Resolved: The Federal Government can legalize medical marijuana and/or industrialized hemp

Contention #1- Marijuana is currently a schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act. -According to the law, Schedule I drugs are classified as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. (http://www.usdoj.gov...) -Rules and Regulations regarding the Controlled Substances Act fall under the US Department of Justice, which is headed by the Attorney General, a cabinet level appointment.(http://www.usdoj.gov...) -Controlled substances remain in their current schedule until amended pursuant to section 811 of the Controlled Substance Act, which falls under the FDA (another Federal Government entity). Revisions are published in Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1308 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. (http://www.usdoj.gov..., http://www.usdoj.gov...) -The Attorney General of the United States holds authority to remove any drug or other substance from the schedules if he finds that the drug or other substance does not meet the requirements for inclusion in any schedule. (http://www.usdoj.gov...) -The Federal Government can legalize marijuana by removing it from the list of Schedule 1 drugs pursuant to findings in various medical journals, studies, and reports showing it's benefits for medical use. http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org... http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org... http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org... -The Federal Government can legalize industrialized hemp by removing the plant from the list of marijuana strains. Congress can also write laws defining industrialized hemp as strains of marijuana containing less than 1% THC, and specifying it's use for industrial hemp applications. Over 30 industrialized democracies do distinguish hemp from marijuana. International treaties regarding marijuana make an exception for industrial hemp. Contention #2- Precedence -The "Volstead Act," the popular name for the National Prohibition Act, passed Congress over President Woodrow Wilson's veto on October 28, 1919 and established the legal definition of intoxicating liquor as well as providing for enforcement of Prohibition. -The 18th Amendment was certified as ratified on January 16, 1919, having been approved by 36 states, and went into effect on January 16, 1920. Some state legislatures had already enacted statewide prohibition prior to the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment. Federal Law does not prohibit states from enacting their own local prohibitionist laws.(http://en.wikipedia.org...) -The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed with ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, on December 5, 1933. -There are currently no Federal controls on alcohol, though there are local state, county, and city controls. I have not other contentions to present at this time except for my argument that the US Federal Government has the power to legalize medical marijuana and/or industrialized hemp. The legalization of such would not hamper state prohibitionary laws, but would alleviate local laws allowing for the production, sale, and possession of medical marijuana, and the growth, and cultivation of industrialized hemp. Thank you.