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Why We Should Demand That Congress Reschedule Marijuana

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 08/15/2016 - 09:57

Like most Americans who follow the debate over marijuana legalization in this country, I was disappointed that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week once again determined that marijuana has no medical use and left it in Schedule I of the federal Controlled Substances Act.

Disappointed, but not surprised.

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NORML — the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which I founded in 1970 — first petitioned the DEA to reschedule marijuana to a lower schedule back in 1973, and NORML has been involved in two subsequent attempts to accomplish the same result, without success. The DEA is a law enforcement agency. So they will continue to oppose any steps to loosen controls over marijuana until Congress forces them to change.

A Brief History of Rescheduling Attempts.

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