NY-17: GOP Rep. Lawler says it would be 'wrong' for Trump to reclassify marijuana [View all]

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump changing marijuana’s classification would be ill-advised.

“I think rescheduling marijuana is wrong. The fact is, marijuana is a gateway drug. Most of the people who end up using hard substances start out on marijuana,” Lawler told host Blake Burman on NewsNation’s “The Hill.”

The president said Monday that he is “considering” reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug. The Biden administration began efforts to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug last year but did not complete the process before former President Biden left office.

Lawler also noted that the concentration of THC, the main psychoactive in marijuana, has increased “significantly” in recent decades.




https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5650576-marijuana-reclassification-lawler-opposition/