The Department of Justice moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug Thursday, in a historic move that could pave the way for a major expansion of medical use, though the proposal still needs final approval before becoming official.
President Joe Biden announced marijuana will be reclassified as a Schedule III drug after years of ... [+]
President Joe Biden announced the reclassification in a video Thursday, saying “[t]oo may lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana.”
Under the proposed move, marijuana will be reclassified from a Schedule I drug, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency—which groups it alongside drugs like heroin, LSD and ecstasy—to a Schedule III drug.
The proposal still needs final approval from the DEA.
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