DEA Acting Stooge Patterson to House Judiciary Cmte: Marijuana has killed a few people, he thinks.

Here is the full exchange between Reps. Hank Johnson and Steve Cohen of the Full House Judiciary Committee grilling DEA Acting Administrator Robert Patterson on the difference between opioid deaths and those caused by marijuana. Spoiler alert: Marijuana alone has caused exactly ZERO deaths EVER.

But Acting Stooge Patterson isn't up on the current science as reported by Kyle Jaeger at Marijuana Moment:

“I am aware of a few deaths from marijuana,” DEA Acting Administrator Robert Patterson told congressional lawmakers with a straight face on Tuesday.

At a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Patterson discussed the opioid epidemic and answered a few questions about the federal agency’s refusal to reform its drug scheduling system when it comes to cannabis.

In one particularly interesting exchange, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) asked Patterson how many people died from opioid overdoses among the 64,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in 2016. Patterson was quick to cite figures, stating that approximately 44,000 of those deaths were the result of opioid-related overdoses.

“And of the 64,000, how many deaths came as a result of overdosing on marijuana?” Johnson asked.

“I don’t recall even seeing that on the charts,” Patterson said, adding, “I am aware of a few deaths from marijuana.”

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-kills-people-dea-claims/

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