In a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, Governor Andy Beshear endorsed the proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.
“As governor, my job is to move our state forward,” said Beshear. “Rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III is a significant, common-sense step forward for all Kentuckians, especially those with significant medical conditions.”
The Governor wrote that the step would help patients have an alternative to deadly opioids and continued access to safe products and help communities further reduce crime and illicit drug use. “Rescheduling would also create fair markets by placing cannabis businesses on the same economic footing as any other business and provide real opportunities for research on marijuana”, states the letter.
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