"We have people begging for me to do this, Trump said, adding, People that are in great pain. For decades this action has been requested by American patients suffering from extreme pain, incurable diseases, aggressive cancers, seizure disorders, neurological problems and more, including numerous veterans with service-related injuries and older Americans who live with chronic medical problems that severely degrade their quality of life."
"And it's so so really, I mean, I can't tell you. I think I probably have received more phone calls on this, on doing what we're doing. I don't think I received any calls on the other side of it."
"Under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a Schedule I drug has high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in the U.S. They include drugs like heroin, LSD, and MDMA."
Marijuana was reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act by executive order, acknowledging legitimate medical uses while stopping short of full federal legalization. Schedule I drugs are defined as having high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use; examples include heroin, LSD, and MDMA. The announcement was made from the Oval Office. The action was described as responding to pleas from patients in extreme pain, including veterans and older Americans with chronic, quality-of-life degrading conditions and those suffering from cancers, seizure disorders, and neurological problems.
#marijuana-reclassification #controlled-substances-act #medical-marijuana #schedule-iii #executive-order
Read at www.mediaite.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]