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On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
It causes me some great concern that apparently the FDA thinks it is OK for opioids and opiates and barbiturates, but somehow marijuana should stay schedule I.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

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Griffith criticizes the FDA's stance on marijuana compared to other drugs.

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