To: President Donald Trump
Equal Treatment of Controlled Substances
Nicotine Meets the criteria for a Schedule I controlled substance under federal Law in that;
a The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
b The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
c There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
The ridiculous war on drugs is costing Americans Dearly. If the White House is serious in trying to protect its citizens It would reclassify Nicotine to be included on the list of drugs in this category. Cigarettes do just as much harm if not more and is costing Americans huge amounts of money in treatment for nicotine related illness and disease. The American war on drugs is a ridiculous waste of money what could it possibly hurt to add nicotine products? This is particularly true in the wake of statements made by Drug Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera that the war on drugs was making him rich. Not to discount all the untold lobbyists who make money off the drug war in the US as well. How is Phillip Morris any different than the cartels as it is?
Maybe this petition will parallel the ridiculousness of a currently outdated and disastrous policy created by Ronald Reagan and continued on by four administrations since.
Stand up and do whats right and create a better national policy. One that doesn't make criminals wealthy and powerful.
a The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
b The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
c There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
The ridiculous war on drugs is costing Americans Dearly. If the White House is serious in trying to protect its citizens It would reclassify Nicotine to be included on the list of drugs in this category. Cigarettes do just as much harm if not more and is costing Americans huge amounts of money in treatment for nicotine related illness and disease. The American war on drugs is a ridiculous waste of money what could it possibly hurt to add nicotine products? This is particularly true in the wake of statements made by Drug Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera that the war on drugs was making him rich. Not to discount all the untold lobbyists who make money off the drug war in the US as well. How is Phillip Morris any different than the cartels as it is?
Maybe this petition will parallel the ridiculousness of a currently outdated and disastrous policy created by Ronald Reagan and continued on by four administrations since.
Stand up and do whats right and create a better national policy. One that doesn't make criminals wealthy and powerful.
Why is this important?
President Obama's administration upheld Marijuana as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance. Where is the fair treatment for Nicotine in Cigarettes. Reclassify Nicotine as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance. This would be a balanced treatment since it too meets the criteria.