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Rep. Dave Joyce, former prosecutor, introduces bill to take marijuana off the federal controlled substances list
Updated May 16, 2021;
Posted May 15, 2021
Cannabis plants grown from the the famous strain Pinconning Paralyzer grown at Bullit Budz in Bay City on Thursday May, 6, 2021. Nicole Hester/ MLive.com
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WASHINGTON, D. C. - Bainbridge Township Republican Rep. Dave Joyce is leading a new congressional effort to remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances, allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to prescribe medical cannabis to veterans, and direct the federal government to regulate the cannabis industry as it already regulates alcohol in what organizations that lobby for cannabis legalization say is the first Republican-led effort to repeal marijuana laws.
Rep. Dave Joyce introduces bill to let VA prescribe medical marijuana
Updated 12:44 PM;
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WASHINGTON, D. C. - Bainbridge Township Republican Rep. Dave Joyce on Thursday joined fellow Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs in introducing a bill to lift a federal ban on doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from discussing, recommending or prescribing medical marijuana in states where it’s legal.
Because marijuana remains a Schedule 1 controlled substance under federal law, VA doctors aren’t allowed to discuss it with their patients or prescribe it, Joyce’s office said.
The legislation Joyce is co-sponsoring with California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee and Hawaii Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz would also create a five-year safe harbor protection for both veterans who use medical marijuana and their doctors.