Schedule III Ends One War on Cannabis—and Exposes the Next One

Let’s recognize the significance of this historic move. Schedule III is overdue, and it will matter for patients, researchers and businesses that have shouldered an absurd tax burden for too long. But we cannot let a single Oval Office photo op stand in for justice.

If this rescheduling is to mean anything, it must be the beginning of a second wave of reform, not the end of the story. Until the last nonviolent cannabis prisoner is free —and until a weed charge no longer shadows a person’s life—the war on pot isn’t over. It’s just wearing a better suit.