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Federal Government Proposes Reclassifying Marijuana as Less Dangerous Schedule III Drug in Historic Policy Shift

Loaded on July 15, 2024 by Jo Ellen Nott published in Criminal Legal News July, 2024, page 38
Filed under: Marijuana Laws/Issues, Medical Marijuana. Location: United States of America.

by Jo Ellen Nott

In a significant decision on May 16, 2024, the Justice Department of the Biden Administration proposed to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. This history-making shift, though not legalization, acknowledges the drug’s medicinal value and lower abuse potential.

The proposed rule, endorsed by Attorney ...

 

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