US moves to reclassify Marijuana as less dangerous drug

The United States, US, Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

The Associated Press said the proposal, which must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would not legalize marijuana outright for recreational use.

The White House Office of Management and Budget would recognize the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledge it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.

Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.

It moves to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids, following a recommendation from the federal Health and Human Services Department.

After the public comment period and a review by an administrative judge, the agency would eventually publish the final rule.