Medical marijuana policy needs to be changed says Drew Carey

11-01-07 | Entertainment News Editor

Carey supports medical marijuana

Comedic television star and game-show host Drew Carey says he believes the U.S. government needs to rethink its position on medical marijuana.

Drew Carey (photo: nndb.com)

"I think it's clear by now that the federal government needs to reclassify marijuana. People who need it should be able to get it -- safely and easily," Carey said.

"The Price Is Right" and "Power of 10" host made the comments in a new Reason.tv video dealing with medical marijuana and the war on drugs.

Twelve states have legalized medical marijuana and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently said marijuana "is not a drug. It's a leaf," noted the Reason Foundation, a non-profit think tank.

However, patients and caregivers in some states where medical marijuana is legal are still penalized by the Drug Enforcement Administration because the federal government maintains marijuana has "no accepted medical use" and a "high potential for abuse," the foundation said.

"The DEA is ignoring a large and growing body of evidence and needs to reschedule marijuana," said Reason President David Nott. "Cancer patients, HIV and AIDS patients, and millions of sick Americans deserve access to the drugs that ease their pain and suffering, and Congress can and should facilitate that."

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