Paul J. Larkin

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Paul J. Larkin is a senior legal research fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.

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    Why Rescheduling Cannabis Is a Very Bad Idea

    Paul J. Larkin
    As of Friday, President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order which would reclassify cannabis (marijuana) from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA) to Schedule III. That unprecedented action would allow physicians to prescribe cannabis to treat patients’ medical ailments. The president’s decision to reschedule marijuana would be a mistake…
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    • Opinion

    Chinese Organized Crime and the US Cannabis Market
    Paul J. Larkin

  • The EPA’s 007 Rule: Licensing California to Kill the Gas-Powered Engine
    Paul J. Larkin

  • First Lady Backs ‘Take It Down’ Bill That Would Curtail ‘Revenge Porn’
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Here’s Why a Judge Can’t Block Trump’s Pause on Spending
    John G. Malcolm

  • Trump Can Use Congressional Review Act to Nullify Biden’s Rules
    Roger Severino

  • Why Biden’s Pardon of Son Hunter Miffed the California Judge in His Tax Case
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Is the Hunter Biden Pardon Legal?
    Paul J. Larkin

  • How to Stop the Campus Antisemitism Cascade
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Biden Administration to ‘Reschedule’ Cannabis? Don’t Light Up Just Yet
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Be It Ever So Humble … : Supreme Court to Decide If City May Ban Sleeping in Public
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Congress Can Condition TikTok’s Continued Operation in US on Severing All Ties With China
    Paul J. Larkin

  • The 9th Circuit Is Wrong: There’s No Homelessness Protection Clause in Constitution
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Close Brush With Insanity: Maryland’s Pot Law Impedes Police Efforts to Stop Drug-Impaired Driving 
    Abby Carr

  • From Worst to Worster: Adding Xylazine to Fentanyl
    Paul J. Larkin

  • Supreme Court Acknowledges God Was Right: ‘Land’ Really Is Different From ‘Water’
    Paul J. Larkin
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