The Might-Have-Beens of Marijuana
Former Attorney General Eric Holder, in a newly released interview conducted after he left office, said he was in favor of reclassifying marijuana as something less than a Schedule I controlled substance comparable to heroin. This was hailed as encouraging news by marijuana enthusiasts who immediately asked why Mr. Holder didn’t push for this change when he was running the Justice Department.
“I certainly think it ought to be rescheduled,” Mr. Holder said in an interview with the PBS show Frontline conducted last September and released this week. “You know, we treat marijuana in the same way that we treat heroin now, and that clearly is not appropriate. So at a minimum, I think Congress needs to do that.”
Tom Angell, chairman of Marijuana Majority, said, “It’s nice to have Holder’s support for this sensible policy change.” But, he added, “It would have been a lot better if he’d exercised the power...
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