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Feds Set to Reclassify Marijuana

Feds Set to Reclassify Marijuana

By Vince Conti

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The U.S. Department of Justice has recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III. The reclassification would not legalize marijuana under federal law, but it would recognize the potential medical value of the drug and remove it from proximity with the Schedule I drugs like heroin, ecstasy and LSD.

Schedule I drugs in the federal system are those substances which the federal government asserts have no medical use. They are considered the substances with the highest potential for abuse.

Vince Conti

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vconti@cmcherald.com

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Vince Conti is a reporter for the Cape May County Herald.

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