A GOP congressional lawmaker says that while marijuana rescheduling might not be at the top of the agenda for the Justice Department or White House amid competing interests, he and bipartisan colleagues will be ready when “opportunity does present itself.”
Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, also told Marijuana Moment in an interview that he’s glad to see other members make inroads on psychedelics policy reform, especially if it means supporting military veterans and service members who stand to benefit from novel therapies.
Asked about the status of legislative work on cannabis, however, Joyce said it’s a “tougher issue” because it’s “like comedy—the timing has to be perfect.”
“I think it’s important to make sure when the opportunity does present itself, we’re ready to go,” the congressman said, adding that he encouraged that President Donald Trump has been “pretty forward on it,” which includes an executive order he signed in December directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to quickly finalize a pending proposal to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
“Given the opportunity and and the timing, I think we can do it,” he said.
While the bipartisan co-chairs
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