The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended easing restrictions on marijuana, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a letter.
In the letter addressed to the Drug Enforcement Agency administrator Anne Milgram, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine asked for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, according to theAbout 40 U.S. states have legalized marijuana use in some form, but it remains completely illegal in some states and at the federal level.
The DEA confirmed it had received a letter from the HHS providing its findings and recommendation on marijuana scheduling, pursuant to U.S. President Joe Biden's"The administration's process is an independent process led by HHS, led by the Department of Justice and guided by evidence ... we will let that process move forward," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
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