The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders are hailing it as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks during an event announcing the launch of the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at the State Department in Washington. – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on, and Senate leaders hailed it Wednesday as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.
“We’ve worked to ensure that a scientific evaluation be completed and shared expeditiously,” he added. “HHS has done the right thing,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said. “DEA should now follow through on this important step to greatly reduce the harm caused by draconian marijuana laws.” According to the DEA, Schedule I drugs"have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse."
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