Rescheduling Aids Big Weed, Not Justice

Moving cannabis from Schedule I to III would not legalize it federally or free prisoners; it would primarily lift significant restrictions (e.g., tax and compliance burdens) and signal unwarranted safety, accelerating commercialization. The public often misreads schedules as a harm ranking, so the shift could be interpreted as a medical endorsement that regulators have not actually granted. — This reframes the cannabis debate from criminal justice to tax, commercialization, and risk communication, affecting federal policy, state regulation, and public health.