I know cannabis scientists, and it certainly hasn't made it any easier for any of them--at least not yet. I also don't see how it could be expected to. Do you have anything specific in mind? As for setting the stage for descheduling, I'm not sure what you mean. Making it easier to research cannabis might make descheduling easier (I see arguments both ways on the point). The problem is, this statute makes it much harder to research cannabis. That surely doesn't set the stage for descheduling. If anything, it cements the anti-science prohibitionist regime in place.
Gotcha. Yes, I think that is definitely a viable end game. In fact, I think a legislative fix (perhaps multiple pieces of legislation) will almost certainly be necessary to get meaningful federal drug policy reform, especially when it comes to naturally occurring schedule I substances like cannabis. Thanks for reading and commenting!
Argh ...
What a mess, for sure!
Thanks, Shane!
We all get breaking stories wrong. Thank you for your rare contrition and intellectual honesty.
I know cannabis scientists, and it certainly hasn't made it any easier for any of them--at least not yet. I also don't see how it could be expected to. Do you have anything specific in mind? As for setting the stage for descheduling, I'm not sure what you mean. Making it easier to research cannabis might make descheduling easier (I see arguments both ways on the point). The problem is, this statute makes it much harder to research cannabis. That surely doesn't set the stage for descheduling. If anything, it cements the anti-science prohibitionist regime in place.
Gotcha. Yes, I think that is definitely a viable end game. In fact, I think a legislative fix (perhaps multiple pieces of legislation) will almost certainly be necessary to get meaningful federal drug policy reform, especially when it comes to naturally occurring schedule I substances like cannabis. Thanks for reading and commenting!