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9/6/2025, 4:15:21 AM
No.514923173
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9/6/2025, 4:15:21 AM
No.514923173
>>514923639
>>514924314
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Former Trump Cabinet Official Claims Marijuana Rescheduling Would ‘Worsen The Crisis’ Of Crime
Ben Carson, who led President Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during his first term, is speaking out against a marijuana rescheduling proposal that the current administration is actively considering.
In an op-ed published by Fox News on Thursday, the former HUD secretary suggested that reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) conflicts with the president’s efforts to end “the crime epidemic destroying American cities.”
He said while “there are many factors contributing to high crime rates, we cannot ignore one that’s dominated the national debate in recent weeks: the prevalent use of marijuana, a trend which is growing in our urban centers.”
“As the president starts cleaning up our streets, a cabal of Soros-funded activists are pushing for a dangerous Blue City-style policy that will worsen the crisis: rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III,” Carson claimed. “Even well-intentioned but misguided activists are now advocating to loosen marijuana restrictions through efforts to reschedule the drug.”
A Schedule III designation would not federally legalize cannabis. It would, however, acknowledge that it has medical use and allow state-licensed marijuana businesses to take federal tax deductions they’ve been barred from under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code known as 280E. It would also lift certain research barriers that apply to Schedule I drugs.
“I urge caution when we consider such sweeping changes. The intent may be compassionate, but the consequences are certainly harmful,” the former Trump administration official wrote. “As someone who’s spent decades caring for the health and well-being of families across America, I have seen firsthand how substance abuse devastates lives and communities.”
>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/former-trump-cabinet-official-claims-marijuana-rescheduling-would-worsen-the-crisis-of-crime/
In an op-ed published by Fox News on Thursday, the former HUD secretary suggested that reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) conflicts with the president’s efforts to end “the crime epidemic destroying American cities.”
He said while “there are many factors contributing to high crime rates, we cannot ignore one that’s dominated the national debate in recent weeks: the prevalent use of marijuana, a trend which is growing in our urban centers.”
“As the president starts cleaning up our streets, a cabal of Soros-funded activists are pushing for a dangerous Blue City-style policy that will worsen the crisis: rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III,” Carson claimed. “Even well-intentioned but misguided activists are now advocating to loosen marijuana restrictions through efforts to reschedule the drug.”
A Schedule III designation would not federally legalize cannabis. It would, however, acknowledge that it has medical use and allow state-licensed marijuana businesses to take federal tax deductions they’ve been barred from under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code known as 280E. It would also lift certain research barriers that apply to Schedule I drugs.
“I urge caution when we consider such sweeping changes. The intent may be compassionate, but the consequences are certainly harmful,” the former Trump administration official wrote. “As someone who’s spent decades caring for the health and well-being of families across America, I have seen firsthand how substance abuse devastates lives and communities.”
>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/former-trump-cabinet-official-claims-marijuana-rescheduling-would-worsen-the-crisis-of-crime/
