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Happy 420? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 241 points 6 months ago (39 children)

He pushed a recommendation for it to be rescheduled to the DEA like two years ago and they've been stonewalling?

Timeline of events since that recommendation was made

[–] [email protected] 56 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (11 children)

This is correct. The HHS recommended rescheduling, and the DEA hasn’t responded to the recommendation. They’re probably concerned it’ll affect their budget having fewer criminals to pursue.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

This is the relevant bit from the article:

In late 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order directing HHS to review marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, while giving a recommendation on whether it should be rescheduled. After a roughly year-long review, HHS sent a letter to the DEA in August requesting that they move marijuana to Schedule III.

They had their own review and recommended that Cannabis be moved from Schedule I(Drugs with no medicinal value and a high risk of harm/abuse - heroin,LSD,etc) to Schedule III(Drugs with low risk of harm/abuse and clear medicinal value - cough syrup,Ketamine,etc).

The Controlled Substances Act which established all our current drugs laws states that ONLY the DEA has the power to ultimately change the classification of any controlled substance. If the DEA does not feel inclined to change this, then nothing will happen with the recommendation. Biden can always play political hardball since the head of the agency is an appointed position, but it would still need to be confirmed by the Senate in the end.

I wouldn't expect to see a drop to schedule III, but I think in the next five or so year we may see it become schedule II. Progress is progress I guess.