US EditionMarijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states
- The U.S. government is considering reclassifying marijuana to a less dangerous drug, which may not immediately impact states without existing legalization.
- Advocates believe this federal change could sway some state policymakers towards supporting marijuana legalization.
- Matthew Schweich of the Marijuana Policy Project noted that federal illegality has been a hurdle for some legislators in supporting marijuana legalization.
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Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states
As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that have not already legalized cannabis for
Marijuana backers eye proposed federal regulatory change as an aid to legalizing pot in more states
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis. A total of 24 states already have legalized recreational marijuana for adults and an additional 14 states allow it for medical use. The proposed federal change would not make marijuana legal. But cannabis supporters hope removing it from the same classification as heroin could cause policymakers to …
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As the U.S. moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis. A total of 24 states
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