Agency Removes Separate Research Barrier, Ending Monopoly on Research Drug Policy Alliance: Next Administration Must End Federal Marijuana Prohibition Today, the DEA announced that it was not rescheduling marijuana, in effect refusing to recognize marijuana's medicinal benefits. But in what is viewed as a victory for the marijuana reform movement, the DEA said that it […]
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DEA Plans To Decide Whether To Reschedule Marijuana By Mid-Year
The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to decide whether marijuana should reclassified under federal law in “the first half of 2016,” the agency said in a letter to senators. DEA, responding to a 2015 letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and seven other Democratic senators urging the federal government to facilitate research into marijuana’s medical benefits, […]
A President Sanders Could Only Reschedule Marijuana, But No Real End to Prohibition In Sight
Last week, when Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his plan to end prohibition in the United States during an Internet simulcast in Virginia, a great deal of the nation took notice that there was finally a candidate with enough guts to threaten the s… Read article here: High Times
Obama Administration: We’ll Work with Congress to Reschedule Marijuana
Attorney General Eric Holder revealed that the Obama administration is willing to work with Congress to reschedule marijuana. Cannabis is currently a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act – along with heroin and LSD. Schedule I is reserved for drug… High Times
Obama Administration “Willing to Work” With Congress to Reschedule Marijuana
Drug Policy Alliance: Rescheduling Is Small Step In Right Direction, But Wouldn’t Protect People From Being Arrested or Punished for Marijuana Possession DPA Supports De-Scheduling Marijuana and Legally Regulating It Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that the Obama administration would be willing to work with Congress if lawmakers want to reschedule marijuana. Re-categorizing marijuana […]