Overview

• A group of 12 Democratic U.S. senators, led by Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Fetterman (D-Penn.), are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to fully legalize cannabis.
• The senators sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, asking for more insight on the agency’s scheduling review of cannabis.
• The senators argue that rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act would not resolve the worst harms of the current system.
• The senators highlight the opportunity of shaping the cannabis industry 'from the ground up' free of 'corporate capture that has influenced alcohol and tobacco regulations.'
• The DEA is currently conducting a review of marijuana scheduling, following a recommendation from the Department of Health and Human Services to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III.