Pardons Are A Priority Over Marijuana Rescheduling

By Terry Hacienda The Fresh Toast Health marijuana patients fall to the bottom of the list when it comes to the federal leadership Pardons are a priority of marijuana rescheduling affecting patients veterans and more reality TV personality Todd Chrisley convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion received a pardon highlighting a troubling inconsistency in American justice While celebrities with financial crimes are granted clemency millions of Americans various suffering from chronic illness continue to be denied access to potentially life-improving anatomical marijuana due to its outdated Schedule I classification This classification which defines a substance as having no at this moment accepted biological use and a high prospective for abuse stands in direct contradiction to current scientific and governmental consensus In the U S Department of Robustness and Human Services HHS officially recommended rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III The Food and Drug Administration FDA has supported this move which would decisively recognize cannabis as having biological value and allow for expanded research Rescheduling would also enable doctors and researchers to better examination its therapeutic expected which includes treating epilepsy chronic pain PTSD and chemotherapy-induced nausea Photo by Rouzes Getty Images The injustice becomes even more glaring when considering the people the majority impacted by marijuana prohibition For decades low-income individuals h ave borne the brunt of marijuana-related arrests while states who have legalized cannabis are now reaping enormous economic benefits In alone legal cannabis sales generated over billion in revenue nationwide creating hundreds of thousands of jobs and millions in tax income used for schooling healthcare and society infrastructure Yet despite overwhelming bipartisan masses assistance for amendment and compelling economic and diagnostic arguments the federal establishment continues to drag its feet Meanwhile the legal system displays leniency for wealthy and well-connected individuals like Chrisley who exploited financial systems for personal gain This double standard undermines faith in justice and ignores the suffering of patients and families who could benefit from legal access to clinical marijuana The path forward is clear The Biden administration must act swiftly to follow through on the HHS and FDA s recommendations reclassify marijuana and correct a long-standing initiative failure that has harmed society wellbeing and denied economic opportunity A justice system that forgives the privileged while punishing the sick and marginalized is not justice at all If America can pardon Todd Chrisley it can surely show the same compassion and logic to millions who totally want access to medicine and fairer laws The Fresh Toast is a daily lifestyle platform with a side of cannabis For more information visit www thefreshtoast com Copyright The Fresh Toast Distributed by TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY LLC Related Articles Cannabis Chills While Alcohol Can Get Dark Native American Tribes Find Economic Power In Alcohol Cannabis And More Cannabis Grows and Water Usage DeSantis In Trouble From Congress Over Blocking Marijuana Biological Marijuana And Lupus