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Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conclude in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs with the same restrictions and it should be reclassified as a less dangerous drug.
Not only that, the review found there is some evidence backing its use as a medical treatment.
Right now, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, a high-risk category that includes heroin and LSD.
The move to reconsider the dangers of marijuana first began in 2022, when President Joe Biden asked U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and the attorney general to begin reviewing how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.
As part of that process, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Rachel Levine wrote a letter to the…
