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Currently, cannabis is a Schedule I drug, under the Controlled Substance Act, alongside drugs such as heroin and LSD. By definition, Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse and no ...
A new federal rule would reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous, Schedule III drug. It’s a significant shift, even as it does not legalize the drug.
President Biden endorsed the Justice Department's move to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug Thursday.
Marijuana has been classified as a schedule I drug since Congress enacted the CSA in 1970. On Oct. 6, 2022, President Biden asked the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to launch a scientific review of how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.
Since the announcement in April 2024 that it had agreed with the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) earlier recommendation to reschedule cannabis, the DEA opened a 60-day public...
Reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug would legitimize its medical use. If marijuana is reclassified as Schedule III, medical marijuana programs will have to start requiring a doctor’s ...
All other cannabis remains Schedule 1, defined as a substance with no currently accepted medical use (CAMU), lack of safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.
The Biden administration has been signaling that it would move to reschedule the drug from Schedule I — a strict classification including drugs like heroin — to the less-stringent Schedule III,...
Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, which is defined as a substance with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The Biden...
This month, President Biden announced the Justice Department is planning a shift in the federal approach to marijuana, reclassifying it from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III.