DEA Plans to Reclassify Cannabis
The Associated Press announced on April 30 that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration plans to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. The proposal still needs to be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The reclassification from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.
“After decades of the federal government being dug in on prohibition, moving cannabis to Schedule III would be a huge shift in policy and signal to the American people that the days of reefer madness are coming to an end,” said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.
House Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR5) also had a win in drug reform this week with the passage the FEND Off Fentanyl Act that she helped introduce. The legislation seeks to combat the fentanyl crisis by targeting the illicit drug’s global supply chain.
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82,883
– The number of wild horses reported to be living on Bureau of Land Management lands as of March 2023.
27,000
– The number of horses the BLM aims to have on BLM lands under its equine management reduction plan. From this week’s Feature, “Wild Horses Find Sanctuary at Skydog Ranch.”
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“Our rivers, lakes, fish and wildlife are suffering, groundwater levels are dropping, real agriculture is unable to get sufficient water to meet their needs, and taxpayers are massively subsidizing all irrigation district patrons regardless of how the water is being used.”
—Yancy Lind, from this week’s News story, “Conserving Water with Local Hobby Farms”
This article appears in Source Weekly May 2nd, 2024.
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