Politics & Government

POLL: Gregoire Wants To Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Treatment

The governors of Washington and Rhode Island want doctors to be able to prescribe marijuana and pharmacists to fill prescriptions. They filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today.

News sites are abuzz with news that Gov. Christine Gregoire is one of two governors whoΒ filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana.

According to the Associated Press, Gregoire and Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee want to allow the drug for medical treatment, joining a national debate over the medicinal benefits of marijuana.

So Patch puts the question to its users:

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