A Republican Congressman is trying for the third time to have cannabis moved from it’s status as a Schedule I drug, to the less restrictive Schedule III status. Representative Greg Steube of Florida has introduced a proposal called the “Marijuana 1-to-3 Act, ” which requests that the Attorney General complete the move within 60 days from the date the bill would be enacted. Cannabis advocates would like to see the plant completely removed from the Controlled Substances Act, as moving it to a lower tier would still require federal involvement and oversight, and would cause chaos with regulations moving from state control to federal oversight. Representative Steube, though, believes that rescheduling to a lower level would be a great compromise, and it would help facilitate more cannabis research. Another benefit would be that if it were rescheduled to a Schedule III level, federal employees would be protected from loss of benefits over using cannabis. A Schedule III status would also give tremendous financial relief to the cannabis industry, because they would no longer be subject to the much dreaded federal “280E” tax code which prevents cannabis companies from deducting normal business expenses. With the majority of Americans in favor of cannabis legalization, Representative Steube said in a press release that “The Republican majority in the 118th Congress is working to make our government accountable to the people.” Or in other words, he believes they will work to truly represent their constituents and pass legislation that reflects that. In addition to this proposal, Representative Steube also filed a separate bill to protect veterans from losing benefits over the use of state legal medical marijuana. Comments are closed.
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