Today is all about reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug and the impact it may have or may not have in the U.S. We’ve included a perspective from the Washington D.C.’s The Hill, Kyle Jaeger at Marijuana Moment, the ACLU and our own scientist Dr. Vita Maziveyi.
The White House announces that it will reclassify marijuana https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8
The Department of Justice announces it will reclassify marijuana https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-rescheduling-drug-policy-biden-15b43441670757b0c2bfa36731e47d07
A round-up from Marijuana Moment, including X (formerly Twitter) links and other relevant stories https://www.marijuanamoment.net/biden-makes-historic-marijuana-rescheduling-announcement-applauding-monumental-move-to-reverse-longstanding-inequities/
What happens next? A view from The Hill https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4668938-marijuana-may-soon-be-a-schedule-iii-drug-what-will-change/
Our own scientist Dr. Vita Maziveyi’s perspective on the impact to clinical research https://www.csequence.com/exploring-potential-cannabis-reclassification-opening-the-doors-for-cannabis-research/
Following reclassification announcement ACLU calls for prison sentence reform https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-applauds-president-bidens-announcement-to-reclassify-marijuana-calls-for-more-reform
Interactive state-by-state map of where marijuana is legal https://www.cbsnews.com/news/legal-weed-map-states/
