Marijuana Reform

Political writer and blogger Chris Weigant wrote an article that was posted to The Huffington Post on October 14. Politicians and the federal government make up his intended audience. In his writing, he explains the rising interest in the federal "War On Weed" and how politicians are finally starting to agree that it needs to end. He describes how when the subject came up at the last Republican debate, "of the three Republicans and two Democrats asked about marijuana policy, all five of them supported medical marijuana. Four of them (to one degree or another) supported the right of states to set their own policy on recreational use."
Weigant argues that the current marijuana policy "is not a sane federal drug policy." He believes that the  the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug needs to change. In fact, he believes "it is long overdue." He claims that "this classification is not about science, and never was. It has been purely political all along." Since one of the qualifications for a Schedule I drug is that "The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in the treatment in the United States," Weigant believes that this classification is no longer accurate and the federal law needs to recognize this. Additionally, he believes "it's a serious issue to bring up to people who want to lead our country." Weigant explains that the events of the last Republican debate, along with Barack Obama's stance on the issue marks "an astounding turnaround on federal marijuana policy." He also describes how everybody "is now taking marijuana reform a whole lot more seriously than they ever have before."