The Biden administration will soon propose reclassifying marijuana from the most severe Schedule I to Schedule III.
There are numerous steps left in the process to move from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposal to final policy, but the move would represent a major shift in federal drug policy. It would mark the first time the U.S. would recognize there are some potential benefits to marijuana and allow them to be studied.
Marijuana has been designated as a Schedule I drug since 1970...