A committee in the House just approved a funding bill that does not allow any of its funds to be used for marijuana rescheduling, basically blocking the move entirely. Here’s the specific language in the bill:
“SEC. 591. None of the funds appropriated under this Act or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to reschedule marijuana (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) or to remove marijuana from the schedules established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).”
The details are slightly murky, because state-run medical cannabis was immediately moved to Schedule III when Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made the initial announcement. A hearing is scheduled for this summer for broader marijuana products to be moved, and that is what will likely be effected by this provision.
It is also unclear if this will make it past the full House and Senate without getting stripped from the funding bill. The full Appropriations Committee will vote on the measure on May 13, then the full House, so there are a few steps it will have to make it through, and with many Republicans having sworn complete allegiance to Trump, this provision may have a hard time clinging onto the bill.
Read the original story at Marijuana Moment.
