Like I said- HR is running political cover for the GOP. With Gish galloping, duh-version, character assassination & denial of reality, of course.
The only real hope for legalization is with Congress & that won't happen when the GOP is in charge. So we need to vote them out for that & a lot of other reasons. That's what HR is desperately trying to deflect away from. He's trying to help guys like this stay in office-
https://www.freedomleaf.com/pete-sessions-marijuana/
It's all catch-22 when it comes to the GOP & the federal bureaucracy on this subject. It takes a minimal ability at reading between the lines to see that. They want to research it to death-
https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/health/dea-marijuana-schedule-l/index.html
That won't change & nobody can make them change, either. Congress can simply set all that aside & do the right thing by America. Not a chance with the GOP.
I gave you a means and you would rather invent excuses and put more people in jail. The process is in law and Congressional approval is not required, an advantage in the short term. Cover for Republicans? Trump has this same option, it didn't disappear. Republicans can vote for MJ legislation but I believe I said they won't. Pretty poor "covering" especially as you brought Obama into this, not I.
Now trickster you've tried to convince people with half-truths here. There are two means by which MJ can be rescheduled, and one is exclusive to the executive level. You picked the one I hadn't and ran with it. Whether this is willful ignorance on your part or intentional deception doesn't matter. You do these things.
For those who wish to know the truth of the matter, there is a process of petitioning the DEA and it always ends up like the second link because the DEA operates on its on this way, but apparently, you are supposed to believe this proves that nothing can be done. That would be a lie.
There is also another method for rescheduling, and executive not legislative prerogative in this instance.
Three individuals are involved in this process, or possibly two, and this is how Hillary could have rescheduled things. You probably were supposed to forget about that, but the cat's out of the bag now.
The AG can request the Sec. of HHS to look into the current medical and scientific art regarding cannabis. When (not if because it's law) all the information is gathered the Secretary will determine if a scheduling change is required and what that ought to be. That recommendation "shall" be binding on the AG who "will" the necessary changes. As the Chief Executive, the President can start the ball rolling. The process with today's players would be that Trump asks the AG or the Sec of HHS to do this. I'm not sure if the AG can be forced to or not, but he could be fired and replaced if he didn't- remember this is outside of Russian and other criminal investigations, this is the process alone. But if for whatever reason Trump didn't want to bother with Sessions he can give the Sec of HHS who will follow the President's direction or likely find a new job because that's how things work. HHS examines materials, MJ is rescheduled and legal liability lessened.
Far from the best solution, but it's mitigation in the interim. Please notice folks that I didn't mention the DEA. That's because the DEA has no say in any of this. It is us peons who have only one method and that is to go to them, and if this were the only method available then the person I quoted would be right, but as I say the President wouldn't petition the DEA, he'd have cabinet-level people involved, not their subordinates. There is no "safe and effective" in the CSA, just "recognized medical use" and that is epilepsy without doubt.
The laws regarding safe and effective are the responsibility of the FDA, and here is something about that.
The Food and Drugs Act of 1906 was the first of more than 200 laws that constitute one of the world's most comprehensive and effective networks of public health and consumer protections. Here are a few of the congressional milestones:
- The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was passed after a legally marketed toxic elixir killed 107 people, including many children. The FD&C Act completely overhauled the public health system. Among other provisions, the law authorized the FDA to demand evidence of safety for new drugs, issue standards for food, and conduct factory inspections.
- The Kefauver-Harris Amendments of 1962, which were inspired by the thalidomide tragedy in Europe (and the FDA's vigilance that prevented the drug's marketing in the United States), strengthened the rules for drug safety and required manufacturers to prove their drugs' effectiveness.
- The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 followed a U.S. Senate finding that faulty medical devices had caused 10,000 injuries, including 731 deaths. The law applied safety and effectiveness safeguards to new devices.
Note no mention of controlled substances there.
Undoubtedly this will be seen as providing cover by revealing truth, but that would not be our problem or concern as much as the facts are themselves.