Obstacles to Rescheduling Marijuana

Jul 30, 2024

Part I: Jared Whitley explains why it will be difficult politically and legally to reschedule marijuana in 2024

Part II: Pratik Chougule and Mick Bransfield discuss what a Republican president would mean for the regulation of election event contracts

Timestamps

0:00: Pratik introduces marijuana rescheduling segment

2:11: Pratik introduces segment on event contract regulation

3:24: CFTC rulemaking on event contracts

6:46: Interview with Whitley begins

8:14: Referencing Polymarket odds in political analysis

11:12: What does rescheduling marijuana mean?

13:30: Why Biden rescheduled marijuana

17:46: Romney's objections

18:17: U.S. treaty obligations

30:05: Public attitudes

35:27: Bransfield interview begins

Show Notes

— Whitley's Daily Caller column: https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/10/whitley-democrats-trick-young-americans-selling-birthright-mess-pot-marijuana-election/

— Romney letter to DEA https://www.romney.senate.gov/romney-leads-letter-to-dea-highlighting-concerns-with-rescheduling-marijuana-and-compliance-with-u-s-treaty-obligations/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAny%20effort%20to%20reschedule%20marijuana,account%20for%20our%20treaty%20obligations.%E2%80%9D

Trade on whether marijuana will be rescheduled in 2024 at Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market. https://polymarket.com/event/will-weed-be-rescheduled-in-2024/will-weed-be-rescheduled-in-2024?tid=1722322243642