There exists an ugly side and a purrty side with ALL countries. The DEA is an american organization, but in no way represent the majority of the US's opinions when it comes to mj, expecially medical mj. The AARP, which i am a member of leans towards legalizing mj for medicinal purposes. It is the most powerful lobbiest group in D.C. The pharmacueticals are the second most powerful lobbiest group. Medical mj is not even near the top of the AARP priortiy list. Medical mj is near the top of the pharm's list! Plain and simple, the pharms do not want it legalized because they are not able to pin down the dosage or even come close..... Difficult to do due to the varying degrees of potency that different strains/types offer. Sativex and marinol have failed miserably and I am unsure if the FDA will ever approve anything that involves smoking/vaping. We could see uniform caps made ala Celebrex where each cap hold sthe same exact dosage. That would be my most logical guess for the future of medical mj....
wormsway, mdhydroponic, ebay and paypal are the most often mentioned businesses that have given up names to the DEA, when they got pressured with being shut down.