry, has offered pro-bono legal representation to the research group to appeal the DEA’s August 15 final order in the First Circuit Court of Appeals. MAPS estimated the law firm saved them $175,000 in legal costs.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Bet a donut the DEA is still staffed with anti-science BushPubliCons (R)

The Pubblies stuffed the bureaucracy with idiots...

[librechik]

5. BINGO

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for thread, babsbunny.:thumbsup:

[Old and In the Way]

3. This is one place where we can cut government spending.

Gut this fascist agency by legalizing pot - it;s a twofer.

[slay]

4. The DEA are government sanctioned enforcers for the pharmaceutical industry

the DEA should be shut down - they are heartless people working for an evil cause with evil masters.