“I come to represent the actual science,” is a bold opener for testimony against medical marijuana that includes bunnies getting high.

But it wasn’t too bold for Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Matt Fairbanks, who used it while arguing that if medical pot was legalized in Utah, the state’s ecosystems may be in danger. He meant, among other things, that dazed and confused rabbits would abound.

“I deal in facts,” Fairbanks said during the hearing last March. “I deal in science.” Shocked by his continued reference to “science,” FOIA expert MuckRock requested the agency hand over any and all documents showing the effects of marijuana—and its legalization—on rabbits.

“After reviewing your request,” the FOIA letter reads, “no responsive records were located.” The absence of any documents doesn’t mean no studies on rabbits and weed exist (they do) just that none prove legalizing medical marijuana in […]