“Keeping marijuana at Schedule I creates unnecessary barriers, denying veterans the treatments they need and deserve after sacrificing for our country,” he said. He also stressed that regulated access can protect public health. “Far from fueling an increase in use, regulated markets have helped drive this reduction by limiting unsafe, unmonitored access,” he wrote. “I stand with Mr. Trump’s pledge to reschedule marijuana, a promise he reaffirmed during a recent press conference,” he said. “Although these benefits alone would be a win for Americans, rescheduling would also protect Americans by curbing illicit markets and ensuring safer, regulated access.”