The move comes after a recommendation from the federal Health and Human Services Department, which launched a review of the drug’s status at the urging of President Joe Biden in 2022.
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.
The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent Thursday to the federal register recognizes medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the most dangerous drugs. The plan signed by Attorney General Merrick Garland wouldn't legalize marijuana outright for recreational use. The Drug Enforcement Administration will take public comment on...
A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
President Joe Biden called a new move to reclassify cannabis “monumental,” Thursday, but the proposal is facing some pushback.
President Joe Biden called a new move to reclassify cannabis “monumental,” Thursday, but the proposal is facing some pushback.
The move would align marijuana more closely with other drugs that are often used for medicinal purposes, but that doesn't mean pot will be legalized.
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs. […]
The White House on Thursday praised the Justice Department‘s step toward reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III under federal law as a way to counter racial injustice. Downgrading marijuana will remove “barriers to critical research,” according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. It will also build on pardons and sentence […]
"The proposed reclassification, which will undergo further federal review and a public comment period, is significant because it signals a shift in thinking about cannabis."