LONDON—The British government ruled out legalizing marijuana on doctors’ prescriptions to patients suffering from debilitating conditions, saying there was no scientific evidence that the drug worked. Health Minister George Howarth moved quickly to reject proposals by a committee of the House of Lords, the upper chamber of parliament, that cannabis should be authorized for medical use even before trials can prove that it has clear benefits. The government has authorized a closely controlled clinical trial of cannabis, but the results could take years to complete.

(Marijuananews note: As I like to say, we couldn’t make this up. The District has just had an election on medical marijuana, which the Congress thought important enough to block. But when a very prestigious committee does a report supportive of the people’s views on the subject, this is how the Post tells it readers. Just barely.

At the end of this feature, the Post puts its featured "quote of the day." How long will it be before they feature a similar quote about the war on marijuana?)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"It was a useless war."

French World War I veteran Robert Gelineau—Page A30