DEA CANNABIS RESCHEDULING

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Here is a random public comment on the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III from Kelli O’Brian.
Rescheduling is an adminsrative process but descheduling/legalization is a political one. While we’re waiting on the process, contact your US Senators and Representative and tell them you support the full legalization of cannabis by asking them to pass the CAOA, the HOPE Act, the MORE Act, or the States Reform Act.  And lets not forget, regardless of classification, with the stroke of a pen, the President can use his executive clemency power to commute the sentences of all those currently serving federal cannabis-related sentences. We’ve already sent him the list! Now urge your governor and the President to release all cannabis prisoners. Although 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult-use cannabis and the vast majority of the U.S. population now live in states with some form of legal cannabis, tens of thousands of people continue to be criminalized for cannabis-related offenses. Rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III, without further action from the President, would likely lead to some prosecutors and sentencing judges viewing cannabis-related activity as a lower priority when making charging and sentencing decisions. In the absence of full descheduling, the current White House should formalize this type of mandate for federal prosecutors. Rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III provides a strong foundation to amend existing policies to ensure that the consumption of cannabis, especially for valid medical reasons, does not put an individual’s probationary or parolee status at risk.
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