Consumers Keep Hitting Buy on THC Despite Federal Restrictions As Americans increasingly turn to cannabis as their go to substance, federal regulations are struggling to keep pace with consumer demand.
Recent survey data shows that daily cannabis use has surpassed daily drinking, yet Congress remains mired in its decades long debate over the scheduling of THC – the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
At issue is a peculiar situation: while cannabis itself remains federally illegal, the DEA's recent hearings suggest that recreational cannabis could be reclassified from Schedule I to Schedule III.