Sentences with phrase «reschedule marijuana»

DEA's decision not to reschedule marijuana presents a Catch - 22.

Clinton plans to reschedule marijuana if she is elected in November, according to a statement issued by the campaign.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is about to make a decision that could have wide - ranging implications on the state - sanctioned marijuana industry: to reschedule or not to reschedule marijuana's position as an illegal substance.

Not exact matches

Drugs can be rescheduled by petitioning the DEA but the agency has ignored repeated petitions to remove marijuana from Schedule I for decades.

«The advocacy community has suggested that DEA's statement that they would decide on the Gregoire - Chafee rescheduling petition this summer is a sign that they are moving toward reforming policy with regard to marijuana,» Hudak told Business Insider, referring to a 2011 petition from Govs. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Christine Gregoire of Washington state.

Drugs are rescheduled often, but marijuana has been deemed a Schedule I substance for 46 years, which makes it illegal to grow, possess, use, or distribute under federal law.

And once marijuana is rescheduled or descheduled nationwide, all the pharma companies growing «hemp» for CBD will already have marijuana farms in operation in terms of environment, feeding, harvest, processing, and distribution.

Its long overdue for Congress to reschedule / reclassify Marijuana, but when and by who?

The Democratic Party recently endorsed a «reasoned pathway to future legalization» and a rescheduling of marijuana out of Schedule I.

Marijuana is one of the issues highlighted under «criminal justice reform» on Clinton's campaign site, which says she will reschedule cannabis if elected:

In a letter to the petitioners, DEA acting administrator Chuck Rosenberg acknowledged that marijuana is not as dangerous as many drugs listed as Schedule I. However, Rosenberg said, based on the standards used for drug approval by FDA, marijuana does not meet the criteria for rescheduling.

My hope is that they de-schedule marijuana — not reschedule it, but de-schedule it — so it has a similar federal treatment as alcohol and tobacco.

I fear that even if marijuana is rescheduled, the pharmaceutical industry will continue to advocate «felonization» of those who are outside their control.