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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

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The Justice Department formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The Justice Department formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.

  2. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    The Justice Department formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.

  3. KOB 4

    Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in US drug policy (opens KOB 4)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in US drug policy.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Justice Department moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.

  5. New York Post

    Marijuana reclassified as a less dangerous drug in historic shift by Justice Department (opens New York Post)

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    A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.

  6. WSVN Miami

    Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of

  7. CBS News

    Justice Department moves forward with easing federal restrictions on marijuana (opens CBS News)

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    The Justice Department officially proposed a new rule on Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug.

  8. UPI

    At Biden's request, Justice Department starts federal reclassification of marijuana (opens UPI)

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    he Justice Department said Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland has started the reclassification of marijuana from a schedule I to schedule III drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for a…

  10. ABC 30 Fresno

    Advocates, opponents react to Justice Department's move to reclassify marijuana (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Cannabis changes could be on the way across the nation after the drug's re-classification, but some opponents say it can cause harmful effects.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US formally takes steps to reclassify pot (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.

  12. WMUR

    Department of Justice moves to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug (opens WMUR)

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    The reclassification would move marijuana from a Schedule 1 to a Schedule 3 drug.

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