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Marijuana Moment
The next head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could be a vociferous opponent of marijuana reform if the former congressman that President-elect Donald Trump selected for the job is ultimately confirmed.
Trump tapped former Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) to lead CDC. While the agency’s role in dictating federal cannabis policy is somewhat limited, it has proactively taken steps to improve access to information about marijuana use in recent years—and it’s now positioned to be controlled by a person who clearly opposes reform.
During his time in Congress from 1995 to 2009, Weldon voted five times against spending amendments to protect state medical cannabis programs from Justice Department intervention.
He also voted for a 1997 resolution expressing opposition to medical marijuana legalization that stated “the consequences of illegal use of Schedule I drugs are well documented, particularly with regard to physical health, highway safety, and criminal activity.”
It further said “Congress continues to support the existing Federal legal process for determining the safety and efficacy of drugs and opposes efforts to circumvent this process by legalizing marijuana, and other Schedule I drugs, for medicinal use without valid scientific evidence and the approval of the Food and Drug Administration.”
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