Congresswoman Barbara Lee Says Marijuana Rescheduling Could Hinder Legalization For ‘Another 50 Years’
California Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) is taking a stance against the potential rescheduling of cannabis by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), arguing that it could set the industry’s legalization efforts back 50 years.
Speaking at the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) summit in Sacramento last week, Lee told Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger at the conference that she was opposed to moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, as suggested by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the DEA because the move could significantly delay the path to full legalization.
“Because sometimes you take an incremental step such as this, which took us years and years and years to get through, it will take another 50 years to get to legalization,” Lee said.
While rescheduling would offer some advantages for the …