Federal: NEW Measure Introduced To Reschedule Marijuana

[Ed Suspicious]

29. No. When you have momentum on an issue, you ride it. Besides, in addition

to the medical benefits, we still need to address the criminal justice/sociological issue of locking people up over possession of the substance. I recently found out that all federal financial aid for college students can be withdrawn if a student has a drug related arrest. That is absolutely criminal. You have a kid at the crossroads of life who uses cannabis during college, and gets arrested, who will wind up ensconced in criminal culture with opportunity for self improvement through education removed simply because he got caught with cannabis. What a tragic start for a young adult. Those consequences would drive me to drink.

There are rectifications needed beyond medical meaning we can not accept limited medical use as a stepping stone because it would be such an easy resting point. We could be stuck there for decades simply because we bunted when we could have knocked it out of the park, or at least hit a double.