Here’s what’s at stake:
Marijuana belongs in Schedule I because raw marijuana has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Putting it in Schedule III would open the door to widespread normalization and let marijuana businesses deduct advertising, marketing, even high-THC R&D expenses at tax time. That would supercharge an industry already driving rising youth addiction, mental-health crises, and ER visits.
That tax relief will attract corporate giants and illegal operators (including those with ties to the Chinese government) hiding behind the booming legal market. Our neighborhoods will pay the price in crime and public health costs, while Big Weed and our biggest strategic competitor profit.
In other words, just as Big Weed is losing public support across the country, rescheduling would hand this addiction-for-profit industry a lifeline.
