The US health department has called on drug enforcement officials to reclassify cannabis as lower risk.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has called on the Drug Enforcement Agency to loosen federal rules on cannabis.
Cannabis is currently classified as a schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has no medical use and a high chance of abuse. Last year, President Joe Biden asked his attorney general and health secretary to oversee a review on whether cannabis should be listed as a less serious drug."As part of this process, HHS conducted a scientific and medical evaluation for consideration by DEA," the agency said in a statement.
The HHS, in its statement, said "this administrative process was completed in less than 11 months, reflecting this department's collaboration and leadership to ensure that a comprehensive scientific evaluation be completed and shared expeditiously".The recommendation stops short of removing cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act's list altogether.
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