The American Legion, which has a membership of over 2 million U.S. military veterans, recently called for the rescheduling of cannabis at their national convention in Cincinnati, OH. With recent rulings by the DEA keeping cannabis as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act and the decision of the U.S. House to strip a recently-passed spending bill of language that would have allowed veterans to discuss medical marijuana with their doctors in states where it was legal, the American Legion felt heavy pressure to make their stance known. With the rate of veteran suicides continuing to make the news, the notion of restricting research and not allowing veterans to discuss medical cannabis with their doctors is seen for the ludicrous monstrosity that it is.