White House applauds marijuana classification shift away from ‘same level as heroin’

Published May 16, 2024 4:02pm ET



President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the declassification of marijuana Thursday, as it will no longer be a Schedule I drug with heroin and LSD.

“So currently, marijuana is classified on the same level as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl,” Harris said in a video. “We are finally changing that. I want to thank all of the advocates and everyone out there for helping to make this possible, and we are on the road to getting it done.”

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