The Scientific and Civil Mandate for Federal Legalization: Deconstructing a Century of Prohibition
The current federal classification of cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance is not merely a legal relic; it is a direct contradiction of modern biological science and an enduring symbol of a racially motivated political strategy. To claim that a plant with proven neuroprotective, antibacterial, and anti-seizure properties has “no currently accepted medical use” is to ignore a mountain of peer-reviewed evidence. If we are to be a society guided by reason and equity, federal legalization is the only…