Pubdate: Wed, 19 Feb 2014
Source: Columbian, The (WA)
Copyright: 2014 The Columbian Publishing Co.
Contact:  http://www.columbian.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/92
Author: Madison Loveall

MOVE TO DECLASSIFY MARIJUANA

Eighteen members of Congress wrote President Barack Obama a letter
encouraging him to remove marijuana from Schedule 1 of the Controlled
Substances Act. This is a very important step in the progress towards
ending the cannabis prohibition. And considering the fact that
Washington state is one of two states to recently legalize
recreational use of cannabis, this is a highly relevant topic for the
developing cannabis industry.

The writing of this letter was likely encouraged by numerous recent
interviews in which President Obama has addressed cannabis. Removing
cannabis from Schedule 1 would be a big boost to the legitimacy issues
the new industry has been facing.

Cannabis is a controlled substance that has had a history of
contradictory views and beliefs about it. But keeping it in the same
section of the Controlled Substances Act as heroin, LSD, and ecstasy
is entirely unreasonable.

Madison Loveall

Vancou
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