A coalition of Republican state attorneys general are criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to federally reschedule marijuana, saying cannabis is “properly” classified as a Schedule I drug with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.
“Since before President Trump took office, many of us…have argued against the rescheduling of marijuana as a Schedule I drug,” the attorneys general of Indiana, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming said in a joint statement on Thursday. “We all believe the science surrounding marijuana—which has become only more clear in recent weeks—properly establishes it as a Schedule I drug, and we have seen firsthand the harm the drug has caused in our communities.”
The statement, led by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R), who has separately sought to overturn his state’s voter-approved medical cannabis law, says the “negative impacts of expanded marijuana use, especially on children and adolescents, are worrisome.”
“And the public policy challenges, such as the exponential increase in difficult-to-combat driving under the influence, are both significant and serious,” the coalition of GOP AGs said. “We have conveyed our concerns to the Administration, and we are grateful for the Administration’s good faith consideration of our views.”
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