Matt Gaetz, Darren Soto Want to Change How Federal Government Classifies Marijuana

Two congressional freshmen from the Sunshine State teamed up last week to change how marijuana is classified at the federal level. 

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., paired up with U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., to offer a proposal changing how marijuana is scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act. Currently, marijuana is listed as a Schedule I drug much as heroin, LSD and other harder drugs are. Under Gaetz’s and Soto’s proposal, marijuana would be moved over to a Schedule III drug which are generally less harmful. Currently, some stimulants, depressants and steroids are included as Schedule III drugs.