Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug(www.cbsnews.com)
15 pointsby mhb19 hours ago4 comments
  • laughing_man17 hours ago
    The situation we had was legally ridiculous. States stopped busting people for pot, but at the federal level you could get a year in prison for any amount. So prosecutors at every level could put more pressure for a plea bargain on you by threatening to turn you over to the feds for the joint they found.

    What bothers me is marijuana is specifically listed as a schedule 1 substance in the Controlled Substances Act. I don't see how the president can just arbitrarily change that in an EO. It really should be an act of Congress that makes this happen.

    • mhb16 hours ago
      A "hack" he could use would be for him to say that he would pardon anyone prosecuted under that law.
    • delichon16 hours ago
      The Act doesn't freeze the listings in place, it says that the Attorney General or the DEA can follow a process to change a listing. The executive order directs that "the Attorney General shall take all necessary steps to complete the rulemaking process… in accordance with Federal law, including 21 U.S.C. 811.”
  • ursAxZA19 hours ago
    If it’s prescribed by medical professionals, that seems reasonable.

    At least then effectiveness and risks can be observed in practice, rather than debated abstractly.

    • cluckindan19 hours ago
      Now if they just prescribed LSD, which is already a Schedule III drug.
  • DANmode19 hours ago
    Any lever besides the Epstein Files.
    • Bender19 hours ago
      In that case I think he should retroactively pardon all non violent drug offenders, release them from prison, give them a t-shirt that says "Trump Freed Me", a couple cheeseburgers and take group photos.