Truck Drivers To DEA: Reschedule Cannabis, Alcohol Is Leading Cause Of Auto Accidents Compared To ‘Zero Percent With Marijuana’
Truck drivers are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to approve to President Joe Biden‘s proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, though their employers say they fear a decline in safety and increased risks for trucking companies.
Out of the more than 20,000 comments filed so far in the DEA’s rule-making process, only a small fraction are from drivers working in the US’s $800 billion trucking industry. However, when they have commented, they’ve been overwhelmingly and anonymously in favor reclassification.
Alcohol, Not Cannabis, Leading Cause Of Car Accidents & Deaths
“As a truck driver in the United States I would like to be able to use marijuana on my time off just the same as any driver can come home and drink alcohol on their time off,” stated one commenter, reported …