DEA CANNABIS RESCHEDULING

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

Please decriminalize marijuana. I was hit several years ago by a driver who was under the influence of oxycodone that they were prescribed by their doctor. Ironically, my doctor prescribed me oxycodone for my pain as a result of the accident. It helped with my pain, but the side effects were terrible. I felt out of it and "high". Once my prescription ran out, I suffered terrible withdrawal. I could not sleep, I couldn't eat, my bones felt like glass, I suffered from panic attacks, and I just couldn't function. It was hell for me. I was also recently diagnosed with sciatica. Instead of taking pills, I qualified for medical marijuana. Marijuana helps much more with my pain than the oxycodone did, and I don't experience any negative side effects. It also helps with much more than pain as it helps reduce my anxiety and depression

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