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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has called on the Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijana in a way that would loosen restrictions…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended easing restrictions on marijuana, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a letter.
Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug and remains completely illegal in some states and at the federal level. The HHS recommendation is to reclassification of marijuana from its current category to a Schedule III drug.
Nearly 40 U.S. states have legalized marijuana use in some form, but it remains completely illegal in some states and at the federal level. Reclassifying marijuana as less harmful than drugs like heroin would be a first step toward wider legalization, a move backed by a majority of Americans. The scheduling recommendation for marijuana was provided to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on Tuesday as part of President Biden's directive to HHS, the spokesperson said.