ABC News: DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana

Open link in next tab

DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-releases-proposed-rule-reclassify-marijuana/story?id=110309786

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it's officially moving with a proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3.

DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana

President Joe Biden, in a video posted Thursday on X, touted the proposal as "an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities."

"Look folks, no one should be in jail for merely using or possessing marijuana. Period," he said. "Far too many lives have been upended because of a failed approach to marijuana, and I'm committed to righting those wrongs."

See all comments

This doesn't legalize weed, but arguably it's a step in the right direction.