DEA leader Anne Milgram dodges questions on Biden plan to deschedule marijuana

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The Biden administration’s top drug enforcement official dodged questions from Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill about the federal government’s forthcoming plans to dramatically reclassify marijuana from the most dangerous type of narcotic.

Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram relatedly refused to field questions from four House Appropriations Committee lawmakers who pushed for answers to who was behind the sudden decision in an election year to move marijuana down the drug classification system, a move that would check off one of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises.

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