U.S. moves to reclassify cannabis as a lower risk drug

The Department of Justice has just released a statement that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will recategorize cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance to Schedule III. Dr Gruber spoke with Phie Jacobs of ScienceInsider a few months ago to discuss the recommendation from experts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reschedule cannabis. The proposal must be reviewed and a public comment period must occur prior to finalizing this historic change. Read more here.