Ex-Police Officer Turned Cannabis CEO Calls For Federal Marijuana De-Scheduling In Letter To Harris, Trump, Biden
Glass House Brands Inc. (CBOE CA: GLAS.A.U) (CBOE CA: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX:GLASF), a vertically integrated cannabis company, has issued an open letter to President Biden, Former President Trump and Vice President Harris urging them to completely de-schedule cannabis and grant clemency to those incarcerated for nonviolent marijuana offenses.
Kyle Kazan, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Glass House Brands, and a former police officer with the Torrance Police Department, co-signed the letter. Kazan’s unique perspective as both a law enforcement veteran and a leading figure in the cannabis industry lends significant weight to this call for federal cannabis reform.
Public Demand For Change And The Case For De-Scheduling
The letter addresses the overwhelming public support for changing federal cannabis laws. Following the DEA’s comment period on the HHS’s recommendation to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 drug, more than 42,000 public comments were received, a record for any DEA proposal. The vast majority of these comments supported the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act entirely, …