For decades, scientists have complained that federally provided cannabis is of inferior quality and that it is not representative of the products available in state-legal markets.
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Forty-four percent of respondents said that they opposed “allowing employers to test workers for marijuana in states where [it] is legal.”
Support was strongest (83 percent) among Democrats and those between the ages of 30 to 44.
Under current regulations, the DEA is primarily tasked with licensing marijuana cultivators, as well as granting Schedule I licenses to scientists wishing to study cannabis in clinical settings.
Their analysis predicts that several additional states – including Florida, Missouri, and Ohio – will regulate adult use markets in the coming years.
The Senate’s decision to strike the language from HR 4521 means that the fate of SAFE Banking will be decided in Conference Committee.
“Clearly the attitudes and priorities of federal prosecutors have shifted in the era of state-level marijuana legalization,” NORML’s Deputy Director said.
Majority support for legalizing marijuana exists in every state where cannabis possession remains criminalized.