Bybill Weinberg: Schedule I and Substances Act

bybill weinberg: The May 31 decision came in a case originally filed as Washington vs, according to NOW Magazine. Sessions, although Jeff Sessions has since stepped down as attorney general. ByBill Weinberg Published on June 6, 2019 Share Tweet5 Comments Efforts to have cannabis rescheduled were moved forward last week by a 2-to-1 ruling of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, finding that the Drug Enforcement Administration must act promptly if formally petitioned to take another look at the question. It challenged the DEA's refusal to reconsider in a timely manner the current classification of cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance the most restrictive category under the federal Controlled Substances Act, along with heroin. Another co-plaintiff is disabled Iraq combat veteran Jose Belen, who uses medical cannabis to control his post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Court Mandates DEA Alacrity'The Second Circuit ruling does not actually decide the case but places it in abeyance while calling upon the DEA to ensure that any rescheduling petition is adjudicated with alacrity, as in sooner rather than later. Morphine and cocaine, in contrast, are actually in the less restrictive Schedule II. The case was brought by the Cannabis Cultural Association and is named for one its co-plaintiffs, retired professional football player and Super Bowl Champion Marvin Washington, who aspires to obtain grants under the Federal Minority Business Enterprise program for cannabis businesses specifically ones that would make cannabis available to sports professionals and others to reduce opioid dependency and addiction. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.