Nevada’s full Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling on the federal government to remove marijuana from the list of controlled substances.
Nevada Assembly Joint Resolution 8 was passed today by a vote of 37 to 5, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The resolution was filed by State Representative Reuben D’Silva along with a bipartisan coalition of 35 cosponsors.
“[T]he members of the 82nd Session of the Nevada Legislature hereby urge Congress to support legislation to remove cannabis from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act”, states the resolution.
The resolution upon passage requires that “the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States as the presiding officer of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further”.
The resolution’s preamble notes that marijuana “is classified as a schedule I drug, alongside heroin, although marijuana has many well documented medical uses”.
“According to the National Academy of Medicine, modern medical research has confirmed the beneficial uses for marijuana in treating or alleviating the pain, nausea and other symptoms associated with a variety of debilitating medical conditions, including cancer, multiple sclerosis and HIV/AIDS”, states the resolution.
“Marijuana does not belong in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, a classification intended for exceptionally dangerous substances with high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use”.
The full text of Assembly Joint Resolution 8 can be found by clicking here.
