stinky613@lemmy.sdf.orgtoNews@lemmy.world•Marijuana meets criteria for reclassification as lower-risk drug, FDA scientific review findsEnglish
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10 months agoIt’s inherently problematic that the DEA is in charge of scheduling
Rescheduling marijuana would likely lead to a lower budget for the DEA… No way is the DEA going to voluntarily lower the scheduling of such a widely used drug
They get money based on the resources needed to tackle illegal drug manufacturing/sales/usage
The more widely used an illegal drug is, the more resources they need to fight it