Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As A Less Dangerous Drug

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The episode discusses the Trump administration's reclassification of medical marijuana to a less dangerous drug category.

The Trump administration’s acting attorney general Todd Blanche signed an order on Thursday reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, placing it in the less strictly regulated Schedule III category. The move will not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, but instead moves state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, aligning it with dozens of states that have already legalized medical marijuana. Blanche also scheduled a hearing for June for the Drug Enforcement Administration to consider reclassifying marijuana more broadly as Schedule III. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• medical marijuana
• drug reclassification
• federal law
• state-licensed marijuana
• Schedule III
• Trump administration

Keywords

• Trump administration
• medical marijuana
• Schedule III
• Todd Blanche
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• reclassification
• federal law

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Organizations: Trump administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, FDA

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