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Senior News Reporter Laws do not deter people from stopped smoking because they On a recent episode of HBO's smoking marijuana - more than 90 observed hundreds of thousands of "Entourage," Johnny Drama joins a million Americans report using the people dying from cigarettes. He medical marijuana club so he can drug, St. Pierre said. said marijuana is still widely used wear the establishment's trucker hat Still the fact remains: The FDA because people do not observe the and attract younger fans. Drama does not approve marijuana for same deadly effects. snags a prescription for an "anxiety medical purposes. · "If Adam Smith and Darwin disorder," along with the maximum In 2004, Robert J. Meyer, are right, humans don't want to self­ amount of marijuana allowed. director of the Office of Drug destruct," St. Pierre said. THE REVIEW/John Transue In reality, there is quite a bit of Evaluation in the Center for Drug He said the only way to reduce Demand of SUVs may decrease if Congress debates escalate. reefer drama in southern California. Evaluation Research, discussed the harm of marijuana is by legaliz­ Federal agents shut down three FDA approval before a subcommit­ ing it so the drug could be regulated medical marijuana facilities in San tee in the House of Representatives. and taxed. Mateo on Aug. 30, according to the In his testimony, recorded on the "Why wouldn't any logical­ U.S. Drug FDA Web site, thinking person end pro_b.ibition?" Fuel efficiency laws Enforcement Meyer support­ St. Pierre said. Administration Web "Tens of ed earlier deci­ Psychology professor Jeffrey site. sions not to Rosen said marijuana can help man­ Medical mari­ thousands of approve the age pain and increase appetite for possibly on horizon juana dispensaries drug. people on chemotherapy. However, have sprouted in government "The he said he is unsure whether mari­ California in recent employees get Institute of juana use is warranted, since there BY KELLY DURKIN major consideration." years. There are Medicine issued are other medications that ease pain. Copy Editor Callahan said it may be hard to more than 400 of ·up every day a detailed report "The problem with taking it as Congress is currently debating a convince consumers who prefer larg­ these facilities in with bqsic;:ally that supports the medicinal is that it causes some bill that could raise fuel efficiency er cars the move to smaller, more the Golden State, absolute need damages in terms of smoking," standards in cars and sport utility fuel-efficient vehicles will benefit according to a one mtsston: for evidence­ Rosen said. "Also, it's very unregu­ vehicles, requiring them to maintain them. report published by based research lated. You smoke as much as you a higher ratio of miles per gallon. "I'm in favor of anything that the National maintain the into the effects want so you don't know the doses The corporate average fuel raises the fuel efficiency of vehi­ Organization for the status quo on of marijuana you're taking." economy, or CAFE, standards cur­ cles," he said. "But it's more than Reform of and cannabinoid Cancer patients can take a pill rently mandate a ratio of 27.5 miles just individual buyers. People think Marijuana Laws cannabis." components of with THC, the euphoria-inducing per gallon for cars and 22.2 miles per of their cars as more that just trans­ (NORML). -Allen St. Pierre, marijuana, for ingredient in marijuana, but many gallon for sport utility vehicles and portation." California' s patients with people do not particularly like the trucks. The new legislation, passed Newark resident Martha Duffy Compassionate Use executive director of The specific disease pill, Rosen said. Researchers are by the Senate in June, will raise the said she drives a 2005 Toyota Act of 1996 allows National Organization conditions," he working on experimental medica­ standard to a fleet-wide average of Corolla sedan that gets between '28 marijuana use for stated. "The tions that would eliminate the harm­ 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020. and 35 miles per gallon. She said she illnesses such as for the Reform of 10M report also ful effects of smoking. For example, Jim Wolfe, president and CEO is in favor of smaller, more fuel-effi­ cancer, anorexia, Mariiuana Laws emphasized that patients could use an inhaler to of the Delaware State Chamber of cient vehicles. AIDS, chronic pain J smoked mari- breathe in THC molecules. Commerce and former manager of "We're going to run out of oil," and arthritis. juana is a crude Rosen said he doubts the moti­ the DaimlerChrysler plant in Duffy said. "I don't see any reason Delaware laws are not quite as drug delivery system that exposes vations of organizations like Newark, said the timetable set in the for huge cars." lenient. patients to a significant number of NORML and the MPP. "I think law is too restrictive to be effective. Wolfe said the auto companies First-time offenders of mari­ harmful substances." the agenda is, 'Let's try it for med­ The bill could negatively affect are not against raising the CAFE juana possession in Delaware lose Bernath said researchers who have ical reasons and then we can do it Delaware's economy, especially auto standards. They are against the strict their driver's license for two years, studied medical benefits of marijua­ for recreational purposes,' " he said. manufacturers who supply parts to timetable, which would slowly begin are required to go to drug counsel­ na face obstacles. other states. raising the CAFE standards starting ing and lose state educational aid, "The maddening part of that is "Congress arbitrarily raising the in 2011. according to the reform group that the DEA blocks any kind of CAFE standards to high levels in an "We know we have to reduce Marijuana Public Policy Project's research that would be necessary / ~ unachievable time-frame will threat­ and improve fuel efficiency," he Web site. for the FDA to approve it," he said. en American jobs," Wolfe said. said. "The best way is to let the auto Allen St. Pierre, executive "Meanwhile, there are people with A Clqserl:ook The already uncertain fate of companies invest in research to find director of NORML, said govern­ cancer and there are people with ' / A . the Chrysler plant in Newark, which more fuel-efficient technologies. ment-sponsored anti-drug cam­ AIDS who could benefit from those is scheduled to be idled in 2009, Who wouldn't want to have more paigns promote the lie that marijua­ drugs right now, who are dying l; ~i/.. might be affected if the higher fuel fuel-efficient cars?" na is less harmful than alcohol and right now. It's reprehensible." Dela\Yat~'s Marijuana efficiency standards become law, he Duffy said she thought the tobacco. Joycelyn Barnes, a DEA Law :7 said. automakers' argument for more time "Tens of thousands of govern­ spokeswoman, said it _is not the Demand for heavier SUVs, like to conduct research is an excuse, ment employees get up every day DEA's job to decide which drugs · ' It/ Delaware, _possession the Dodge Durango currently manu­ because fuel-efficient technology, with basically one mission: main­ are illegal, but rather to enforce the . ~f a Ay ~mount ormariju_ana factured at the plant, would decline including hybrid cars, already exists.