House Republicans demand Trump reverse course after 'strongly considering' marijuana executive order
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is urging President Donald Trump against an expected move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and House...
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FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is urging President Donald Trump against an expected move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., are leading 24 other GOP lawmakers in a letter to Trump, urging him to keep marijuana a Schedule I drug under Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations. "We write to urge you to oppose rescheduling marijuana, a harmful drug that is worsening our nation’s addiction crisis ," the letter said. "Reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug will send the wrong message to America’s children, enable drug cartels, and make our roads more dangerous." The letter has support from a wide cross-section of the House GOP that includes moderates, House Freedom Caucus members, and mainstream Republican lawmakers. TRUMP ADMIN DEBUTS 'FENTANYL FREE AMERICA' PLAN AS DEA TOUTS IMPACT OF CARIBBEAN BOAT STRIKES Marijuana is currently considered a Schedule I drug, the same classification level as heroin, ecstasy, and LSD. Schedule I drugs are considered to have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse," according to the DEA website. The president said as recently as Monday that he is weighing downgrading marijuana to Schedule III, alongside Tylenol and anabolic steroids, which are considered "drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence." "We are considering that. A lot of people want to see it, the reclassification, because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can’t be done unless you reclassify," Trump said in the Oval Office this week. "So we are looking at that very strongly." Similar plans under the Biden administration, based on a recommendation from former President Joe Biden's Health and Human Services Department (HHS), were paused in January. MARIJUANA IS NOT HARMLESS. THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE AND THE EVIDENCE KEEPS GROWING "The Biden administration rescheduling decision wa…