Have your Say on Medical Marijuana in U.S. News and World Report’s Debate Club

Should federal authorities be able to close medical marijuana dispensaries in California? That’s the question up for debate in U.S. News and World Report’s “Debate Club” feature.

A meeting of the sharpest minds on the day's most important topics, “Debate Club” brings in the best arguments and lets readers decide which is the most persuasive.

Coalitions, weigh in on the “yes” stances:

• “Yes — The FDA, not popular opinion, tests and approves medicines,” says Kevin Sabet, former Senior Adviser for Policy to White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director;

• “Yes — System makes criminals money, makes highways unsafe, and doesn't make the sick any better,” says Peter Bensinger, former Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration;

• “Yes — Marijuana dispensaries have increased incidents of drug use and crime,” says John Redman, Executive Director of Californians for Drug Free Youth. Just visit the debate page and click on the arrows pointing “up” on each “Yes” debate.