Big Pharma set to take over medical marijuana market

``... as the FDA is poised to approve the drug for Big Pharma, state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries that provide relief for thousands of Americans are under attack by other federal agencies. Lynette Shaw, the owner and founder of Marin Alliance for Medic al Marijuana (MAMM) in Fairfax, California, was stunned when the IRS audited her 2008 and 2009 tax returns and disallowed the foundation's business deductions, then demanded millions of dollars in back taxes. The IRS pursued her under § 280E of the federal tax code, which states that no business deductions will be allowed for companies "trafficking in controlled substances". Shaw is now suing the IRS to prevent them from destroying the entire medical marijuana industry.''