DEA CANNABIS RESCHEDULING

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Here is a random public comment on the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III from Craig Gallaway.

Please stop playing with the health of our citizens and pay attention to the growing research that shows significant dangers associated with marijuana. As an American citizen, I am concerned with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposal to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. Moving cannabis into a category of drugs that have a low risk of dependence gives the public false information about this drug. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and the World Health Organization have all acknowledged that marijuana is much more potent than ever before. In the 1970s, the THC level in marijuana products was only 2%, but today the level is up to 18%-35% THC. Items such as gummies, drinks, and candies containing cannabis make this vice more appealing and easier to consume. The increased THC amounts plus the ease of consuming it has led to an uptick in cannabis use disorders, schizophrenia, and cannabis hyperemesis syndrome. The well-being of children is at risk. Teen use of marijuana is at an all-time high with 30% of high school seniors having used cannabis. Emergency room visits are on the rise with the large majority of psychiatric events caused by marijuana use. Rescheduling marijuana is unscientific and harmful. I ask that you recognize the downfalls of this type of policy and keep marijuana as a Schedule I drug.

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