Vice President Kamala Harris says it’s time to legalize marijuana—marking the first time she has publicly discussed her position on cannabis since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. “I just feel strongly, people should not be going to jail for smoking weed,” she said in an interview with the All the Smoke podcast that was released […]
Well, to be more specific it would be the Controlled Substance Act. But, the intention of my comment was to highlight that any substance scheduled couldn’t really be considered “recreational” to the federal government.
Wouldn’t it realistically have to be descheduled to be recreational under the DEA though?
The DEA doesn’t determine criminalization, only enforcement. That legislation is written by Congress.
The DEA approves the rescheduling or descheduling, but not decriminalization.
Well, to be more specific it would be the Controlled Substance Act. But, the intention of my comment was to highlight that any substance scheduled couldn’t really be considered “recreational” to the federal government.
That’s true. Decriminalizing without descheduling wouldn’t help.