Rescheduling Cannabis Doesn’t End Prohibition’s Harms: MAPS statement on shifting cannabis to Schedule III

Cannabis rescheduling marks a symbolic win and acknowledges medical utility by moving cannabis to Schedule III. MAPS says rescheduling is not structural reform: barriers will remain for patients and businesses, including cash-only risks and collateral consequences shaped by housing, immigration, workplace drug testing, and family law. MAPS argues that comprehensive federal reform is needed beyond headlines and optimism, emphasizing that prohibition harms communities most affected and that cannabis regulation is already a large economic engine operating under state-legal frameworks.