It Is Time for Marijuana to Be Reclassified as Something Other Than a Schedule I Drug

by George D. Lundberg, MD

George D. Lunberg, MD became Editor in Chief of Medscape, the world's leading source of online health information and education for physicians and healthcare professionals and the founding Editor in Chief of both Medscape General Medicine and CBS HealthWatch.com. In 2002, Dr. Lundberg became Editor in Chief Emeritus of Medscape and Special Healthcare Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of WebMD. Today, he serves as the Editor in Chief of Medscape General Medicine (www.medgenmed.com), the first and only online, peer-reviewed primary source general medical journal published on www.medscape.com. A frequent lecturer, radio and television guest, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Lundberg holds academic appointments as a professor at Northwestern and Harvard. In 2000, the Industry Standard dubbed Dr. Lundberg "Online Health Care's Medicine Man".

Dr Lundberg's Bio>>

Here's his opinion piece>> (turn your speakers on)

This is just one of many opinions I have found "wholeheartedly" supporting the legalization of medical marijuana. In fact, Dr Lundberg points out that the gross misinformation spread through the media sends confusing messages to our children and fosters their distrust in us.