Cotton: Change to marijuana drug classification ‘a step in the wrong direction’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Thursday criticized the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to downgrade state-approved ...

The Trump administration says medical marijuana should be considered a less-dangerous Schedule III drug. What does that mean?

(WJW) — Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday, April 23, signed an order to reclassify state-licensed medical ...

Trump’s DOJ downgrades marijuana — removing it from same drug class as heroin, and ranking it like medication

WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday reclassified marijuana — taking out of of the same Schedule I ...
Healthline

What Is a Controlled Substance?

A controlled substance is a drug that the DEA regulates to ensure safety, facilitate medical use, and prevent misuse within legal guidelines. The Controlled Substances Act was established in 1970 and ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Nevada’s drug classification for cannabis ruled unconstitutional

The Nevada Board of Pharmacy’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug is unconstitutional, a district judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed against the Board of Pharmacy ...

Debate over Kratom as FDA recommends schedule drug classification

While banned in Louisiana, Kratom is legal in much of the US.