Rescheduling Marijuana Is ‘Unjustifiable Abdication Of Responsibility’ Says Black Cannabis Lawyers Assn. Urges Full Decriminalization
The National Association of Black Cannabis Lawyers (NABCL) issued an official statement on President Joe Biden’s plans to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance.
“While we appreciate the administration’s clear statement that we must reevaluate our outdated and inaccurate stance on cannabis, NABCL has significant concerns that merely rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III falls drastically short of the comprehensive decriminalization promised to American voters,” stated NABCL founder and executive director Natacha Andrews, Esq.
This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a proposed rule in the US Federal Register, starting the 60-day public comment period.
The DOJ proposed to “transfer marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act …