Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Could ‘Open A Door’ For Washington, D.C. To Finally Legalize Sales Locally, Legal Analysis Says
“Rescheduling could have an outsized impact”
If the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal is ultimately implemented, it could “open a door” for Washington, D.C. to finally legalize marijuana sales, according to a new legal analysis published by NORML.
While the impact of moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) on individual states would likely be “limited,” maintaining the policy disconnect between state-level legalization and federal prohibition, it could have a more meaningful effect for D.C., the pro-legalization group said.
“Washington, D.C. is in a different situation,” the analysis says. “Rescheduling could have an outsized impact on the legal marijuana market in the nation’s capital.”
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