Congressman Cohen Questions DEA Administrator on Marijuana Policy and Threats from Fentanyl
Says “obviously changing the scheduling doesn’t stop the use”
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned Drug Enforcement Administrator Anne Milgram about the need to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and about the agency’s approach to stopping fentanyl trafficking. Milgram was testifying at a Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance oversight hearing.
In his questioning, Congressman Cohen said in part:
“It’s not your fault. I’ve seen DEA heads. I’ve seen FBI directors. I’ve seen attorneys general say exactly what you’re saying: governmental gibberish about marijuana. They’ve done nothing for 17 years, and for years before that – it goes back to the ’30s – the government has messed this up forever…Biden understands it should be reclassified – he says from one to three. It should be reclassified from one to 420.”
Regarding fentanyl, Congressman Cohen said in part:
“Obviously, changing the scheduling doesn’t stop the use. It’s popular. There’s money to be made…There are rats that replace the big rats.”
See his entire exchange with Milgram here.
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