The nation’s largest anti-marijuana political group has established a “Rescheduling Legal Defense Fund” to potentially sue over the Biden Administration’s decision to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III.
“The Biden Administration announced plans to weaken federal regulations on marijuana by moving it to Schedule III. Let’s be clear: this does not mean marijuana is legalized—it will remain federally illegal”, said Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) in an e-mail. “But, if implemented, moving marijuana to Schedule III would give Big Marijuana billions in tax write-offs as well as continue the normalization of high-potency THC drugs. SAM will oppose this change at every level, including, if necessary, pursuing legal action.”
SAM says they’ve established a “Rescheduling Legal Defense Fund” that “will be used to support our challenges of marijuana laws and regulations, specifically marijuana’s Schedule III recommendation”.
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