Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are weighing in on a potentially imminent decision by President Donald Trump to move forward with federal marijuana rescheduling—with Democrats like Rep. Alex Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) calling the reform a “no-brainer” and others like Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) pushing back against the proposal.
It was first reported on Thursday that Trump intended to sign an executive order on rescheduling, potentially directing the attorney general to complete the Biden administration-initiated process to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Since then, a number of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have shared their views on the plan in interviews with Marijuana Moment. While Democrats might disagree with the president on a multitude of policy issues, they’ve generally welcomed the news about the rescheduling development, even if they’d ultimately like to see a complete end to federal prohibition rather than the incremental change.
Ocasio-Cortez said it’s a “no-brainer” to enact the policy change, which would federally legalize marijuana but would remove certain research barriers and let cannabis businesses take federal tax deduction, while symbolically recognizing the medical value of the plant.
“I’ve honestly felt that it’s been a race” between the two
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