"I've currently accepted several opportunities in business to do work that I'd done prior to becoming governor in consulting and advisory board positions, and I've also been exploring other opportunities in academia, nonprofits and government," he said, according to The News & Observer.
But the Supreme Court, in an 8-to-0 decision, ruled that Congress, by classifying marijuana as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, had determined that marijuana has "no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States".
Schedule 1 drugs—heroin, LSD, ecstasy, peyote, and marijuana are classified as having a "high potential for abuse" and having "no currently accepted medical use".
Schedule 1 drugs—heroin, LSD, ecstasy, meth, peyote, and marijuana are classified as having a "high potential for abuse" and having "no currently accepted medical use".
For cultural which is to say institutionally racist reasons, the US has labeled weed "schedule I," a designation that means the authorities think it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse".
Chuck Rosenberg, the acting head of the D.E.A., wrote in the decision that marijuana would remain a Schedule 1 drug because "it has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse".
That defines the drug as having "no currently accepted medical use", and places it in the same category as heroin and ecstasy.
Rather, the court ruled that marijuana's listing by Congress as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act meant that it "has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States".
Marijuana remains illegal under US federal law, but Dr Murthy's remarks will likely amplify calls for the Justice Department to downgrade its designation for the drug, which it currently classifies as a Schedule I Controlled Substance – alongside heroin and LSD – meaning it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse".
Given the stakes, it is unconscionable that high-CBD marijuana continues to be federally classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning that it has "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse", and the mere act of transporting it from Colorado to another state – even one where it has been legalized – is illegal.
