DEA chief says smokable medical marijuana is 'never' effective, yet major studies disagree

By Ricardo Baca, The Cannabist Staff

The acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday called the concept of smokable medical marijuana “a joke” — and he also implored, “don’t call it medicine.”

In his black-and-white assessment of medical cannabis, DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg also contradicted one of the most important and thorough…