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Justice Dept plans to reschedule marijuana as a lower-risk drug
The Biden administration moved Tuesday to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance, a person familiar with the plans told CNN, a historic move that acknowledges the medical benefits of the long-criminalized drug and carries broad implications for cannabis-related research and the industry at large. The US Department of Justice recommended that marijuana be rescheduled as a Schedule III […]… Learn more.