Ngokwemibiko, imibhalo emisha yasenkantolo inikeze ubufakazi obusha obukhomba ukuthi i-US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ichemile ohlelweni lokuhlukanisa kabusha insangu, okuyinqubo enganyelwe yile nhlangano ngokwayo.
Inqubo yokuhlelwa kabusha kwensangu elindelwe kakhulu ithathwa njengenye yezinguquko ezibalulekile zenqubomgomo yezidakamizwa emlandweni wanamuhla wase-US. Nokho, ngenxa yezinsolo zokuchema ezithinta i-DEA, lolu hlelo selumiswe unomphela. Izinsolo ezihlala isikhathi eside zokuthi i-DEA iphikisana ngokuqinile nokuhlukaniswa kabusha kwensangu futhi iguqule izinqubo zomphakathi ukuze iqinisekise ukuthi ikhono layo lokuphika ukuyisusa kuShejuli I ukuya kuShejuli III ngaphansi komthetho wenhlangano ziqinisekisiwe ecaleni eliqhubekayo.
Kuleli sonto, kuvele enye inselelo yezomthetho phakathi kwe-DEA kanye noDokotela Bokulungiswa Kwenqubomgomo Yezidakamizwa (D4DPR), iqembu elingenzi nzuzo elihlanganisa ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abangaphezu kuka-400. Ubufakazi obusha obutholwe yinkantolo bufakazela ukuchema kwe-DEA. Iqembu lodokotela, elikhishiwe ohlelweni lokuhlukaniswa kabusha kwensangu, lafaka izinsolo ngoFebhuwari 17 enkantolo yombuso, ligxile enqubweni yokukhetha ofakazi ababizelwe ukuzofakaza ekuqulweni kabusha kwecala, okwakuhlelelwe uJanuwari 2025. Eqinisweni, icala le-D4DPR laqalwa okokuqala ngoNovemba odlule, okuhloswe ngalo ukuphoqelela, inqubo yokukhethwa kofakazi ehlulekayo, noma i-DEA ihluleka, inqubo yokukhethwa kofakazi iphinde ihluleke. i-ejensi ukuchaza izenzo zayo.
Ngokusho kwe-"Marijuana Business", ubufakazi obufakwe ecaleni eliqhubekayo lenkantolo buveza ukuthi i-DEA yaqale yakhetha abafaki zicelo abangu-163 kodwa, ngokusekelwe "ezimweni ezingaziwa namanje," ekugcineni yakhetha abangu-25 kuphela.
UShane Pennington, omele iqembu elibambe iqhaza, ukhulume ku-podcast, efuna ukuba kufakwe isicelo sokuxoxisana. Lesi sikhalazo siholele ekumisweni okungapheli kwenqubo. Uthe, "Uma singabona leyo mibhalo engu-163, ngikholwa ukuthi ama-90% ayo angaqhamuka ezinhlakeni ezisekela ukuhlukaniswa kabusha kwensangu." I-DEA yathumela lokho okubizwa ngokuthi “izincwadi zokulungisa” ezingu-12 kubahlanganyeli enqubweni yokuhlelwa kabusha, icela ulwazi olwengeziwe ukuze ifakazele ukufaneleka kwabo “njengabantu abathinteke kabi noma abahlukunyezwe umthetho ohlongozwayo” ngaphansi komthetho wenhlangano. Amakhophi alezi zincwadi afakwe emafayilini asenkantolo aveza ukuchema okuphawulekayo ekusatshalalisweni kwazo. Phakathi kwabamukeli abangu-12, abayisishiyagalolunye kwakuyizinhlangano ezimelene ngokuqinile nokuhlelwa kabusha kwensangu, okubonisa ukukhetha okucacile kwe-DEA kwabavimbelayo. Incwadi eyodwa kuphela eyathunyelwa kumsekeli owaziwayo wokuhlelwa kabusha kwezigaba—Isikhungo Sokucwaninga NgeCannabis Yezokwelapha (CMCR) eNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, eSan Diego, okuyinhlangano kahulumeni. Nokho, ngemva kokuba isikhungo sinikeze ulwazi oluceliwe futhi saqinisekisa ukusekela kwaso izinguquko, i-DEA yagcina ikunqabile ukuhlanganyela kwayo ngaphandle kwencazelo.
Mayelana nezincwadi zokulungisa, uPennington waphawula, "Ngangazi ukuthi lokhu esasikubona ngezokuxhumana ezihlangene ze-DEA kwakumane kuyisihloko nje, okusho ukuthi kwakukhona ukusebenzisana okuyimfihlo okuyimfihlo kule nqubo yokulalelwa kwecala. Engangingakulindele ukuthi iningi lalezi zincwadi ezingu-12 zokulungisa ezithunyelwe ezinkampanini ezihlukene zokuhlelwa kabusha zazivela ezinhlakeni ezihlukene."
Ukwengeza, kubikwe ukuthi i-DEA izenqabe ngokuphelele izicelo zokubamba iqhaza ezivela ezikhulwini zaseNew York naseColorado, njengoba zombili izinhlangano ezifaka isicelo zisekela ukuhlukaniswa kabusha kwensangu. Phakathi nenqubo, i-DEA iphinde yazama ukusiza abantu abangaphezu kweshumi nambili abaphikisana nezinguquko zokuhlelwa kabusha kwensangu. Abangaphakathi embonini bachaza lokhu njengokudalulwa okuphelele kuze kube yimanje kwezenzo ze-DEA ohlelweni lokuhlukaniswa kabusha kwezigaba. Icala, elifakwe ngu-Austin Brumbaugh wenkampani yabameli yase-Houston, i-Yetter Coleman, okwamanje lisabuyekezwa eNkantolo Yokudlulisa Amacala yase-US Yesifunda sase-Columbia Circuit.
Uma ubheka phambili, umphumela walokhu kulalelwa ungaba nomthelela omkhulu enqubweni yokuhlelwa kabusha kwensangu. UPennington ukholelwa ukuthi lezi zambulo zokukhohlisa ngemuva kwenkundla ziqinisa kuphela icala lokuguqulwa kwensangu, njengoba zigqamisa amaphutha amakhulu endleleni yokulawula. "Lokhu kungasiza kuphela, njengoba kuqinisekisa yonke into abantu abayisolayo," esho.
Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi lokhu okutholakele nokudalula kuphathelene nobuholi bangaphambilini be-DEA ngaphansi kuka-Anne Milgram. Ukuphatha kukaTrump selokhu kwashintsha uMilgram wafaka uTerrance C. Cole.
Manje, umbuzo uthi abaphathi bakaTrump bazozisingatha kanjani lezi zenzakalo. Abaphathi abasha kufanele banqume ukuthi bazoqhubeka yini nenqubo eqede ukwethenjwa komphakathi noma basebenzise indlela esobala. Noma kunjalo, ukukhetha kufanele kwenziwe.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-31-2025