Benefits and Risks of Medical Marijuanahttps://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2017/01/13/benefits-and-risks-of-medical-marijuana.aspxIn a special report by NPR , top scientists weighed in on the pros and cons of instituting medical marijuana as a go-to solution for a variety of health issues. The 337-page document addressed a number of issues but concluded that more &ldquo;rigorous&rdquo;enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)re: Benefits and Risks of Medical Marijuanahttps://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2017/01/13/benefits-and-risks-of-medical-marijuana.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#8300311/13/2017 3:21:58 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:830031jazzapple88<p>&quot;The problem with getting cannabis off the Schedule I list and legally into your hands, though, is that it’s a competitor to the drug industry...&quot;</p> <p>NOT ONLY!</p> <p>There are no less than FIVE MAJOR INDUSTRIES whose revenue is threatened by cannabis legalization-</p> <p> ✓ the Biotech Industry (creating GM cannabis)</p> <p> ✓ the Private Prison Industry (countless minorities in jail for possessing or smoking a joint)</p> <p> ✓ the Asset Seizure &amp; Forfeiture Industry </p> <p> ✓ the Alcohol Industry, and last but not least,</p> <p> ✓ the Pharmaceutical Industry.</p> <p>Thinks about it - any ONE by itself has the lobbying power to perpetuate suppression and keep it illegal. </p> <p>Cannabis suppression is about DAMAGE CONTROL by the industries economically affected, or potentially affected.</p>