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Trump orders reclassification of marijuana, downgrading its drug schedule (www.pbs.org)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by shalafi@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmings.world

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Why is this not all over lemmy?!

tl;dr: Trump bumped marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. This is a big deal for research and has been holding the US medical community back for decades.

Yes, I'm certain there was a bribe involved. Maybe he got a golden bud. Don't care. This Executive Order blows out a load of red tape. This is a huge move.

Doubt many hate Trump as much as I. 01/06 gave me PTSD light. And I'm not just saying that, still in shock, still can't look at pics and certainly not videos. But FFS, can we not talk about a win when we get one?!

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[–] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is a bad take. States can't make it legal federally.

[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Neither did this.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

No, but they can within the state. If the feds step in, the state can defend themselves with state and local law enforcement and the help of armed citizens.