Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana products.

News outlets report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 27 warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.

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    7 months ago

    Yeah… we wouldn’t want pharmacies to dispense something that- *checks notes*- has multiple medical benifits.

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      7 months ago

      Wouldn’t a pharmacy dispensing this interfere with companies who entire purpose is to do this? I remember reading an article that stated a massive amount of issues with this exact situation.

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      7 months ago

      Not everything with medical benefits can be found in a pharmacy. For example, gamma ray emitters have medical benefits.

      Even if we only consider substances, there are plenty of beneficial drugs that are never found in pharmacies, like propofol.

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        7 months ago

        So, is cannabis more like a gamma ray emitter or surgical anaesthetic, or more like a drug typically dispensed by pharmacies?

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          7 months ago

          I was addressing the argument that things with medical benefits belong in pharmacies.

          But since you ask: it is more like a drug taken most often for recreational purposes, many of which are also not found in pharmacies.