What Reclassifying Marijuana Could Mean For Research And Drug Policy

 What Reclassifying Marijuana Could Mean For Research And Drug Policy

For the last 50 years, the government has classified Marijuana as a schedule one drug.

Last Tuesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland did initiate the process to reclassify marijuana as a schedule three drug. Those substances are considered by the Drug…

In this photo illustration, packaging for a marijuana cigarette sits on top of dried cannabis flowers in San Anselmo, California.
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For the last 50 years, the government …