Gil Kerlikowske (Obama Administration) marijuana quote

 this is the official response to NORML’s “We the People” marijuana legalization petition: "When the President took office, he directed all of his policymakers to develop policies based on science and research, not ideology or politics. So our concern about marijuana is based on what the science tells us about the drug’s effects.
According to scientists at the National Institutes of Health- the world’s largest source of drug abuse research – marijuana use is associated with addiction, respiratory disease, and cognitive impairment."

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