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US reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump administration reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana in historic shift (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

  2. ABC 7 New York

    Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

  3. WMUR

    Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

  4. PhillyVoice

    Medical marijuana reclassified by Trump administration as a less dangerous drug (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    The Trump administration is reclassifying medical marijuana from a Schedule III drug, removing it from drugs like heroin, which have a high potential for abuse with no accepted medical use. The move should allow for more research on medical marijuana.

  5. FOX 4 Dallas

    Medical marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug under new order (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    The Trump administration is reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and also giving licensed operators a major tax break in a historic policy shift.

  6. New York Post

    Trump’s DOJ downgrades marijuana — removing it from same drug class as heroin, and ranking it like medication (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed orders Thursday reclassifying state-legal marijuana as a less-dangerous Schedule III drug — easing research into the plant's medicinal properties after more than five decades.

  7. The Guardian

    Trump administration moves to reclassify marijuana to schedule III drug (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Marijuana had same classification as heroin, LSD and others before Trump signed an order to move it to schedule III

  8. CNN

    Justice Department reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, changing a policy that has for decades made the drug’s potential medicinal benefits more difficult to research.

  9. Newsweek

    Why Trump could be about to loosen restriction on marijuana (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump administration eases federal restrictions on medical marijuana, expanding research and tax relief without legalizing it nationwide.

  10. UPI

    Trump administration reclassifying cannabis to Schedule III substance (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Trump administration is seeking to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous substance Thursday, moving it from Schedule I to Schedule III.

  11. Al Jazeera

    US reclassifies some marijuana products as less dangerous drug (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Step is latest example of shift away from heavy penalisation that has given way to widespread legalisation efforts.

  12. Townhall

    Trump Administration Just Made the Most Significant Drug Policy Change in Decades (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Trump administration reclassifies marijuana to Schedule III, easing research and medical use restrictions.

  13. Bangor Daily News

    US reclassifies certain marijuana products as a less-dangerous drug (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The announcement does not legalize marijuana across the United States.

  14. GBH News

    Mass. cannabis industry reacts to Trump's reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    Across Massachusetts, medical marijuana care providers, advocates and business owners offered mixed reactions to the federal order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

  15. MyNorthwest

    What to know about a federal order reclassifying medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    President Donald Trump's administration has reclassified medical marijuana, which is already licensed in most states, as a less dangerous drug.

  16. Fox News

  17. WSVN Miami

    Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long

  18. WHDH Boston

    Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long

  19. Digital Journal

    US eases access to marijuana for medical use (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The US government on Thursday made it easier for Americans to use cannabis for medical reasons by reclassifying the drug and enabling more research into

  20. WDIO Duluth

    Trump administration reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    President Donald Trump's acting attorney general signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

  21. CT Mirror

    Trump administration reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana (opens CT Mirror)

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    CT Mirror's feed description

    In historic shift, acting AG Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

  22. The Boston Globe

    US reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in historic shift (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The move shifts state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I drug to the less strictly regulated Schedule III.

  23. Washington Examiner

    Todd Blanche orders federal reclassification of medical marijuana as less dangerous (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a less-regulated Schedule III drug.

  24. Forbes

    Trump Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As Less Dangerous Drug (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The order reclassifies FDA-approved and state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to the less strictly regulated Schedule III.

  25. Scientific American

    State-licensed medical marijuana reclassified by the Trump administration as a less dangerous drug (opens Scientific American)

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    Scientific American's feed description

    The Trump administration said this move, which does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, is just the start of a process to reclassify the drug more broadly

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