Congressman Challenges Biden Administration Officials To Provide Evidence For Positions On Marijuana Scheduling
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A Democratic congressman is circulating a sign-on letter challenging Biden Administration officials who are currently engaged in a review of marijuana’s scheduling status under the federal Controlled Substances Act to provide clear and compelling reasons for whatever decisions they reach. “To ensure accountability in your conclusions—which has been absent in so much of the history of federal marijuana regulation— transparency is key,” the letter, led by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), says. “We urge you to make available for public review and comment any evidence cited to demonstrate marijuana is more prone to drug abuse than descheduled substances already regulated at the state level.” The draft letter, circulated by Blumenauer’s office on Tuesday, is addressed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. It urges the administration to deschedule cannabis, removing it completely from the CSA and treating it more like other legal, regulated substances. The congressman is currently seeking signatures from other lawmakers willing to sign on to the letter by next Tuesday. “Please join me in urging the Biden-Harris administration to deschedule marijuana and ensure transparency in reflecting marijuana’s potential and the reality of the federal-state gap on cannabis policy,” says a separate message Blumenauer sent to colleagues about the sign-on letter. He noted that 37 states have already enacted medical marijuana laws and 21 allow for broader adult use. “Following the lead of these states,” the note to other lawmakers says, “members from both parties have introduced legislation to fully legalize marijuana and help remedy the failed federal prohibition. The Democratic-led House has since twice passed legislation to deschedule marijuana. The Administration must also be a partner in the path forward.” The draft letter to the federal cabinet members opens by referencing the administration’s review of cannabis scheduling, calling it “an…

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