The Kansas Bureau of Investigation issues a statement following President Trump's rescheduling of marijuana.

 

Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule One drug to the less severe Schedule Three. Following the President's order, KBI Director Tony Mattivi issued the following statement: “Rescheduling is not the same as legaliztion. The cultivation, distribution, and possession of marijuana-derived THC products remains illegal under state and federal law, and the KBI will continue to enforce existing laws.

 

The marijuana products sold today are highly potent and pose a direct threat to public health. Rescheduling will allow qualified scientists to conduct reliable research on the long-term impact on the human brain of the use of high-concentration THC products. We believe this will conclusively prove the connection between marijuana use and mental health disorders, especially in children and teens.”

 

Mattivi added, “Marijuana products remain just as illegal today as they were yesterday. The KBI will continue our efforts to protect Kansans, especially Kansas children, from those who sell these illegal and dangerous products.”