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DEA to reclass marijuana to Schedule III

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DEA to reclass marijuana to Schedule III

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politics @lemmy.world · 2 months ago

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say

In a historic shift, the U.S. moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, AP sources say.

Bout damn time

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Meth is schedule 2. Which highlights how absurd cannabis being schedule 1 for so long was.
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  My bad! I just assumed.
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    Schedule I is reserved for only the most vile drugs, like LSD!
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      And crack… But not powder cocaine.
      
      I’m sure that has NOTHING to do with the types of people who tend to use one or the other.

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