Feds Release Marijuana Documents, Confirming Schedule III Recommendation Based On ‘Accepted Medical Use’

Next step: DEA will publish their proposed rule.

The U.S. government has released hundreds of pages of documents related to its ongoing review of marijuana’s status under federal law, officially confirming for the first time that health officials have recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) place the substance in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

The 252 pages of documents explain that cannabis “has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States” and has a  “potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in Schedules I and II.”

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