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federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a petition to reclassify
marijuana from its current federal status as a dangerous drug with no
accepted medical use.
The appeals court panel denied the bid from
three medical marijuana groups, including Americans for Safe Access, and
several individuals. In 2011, the Drug Enforcement Administration had
rejected a petition by medical marijuana advocates to change the
classification.
In his majority opinion Tuesday, Judge Harry T.
Edwards wrote that the question wasn
