Florida Senate - 2020 SM 1812 By Senator Rodriguez 37-01817-20 20201812__ 1 Senate Memorial 2 A memorial to the Congress of the United States, 3 urging Congress to remove marijuana from the Schedule 4 I drug list and allow it to be researched and used for 5 medical purposes. 6 7 WHEREAS, marijuana is currently listed under the Controlled 8 Substances Act as a Schedule I drug and, under the act, such 9 drugs are considered to have a high potential for abuse and have 10 no currently accepted medical use, and 11 WHEREAS, thirty-three states, the District of Columbia, 12 Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands have 13 recognized the medical value of marijuana in treating multiple 14 diseases and medical conditions, and 15 WHEREAS, due to the Federal Government’s resistance in 16 allowing marijuana to be used for medical purposes, clinical 17 studies cannot be conducted, or are severely stunted in 18 attempting to discover the full potential of this plant and its 19 healing abilities, and 20 WHEREAS, the few studies that have been done were conducted 21 despite the researcher’s fears of being shut down or even 22 prosecuted, and 23 WHEREAS, the studies and results on patients have proven 24 that marijuana has healing properties for many debilitating and 25 painful diseases, including cancer, and other ailments that 26 currently plague our citizens, and 27 WHEREAS, if federal laws were supportive of this plant as a 28 medicine, further studies could be conducted to learn about all 29 the possibilities that this plant holds, and 30 WHEREAS, with the support of the Federal Government, highly 31 organized and supervised production facilities, as well as a 32 means of distribution, could be established, NOW, THEREFORE, 33 34 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 35 36 That the Florida Legislature, with all due respect, does 37 hereby urge the Congress of the United States to remove 38 marijuana from the Schedule I drug list and allow marijuana to 39 be researched and used for medical purposes. 40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of State dispatch 41 copies of this memorial to the President of the United States, 42 to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of 43 the United States House of Representatives, and to each member 44 of the Florida delegation to the United States Congress.