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(29,528 posts)I agree that there are decades of anti-drug legislation that would need to be rolled back. This is a legislative issue.
The 'war' part is pure propaganda, and can be ended by declaring the propaganda null and void.
The Schedule is set by the DEA, and executive branch agency. The POTUS could direct the re-scheduling based on ample amounts of data showing that marijuana has medical uses. Since much of the legislation passed is based on the assumption that pot is Schedule I, that move alone would deprecate much legislation.
Your solution seems to be to let it continue because of the amount of legislation passed over the years. That is simply unacceptable.
They rolled back alcohol prohibition. They can do the same here. The only thing missing is the motivation.