Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less dangerous drug
US President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.
The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalise marijuana for medical or recreational use under US law.
But it does change the way it is regulated, shifting licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I – reserved...
Trump Administration Reclassifies Marijuana
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