From the “duh” files
by digby
This is a shockingly overdue move, but welcome nonetheless:
U.S. regulators are studying whether restrictions on marijuana should be eased, a step toward decriminalizing the drug at the federal level.
The Food and Drug Administration is conducting an analysis at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s request on whether the U.S. should downgrade the classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, said Douglas Throckmorton, Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs at the FDA, at a congressional hearing.
Is it possible that US federal drug policy is finally becoming a tiny bit more sane?
Update: Probably not just yet …
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