Damn, I can't get the re-schedule thing out of
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It would make really good sense, at least to me, that they go to schedule III for the following reasons.
First, it would open many deep holes for individual growers who can at this point legally, by state law, grow their own. To move to schedule II would prohibit that on a legal standing.
Second, If the plant itself we're legal, that would keep things for individuals basically, the same, but, if one wanted to break the plant down, to make other products, for human consumption, then, I could see where serious regulation would be appropriate to safeguard the public.
Almost everyone knows that simply smoking weed is for the biggest part...harmless, and way less so than alcohol. But, when you get to the extracts, and medications....it can easily be a different story as to specifications and accuracy of claims.
So, to me, I think that as long as the plant is not altered to enhance the high in concentrated form, or altered to produce medication, then, schedule III is the right place. It also allows the language of new regulation to be very specific, yet, protects the casual user the same as with alcohol. JMO of course. GLTA