A GOP congressman has refiled a bill to move marijuana from Schedule I to the less restrictive Schedule III under federal law.
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) introduced the proposal on Friday. This is the third session in a row that he’s pushed for the modest reform, titled the “Marijuana 1-to-3 Act.”
The two-page bill states that “the Attorney General of the United States shall, by order not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, transfer marijuana…from schedule I of such Act to schedule III of such Act.”
Advocates are strongly pushing for removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) altogether, but the congressman has argued that rescheduling could be an interim move to promote research into the plant and its components.
“As marijuana is legalized for medical and recreational use across the United States, it is important that we study the effects of the substance and the potential impacts it can have on various populations,” he said in 2019. “By rescheduling marijuana from a schedule I controlled substance to a schedule III controlled substance, the opportunities for research and study are drastically expanded.”
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