Comment by [deleted] on 01/09/2021 at 20:49 UTC

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Wrong. There is no evidence of "pretty much all government experts agree that marijuana is bad".

WHO recommended in 2019 that it should removed from Schedule IV which basically removes the excuse that supporting medical use of cannabis would be a treaty violation.

The CDC basically says that there appear to be medical benefits, but more research is needed.

You didn't mention the FDA, which supports more research and has already approved one cannabis derived drug.

DEA and FBI... uh... duh. They're not exactly experts. These are law enforcement.

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Comment by sjo_biz at 01/09/2021 at 22:56 UTC

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But don’t you think part of the change in public perception was due to education by people on forums like these? What would the public perception be if even the discussion of drugs resulted in an outright ban because it opposed the leaders at the top and the three letter agencies you mentioned

Comment by [deleted] at 01/09/2021 at 20:58 UTC

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This is misinformation. The CDC is clear regarding their stance on marijuana:

https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/fact-sheets.htm