{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cohen-s-statement-dea-s-decision-delay-putting-kratom-list-schedule-i", "Cohens Statement on the DEAs Decision to Delay Putting Kratom on the List of Schedule I Drugs", "2016-10-13", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "[WASHINGTON, D.C.] \u2013 Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today released the following statement regarding the announcement of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to delay a final decision on placing kratom on the list of Schedule I drugs and begin a period of public comment:\n\u201cI\u2019m pleased to hear that the DEA delayed placing kratom on their list of Schedule I drugs,\u201d said Congressman Cohen.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s important to have an open process to hear from consumers, researchers and stakeholders who would be impacted by this decision. A public comment period gives citizens a voice in this discussion. We only have to look at the current status of marijuana to see how the DEA\u2019s drug scheduling can be misguided. When marijuana was placed on Schedule I, it was supposed to be temporary until the science was in, that was 1970. The science has been in for a long time, and keeping marijuana on Schedule I\u2014with heroin and LSD\u2014is ludicrous. Accurate scientific findings, in addition to public comment, need to guide the DEA\u2019s decision-making process.\u201d\nA letter to Acting Administrator Charles Rosenberg of the DEA sent by Congressman Cohen with fellow Members of Congress asking for a delay in their decision to place kratom as a Schedule I drug can be found\u00a0here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/cohen-s-statement-dea-s-decision-delay-putting-kratom-list-schedule-i"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8154420647770166, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}