DEA’s Call For Public Input On Cannabis Garnered 42,000 Comments: Majority Want Total Legalization Or Rescheduling
The deadline for public comments on the federal government’s plan to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) concluded on July 22 with tens of thousands of statements. Overall sentiment? Positive for marijuana supporters.
Cannabis-focused provider of data and analytics Headset in collaboration with Poseidon Investment Management issued a report Tuesday revealing that about 35% of comments submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supported rescheduling. More importantly, a bigger percentage,, or some 57% expressed support for full marijuana descheduling.
Headset Report Key Takeaways
The DEA’s call for public input on cannabis rescheduling garnered an impressive response, with over 42,000 comments submitted. To put this into perspective, that’s roughly equivalent to the entire population of Juneau, the capital city of Alaska, reads the report.
Just the level of engagement speaks volumes of how important the cannabis rescheduling question is for the American people.
The results couldn’t be clearer – the majority of comments express dissatisfaction with the current marijuana laws. Specifically, 92.45% of comments favored changing cannabis’s schedule, while only 7.55% opposed any change. This indicates that 9 out of 10 individuals who commented believe that cannabis should not remain a Schedule I substance. Among those supporting a …