As a longtime advocate for removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, I will continue to work to get marijuana reclassified so that the lives upended by misguided federal prosecutions can be avoided.
Continue working to get marijuana reclassified and removed from the Controlled Substances Act.
Occurrences
I continued my efforts to see cannabis removed from the Controlled Substances Act
Evidence
DEA's marijuana rescheduling page says the process is still being carried out through formal rulemaking and lists a final rule for medical marijuana products plus a new hearing on broader rescheduling.
Cohen called DOJ's move "a small step in the right direction" and said, "I will continue to work to get marijuana reclassified."
Assessments
Federal marijuana rescheduling/removal has not been fully delivered: marijuana remains under the Controlled Substances Act and broader rescheduling is still in rulemaking. Cohen has continued to publicly press for reclassification, and federal action on medical marijuana represents partial progress during his current federal term, but the promised full reclassification/removal outcome is unfinished and not solely attributable to him.