News about marijuana

The US justice department has formally moved to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous substance - the country's biggest drug reform in over 50 years. President Joe Biden hailed the step as "an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities".

The DOJ decision to reclassify would move cannabis to Schedule III — a category that means it's determined to have both medical benefits and some potential for abuse. It's the same category as ketamine. The change reflects seismic changes in cannabis policy across the country.

While federal prohibition is still in force, and would remain so even with rescheduling, the report notes that “all but three states have changed their laws to permit the use of cannabis for medical purposes,” while nearly half have enacted adult-use legalization.