US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 825

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order the U.S. Department of Justice published Thursday, while a process that could remove the drug in all forms from the federal list of the most dangerous drugs is set to begin in late June.

The order, signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, shifts many marijuana products from Schedule I — the Drug Enforcement Administration’s list of …

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