Drug Enforcement Administration Thumbs Nose at Science, Refuses to Reschedule Marijuana

‘Scientists have been calling for the federal government to reschedule the drug, which they said would open the door to more medical research into marijuana.
Federal drug enforcement authorities will continue defining marijuana as a drug with a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical value, a decision that keeps in place significant restrictions on biomedical research.
The decision by the Drug Enforcement Administration, reported by news outlets late Wednesday, means marijuana will remain classified as a Schedule 1 drug. A formal announcement is expected Thursday.’
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