Two separate analyses of tens of thousands of public comments filed about the federal government’s plan to move marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) indicate that the bulk of submissions on the proposal came in support of cannabis reform. In fact, most commenters said marijuana should be removed from the CSA completely instead of just being rescheduled..

According to one report from industry analytics firm Headset, approximately 35 percent of comments submitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by Monday’s deadline agreed with the Biden administration plan for marijuana to be rescheduled. But most—57 percent—said cannabis should be entirely descheduled.

Only 8 percent of comments said the substance should remain in Schedule I.

“These numbers paint a clear picture: over 9 out of 10 individuals who took the time to comment believe that cannabis should not remain a Schedule I substance,” Headset said in a post about the results. “Moreover, the majority of commenters went beyond the proposed rescheduling to Schedule III, arguing for complete removal from the controlled substances list.”

The group said turnout during the public comment period, which began in May and ended on Monday, “has shattered previous DEA records, surpassing even the

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