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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
The move could speed research, ease tax burdens for cannabis companies and preserve federal limits on recreational use.
- On Thursday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, easing research barriers and granting licensed operators federal tax deductions.
- President Donald Trump ordered his administration in December to accelerate rescheduling. Blanche stated the action was "delivering on President Trump's promise" to expand Americans' access to medical treatment options.
- The action legitimizes medical marijuana systems in 40 states, shifting away from prohibition standards dating to the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, while non-licensed marijuana remains strictly regulated under Schedule I.
- Although the order provides tax relief, it does not legalize marijuana for recreational use. In Washington, 302 of 460 licensed stores have endorsements allowing tax-free sales to registered patients.
- More than 20 Republican senators urged the president to maintain existing standards last year, and the Justice Department plans to launch administrative hearings in June to consider broader marijuana rescheduling.
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President Donald Trump's interim attorney general signed on Thursday an order to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug.This is an important policy change, long awaited by defenders who claimed that the federal government should never have treated cannabis as heroin, says The Associated Press.The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. However, it d…
The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use according to federal law.But it does change the way it is regulated.The acting U.S. Attorney General, Donald Trump, has signed on Thursday an order reclassifying state-authorized medical marijuana as a less dangerous substance, a policy change that has long been claimed by the US plant's advocates, who claimed that cannabis should never have been treated…
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