DOJ reclassifies certain marijuana products as a less dangerous drug

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. On Thursday, the DOJ reclassified certain marijuana products as a less dangerous drug.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. On Thursday, the DOJ reclassified certain marijuana products as a less dangerous drug. (Annabelle Gordon, Reuters )


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WASHINGTON — The Department ​of Justice is reclassifying FDA-approved and ‌state-licensed marijuana as a ⁠less-dangerous drug, ​U.S. Acting ⁠Attorney General ‌Todd Blanche ‌said on Thursday.

In a ⁠post ⁠on X, Blanche said the Justice Department was "immediately rescheduling FDA-approved marijuana and ‌state-licensed marijuana ​from Schedule I to Schedule III."

The decision to reclassify marijuana would represent one of the ​most significant ‌federal ‌changes to ⁠marijuana policy in decades, removing barriers to researching the ‌drug's potential ​use cases.

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