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An independent national organization that supports state legislatures has again voiced its support for federal descheduling of cannabis.
The bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) passed a resolution at its annual meeting this week asking the federal government to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act.
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Currently, marijuana is listed in Schedule I, which includes what are considered the most dangerous drugs that have “no accepted medical use, a high potential for abuse and potentially severe psychological or physical dependence,” alongside heroin and LSD.
The NCSL is made up of state legislators from across the country, and has been hosting events in Boston this week as part of its annual meeting. Resolutions must be supported by a majority of participating legislators in each of 75 percent of the states represented at the conference’s general…
