The White House released a new National Drug Control Strategy on Monday that raises alarm about “high-potency” marijuana and expresses concerns that international cartels and crime groups “exploit” state cannabis legalization laws. It also discusses the forthcoming federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that is scheduled for later this year under a law signed by President Donald Trump.
While the publication of the new 195-page document from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) comes just weeks after the Trump administration announced it is moving forward with a plan to reschedule marijuana under federal law, it makes no mention of that reform.
Instead, its sections on cannabis focus largely on concerns about its health effects and marketing as more states enact legalization.
“The commercial marketing of addictive substances poses a major threat to youth health. Legal does not mean safe, and industries selling nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, and psychedelics have adopted strategies similar to Big Tobacco’s historical targeting of young audiences,” the ONDCP strategy says.
“The commercialization of marijuana plays a role in the normalization of use, increases access to it, and decreases perception of risk of harm among youth,” it says. “Marijuana products are today of unprecedented
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