It would be sweet revenge by the plant if it managed to divide the GOP !
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Speaker Mike Johnson lobbied Trump directly to hold off on his decision, the Washington Post reported. On the eve of Trump’s announcement, 22 Senate Republicans urged him in a letter not to go ahead with it, citing health issues like addiction linked to the drug’s use and economic consequences.
“Facilitating the growth of the marijuana industry is at odds with growing our economy and encouraging healthy lifestyles for Americans,” the group, including the four leaders, Majority Whip John Barrasso of Wyoming, Conference Chair Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Conference Vice Chair James Lankford of Oklahoma and Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, wrote.
Twenty-six Republican House members sent a similar letter.
“Reclassfying marijuana as a Schedule III drug will send the wrong message to America’s children, enable drug cartels, and make our roads more dangerous,” the Republicans, led by Pete Sessions of Texas and Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris of Maryland, wrote in a rare rebuke of the president from his right flank.
Trump’s move aims to expedite rescheduling, but didn’t actually do it. That process will require the Drug Enforcement Administration, an arm of the Justice Department that oversees the schedule of illicit drugs. President Joe Biden first proposed rescheduling marijuana in 2024, but didn’t finish before leaving office. Besides easing rules on medical research, rescheduling would allow cannabis companies to deduct their expenses, saving them a lot of money.
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