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The U.S. Justice Department is moving to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime with a proposal to reclassify the drug as on par with Tylenol with codeine, rather than heroin, according to sources. Under the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is listed as a schedule one substance, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and no current accepted medical use. The Department of Justice, which oversees the Drug Enforcement Administration, recommended that cannabis be classified as a so-called schedule three drug, with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependenc...

The Biden administration will move Tuesday to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance, a person familiar with the plans told CNN, a historic move that acknowledges the medical benefits of

Two men have pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a large drug trafficking ring on the North Shore that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Twenty-one Congressional Democrats sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday, urging officials to "swiftly" reschedule marijuana's drug status.

State lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that intervenes in a land dispute and threatens to block construction of an interstate power line at the behest of a small group of north Louisiana landowners, including the wealthy owner of a large pharmaceutical company that made billions during the opioid crisis. Paul Dickson Sr. is a principal […] The post Lawmakers advance bill to intervene in land dispute for wealthy drug distributor appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.