Top Democratic senators, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), are pushing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to”promptly finalize” a rule to reschedule marijuana.
In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Friday, Schumer and Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and others implored the administration to follow through on a proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), as the Justice Department formally proposed in May.
“The proposed rule to reclassify marijuana to schedule III recognizes the medical benefits of marijuana, will improve access for studying the health effects of short and long-term cannabis use, and will provide relief to cannabis businesses that continue to navigate a patchwork regulatory system to conduct legal business,” they said.
A public comment period on the proposed rule closed last week, with more than 40,000 people weighing in on the modest reform. Initial analyses of the comments indicated that the vast majority were in favor of reclassifying cannabis or descheduling it altogether.
The senators said they “urge DEA to promptly finalize this proposed rule to reschedule.”
“Rescheduling presents significant benefits to public health, research, business, and Americans
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