Chuck Rosenberg

Chuck Rosenberg
Born	Charles Philip Rosenberg 1960-09-10
Alma mater	Tufts University, Harvard/Kennedy School, University of Virginia
Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration  Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration In office 14 May 2015 - October 1, 2017 Preceded by Michele Leonhart Colleague of FBI Director, James B. Comey  United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia In office June 2006 - October 2008  Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas In office June 2005 - March 2006

Official narrative

Who? As of 11 September 2015, Wikipedia had just 3 sentences on him.

Career

Rosenberg was a colleague of FBI Director, James B. Comey, before being appointed Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Opinions on recreational drugs

Heroin

He declared heroin to be a “threat to national security.” He went on to claim that he suspects drug dealers of funding terrorist organizations and insinuated that the agency had evidence of this happening, but did not present any actual evidence.

Marijuana

"If you want me to say that marijuana’s not dangerous, I’m not going to say that because I think it is,” Rosenberg said. “Do I think it’s as dangerous as heroin? Probably not. I’m not an expert." He later clarified that "heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana".

On September 5th, 2015, when asked about marijuana, he stated "If we come up with a medical use for it, that would be wonderful. But we haven’t."

Resignation

On September 26, 2017, it was announced that Rosenberg, dismayed by Donald Trump's administration, was stepping down. His resignation became effective October 1, 2017.

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