Health Department officials recommend easing federal restrictions on marijuana
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Rescheduling the drug would reduce or eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.
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Federal Health Agency Calls For Easing Restrictions On Marijuana
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Health Department officials recommend easing federal restrictions on marijuana
Rescheduling the drug would reduce or eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.
A top official at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended on Tuesday that the federal government ease its restrictions for marijuana, Bloomberg reported. Dr. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services is formally recommending that the Drug Enforcement Administration ease government restrictions on marijuana, which remains illegal at the federal level even though 40 states allow its use in some form.
Rescheduling the drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD
The US Department of Health and Human Services has recommended lowering federal penalties and restrictions on marijuana by lowering its drug classification.
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