The governors of Colorado and Maryland say that, as states move forward with cannabis reform, they want the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to finalize the Biden administration's federal cannabis rescheduling move as quickly as possible.
Amid reports that DEA leadership has pushed back against the Department of Health and Human Services and Justice Department proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) told Marijuana Moment on Friday that, while they can't speak to the potential internal conflict, they're urging the administration to move forward expeditiously.
"I don't think either of us would be the ones to know if there's some internal matter," Polis said during the virtual joint event.
But "the sooner this can be completed, the better," he said.
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