As the Republican National Convention Nominates Trump, Republican Committee Approves Bill to Block Marijuana Rescheduling

The proposal to stop the Biden administration’s attempts to reschedule marijuana and loosen federal regulations on the substance was adopted by the House Appropriations Committee last Tuesday technically as the RNC wraps up this week.. The Department of Justice cannot proceed with the rescheduling proposal, which seeks to transfer cannabis from Schedule I to the less restrictive Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), according to a measure that a Republican-led committee amended.