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Attorney general moves to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug, officials say
https://wapo.st/3y71IsZsnip-""Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday will recommend loosening restrictions on marijuana in what would be a historic shift in federal drug policy, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
The measure, if enacted, would not legalize marijuana at the federal level but could broaden access to the drug for medicinal use and boost cannabis industries in states where it is legal. The move may also prove to be a political win for President Biden, who is campaigning for reelection and has sought to ameliorate racial and criminal justice inequities wrought by the nation’s long war on drugs.
The Justice Department was scheduled to submit the formal recommendation to the White House on Tuesday. It follows the Drug Enforcement Administration’s approval of the Department of Health and Human Services recommendation that marijuana be reclassified."
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