Marijuana May Be Rescheduled As A Less Dangerous Drug

The DEA considers it a Schedule 1 drug “with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
By Susie Madrak — August 31, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services has sent its findings on marijuana to the Drug Enforcement Administration as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to possibly alter marijuana’s status in the U.S. Via the Hill:

In October 2022, President Biden requested that the HHS secretary and the attorney general conduct a review of how marijuana is currently scheduled under federal law. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, meaning the DEA considers it a drug “with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”

[...] “Following the data and science, HHS has expeditiously responded to President Biden’s directive to HHS Secretary [Xavier Becerra] and provided its scheduling recommendation for marijuana to the DEA on August 29, 2023,” an HHS spokesperson said.

[...] Currently, 23 states and D.C. have enacted laws regulating the nonmedical use of marijuana for adults. Several others have medical marijuana programs in place, but federal law still prohibits the possession of any amount of marijuana.

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