Legalizing Medical and Recreational Cannabis use.

The removal of Cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and it has been proven to have accepted medical use. Rescheduling proponents argue that Cannabis does not meet the Controlled Substances Act's strict criteria for placement in Schedule I and so the government is required by law to permit medical use or to remove the drug from federal control altogether. Cannabis is not dangerous enough to merit Schedule I status and does not have the high potential for abuse such as Tobacco and Alcohol. The Act provides a process for rescheduling controlled substances by petitioning the Drug Enforcement Administration. Advocates of Marijuana legalization argue that legalizing its use in the United States could save billions by reducing government spending for prohibition enforcement in the criminal justice system and generate billions in annual tax revenues.