The Department of War (DOW) has issued a memo to senior Pentagon leadership making clear that marijuana use by military service members and civilian employees of the department remains prohibited, even as the Trump administration is moving to federally reschedule cannabis.
DOW “maintains a drug-free workplace to protect national security, public safety, and operational readiness,” the one-page document dated July 9 and obtained by Marijuana Moment says.
Under an order issued by U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in April, marijuana products regulated by a state medical cannabis license immediately moved from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III, as did any marijuana products that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). An ongoing administrative hearing is considering broader marijuana rescheduling.
The new Pentagon memo, which has not previously been reported, seems to not recognize that medical cannabis rescheduling has already occurred, however, saying that “if implemented,” the reform “would not decriminalize marijuana under Federal law.”
“Service members are reminded that the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) prohibits certain actions, including the wrongful use, possession, manufacture, or distribution of marijuana, and attempts to commit such acts,” Anthony J. Tata, the under secretary of war for personnel
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