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But the federal government is still stuck on whether to remove the plant from Schedule I of the federal drug code — a category reserved for highly addictive substances with no medical benefit.
Late last year, the House passed a bill that would remove marijuana from the federal schedule of controlled substances and redress the war on drugs through similar criminal justice changes, social
Congress followed up in the 2018 farm bill, legalizing hemp by removing it from the federal government’s Schedule I controlled substances list, where pot remains even though a majority of states have
Marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s rules limit academic research.
The Senate floor schedule is expected to be jammed with consideration of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill next week as well. Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C.
Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration declined petitions to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule 1 drug to a Schedule 2 drug, maintaining that marijuana does not have a legitimate medical