Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous Schedule III drug

Published April 30, 2024 3:17pm ET



The Biden administration is taking concrete steps to reclassify marijuana, which is labeled as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.

On Tuesday, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced it intends to change the drug’s classification to be a Schedule III drug, on par with ketamine and some anabolic steroids. The change comes two years after President Joe Biden first called for a review of federal marijuana laws. Meanwhile, 38 states have legalized medical marijuana use, and 24 have legalized its recreational use.

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