The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency plans to reclassify marijuana from the most restrictive category — Schedule I, up there with heroin — down to Schedule III, in the company of testosterone and Tylenol with codeine. This does not mean that the federal government is giving its blessing to the use of cannabis as a recreational drug. But it does recognize that there are medicinal uses for marijuana, and lower chances that it will be abused than highly addictive drugs. The change in classification...
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally initiated the process to reschedule marijuana—releasing DOJ’s proposed rule and a separate legal opinion that informed the decision but which also seemed to signal skepticism from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that the administration is moving
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May 16 (UPI) — The Justice Department said Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland has submitted a notice to start the reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. It ultimately will remove marijuana from a category that includes lethal drugs such as heroin to a […] The post Justice Department begins federal reclassification of marijuana first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
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The Biden administration’s announcement about its formal move to reschedule marijuana has elicited another round of applause from lawmakers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups. While the Justice Department already confirmed two weeks ago that it would be moving to place cannabis in Schedule III, rather than Schedule I, of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), President
Author: Julie Tsirkin and Monica Alba (NBC News) WASHINGTON (NBC News) – The Justice Department took a significant step toward rescheduling marijuana Thursday, formalizing its process to reclassify the drug as lower-risk and remove it from a category in which it has been treated as more dangerous than fentanyl and meth. President Joe Biden announced […]
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday took the latest step toward
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department took a significant step toward rescheduling marijuana Thursday, formalizing its process to reclassify the drug as lower-risk and remove it from a category in which it has been treated as more dangerous than fentanyl and meth. President Joe Biden announced the “major” move in a direct-to-camera video posted to his official account on X. “This is monumental,” Biden said in the message. “It’s an important move towards reversing long-standing inequities. Far too...
The Justice Department formally started the procedure of classifying marijuana as a less dangerous substance, moving toward a major change in US drug policy.