A brief hearing where an administrative law judge will explain to witnesses why they are n’t qualified to testify could be the next step in the years-long cannabis rescheduling process, according to observers.
Cannabis activists and company leaders who were invited to a Dec. 2 hearing on cannabis postponing were asked to explain how they would suffer if the plant was moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act.
According to discussions and a review of papers obtained by MJBizDaily, those in favor of rescheduling marijuana had to work with two seemingly contradictory suggestions to do so.
- Retaining hemp as a Schedule 1 substance is unsustainable.
- Moving hemp to Schedule 3 without imposing additional controls even “adversely” affects them.
It might seem like a delicate balancing act– if not openly conflicting.
