Trump’s Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant’s Legal Classification

 Trump’s Marijuana Order Vindicates Longstanding Criticism of the Plant’s Legal Classification

In addition to its symbolic significance, rescheduling the drug will facilitate research and provide tax relief to state-licensed cannabis suppliers.

Nearly four decades ago, Francis Young, chief administrative law judge at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), concluded that marijuana did not belong in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances…