Marijuana industry advocates are urging new Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terrance Cole to do what President Donald Trump promised and ease federal restrictions on marijuana.
The Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday voted to install Cole, a former top DEA official and Trump’s second choice for the job, on a 50-47 party-line vote. All Democrats voted in opposition.
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At the top of Cole’s to-do list for the legal cannabis industry: Determine whether marijuana should be reclassified as a less dangerous drug.
Marijuana industry hopeful for rescheduling under Cole
That’s something Trump said he supports during appearances on the presidential campaign trail last year.
In an open letter on Tuesday, the National Cannabis Industry Association urged Cole to “fulfill President Trump’s campaign promise to ‘unlock the medical
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