There has been a historic shift in the classification of medical marijuana.
President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday (April 23) reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
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The order doesn’t legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, AP points out, but “it does change the way it’s regulated, shifting licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I — reserved for drugs without medical use and with high potential for abuse — to the less strictly regulated Schedule III.”
Licensed medical marijuana operators also now get a “major tax break,” and will dismantle some challenges to researching cannabis.
The Trump administration also announced a hearing June 29 “regarding the proposed rescheduling of marijuana,” the Office of Public Affairs announced.
“The Department of Justice is delivering on President Trump’s promise to expand Americans’ access to medical treatment options. This rescheduling action allows for research on the safety and efficacy of this substance, ultimately providing patients with better care and doctors with more reliable information,” the acting attorney general said in a statement in the official press release.
“Under the direction of President Trump and Acting Attorney General Blanche, DEA is expeditiously moving forward with the administrative hearing process — bringing consistency and oversight to an area that has lacked both,” added DEA Administrator Terry Cole.
“Our men and women in law enforcement remain committed to fighting drug cartels, the fentanyl epidemic, and protecting American lives.”
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