The US Drug Enforcement Administration announced Tuesday that it will take steps to reclassify marijuana less dangerous drug, Fox News has confirmed.
steps planned by Biden administration Comes during an election year.
If this proposal passes, it would recognize the medicinal use of cannabis and acknowledge that it has a lower potential for abuse than some of the country’s most dangerous drugs.
Although this will not legalize Marijuana for recreational use.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in U.S. drug policy for generations that could have sweeping effects across the country. The DEA proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
“Attorney General Garland is submitting a new rule to OMB as soon as today that will reclassify marijuana,” a Biden administration official told Fox New. The Justice Department has declined to comment.
The rule change means marijuana will no longer be a Schedule I restricted substance.
“Today, the Attorney General circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. Once published by the Federal Register, this will begin the process of a formal rulemaking set forth by Congress in the Controlled Substances Act, ” DOJ Director of Public Affairs Xochitl Hinojosa said in a statement.
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Senator John Fetterman, D-Penn., laid out his case for marijuana legalization earlier this month, emphasizing that safety increases when marijuana is regulated.
“It has to be safe, pure, taxable and available,” Fetterman previously told Fox News Digital. Illegally purchased versions of the drug are difficult to detect and may be cut with dangerous substances such as fentanyl, he said.
He has also lobbied Biden to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), under which the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) currently lists it as Schedule I. Medicines included in this schedule No currently accepted medical use And there is a high potential for abuse.” Marijuana is included in the list of Schedule I substances along with heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ecstasy, and peyote.
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At left, a bus stop with a Cannabis.ny.gov sign promoting marijuana legalization in New York State, Queens, New York. Well, legally licensed cannabis dispensary symbols in New York City are used as dispensary verification with QR codes in store windows. (Getty Images)
As the drug schedule changes – Schedule II, Schedule III, etc., so does the potential for abuse – Schedule V drugs represent the lowest potential for abuse.
According to the CSA, Schedule III drugs have a lower potential for abuse than Schedule I and II. Drugs in this category can cause physical dependence but more commonly cause psychological dependence.
This category of drugs also requires a prescription and all CSA record-keeping requirements will apply. However, this does not mean that it is legal to sell without a medical license and DEA registration. It’s just like filling a prescription at a pharmacy.
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 24 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and two U.S. territories have legalized small amounts of marijuana for recreational use by adults.
“Any adult should be allowed to do this legally without being criminalized,” the Pennsylvania senator said.
Fetterman stressed that he does not believe “anyone should have a criminal impact on their life for a non-violent marijuana charge.”
“Republicans want legal weed. Democrats want legal weed,” Fetterman said. “And I think this is a (space) where we can come together in a bipartisan way to say, ‘Look, let’s do this and just get on with it.'”
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marijuana is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the U.S., with an estimated 48.2 million users nationwide in 2019, which has only increased since then, as states have legalized recreational and medical cannabis use. Continued to legalize. ,
Fox News Digital’s Julia Johnson and Kyle Schmidbauer, Fox News’ Jake Gibson, David Spunt and Patrick Ward, as well as The Associated Press contributed to this report.
