Marijuana research may reach new heights as Trump Administration reclassifies medical cannabis
The Trump Administration is changing federal cannabis policy.
On Thursday acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug.
That puts the drug in the same category as substances like ketamine and anabolic steroids.
Now, this doesn’t mean cannabis is legal nationwide, and people with convictions related to marijuana won’t see their charges dropped. But officials say it’ll allow for more research into cannabis for medical use.
For distributors in the 40 states that have medical marijuana systems…
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