The New York Times reports:
Marijuana is neither as risky nor as prone to abuse as other tightly controlled substances and has potential medical benefits, and therefore should be removed from the nation’s most restrictive category of drugs, federal scientists have concluded.
The recommendations are contained in a 250-page scientific review provided to Matthew Zorn, a Texas lawyer who sued Health and Human Services officials for its release and published it online on Friday night. An H.H.S. official confirmed the authenticity of the document.
The records shed light for the first time on the thinking of federal health officials who are pondering a momentous change. The agencies involved have not publicly commented on the their debates over what amounts to a decriminalization of marijuana at the federal level.
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JUST IN: Federal scientists conclude #marijuana neither as risky nor as prone to abuse as other tightly controlled substances, has potential medical benefits, should be removed from nation’s most restrictive category of drugs, @nytimes rpts: https://t.co/EdIOKscxgt
— Mark Albert (@malbertnews) January 12, 2024