Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden Is Coming for Your Legal Weed [View all]MarvinGardens
(779 posts)Schedule 2 are pretty hard to get, compared to the lower schedules. More paperwork. More oversight by DEA. New prescription every time, no refills. Know what else are Schedule 2? Cocaine, amphetamine.
Marinol (pure THC in a capsule) was moved from 2 to 3 in 1999 because it had been too difficult for patients to get it.
On the plus side, you might be able to get a legit prescription for MJ in a state that never enacted medical MJ, with lots of hassle. But in states that already have medical, this doesn't really help anything, since the procedures for obtaining it there are less stringent than for a schedule 2.
As for Joe's comments that no one should go to jail for weed, good for him. But it's pretty inconsistent with wanting to make weed a Schedule 2, since unauthorized possession of a Schedule 2 will send you to jail every time. And possessing it in compliance with a state medical or recreational law is not authorized possession under federal law. So congrats tokers, now in the eyes of federal law, you'll merely be on par with a recreational cocaine user, rather than a heroin user. I suppose it is an improvement, but not a very significant one.
For now I could give Joe the benefit of the doubt that he doesn't fully understand the implications of his proposal, and take him at his word that he doesn't want to jail people for weed. His proposal would have been a good one about 20 years ago.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided