LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Biden administration is asking for marijuana to be moved to a category of drugs with fewer restrictions. The change could be a big step toward nationwide legalization.
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration that marijuana be moved from a Class I drug to a Class III. That would mean marijuana would not be considered among drugs like heroin, ecstasy, Quaaludes and LSD.
Jim Higdon is an advocate for marijuana legalization and co-founded Cornbread Hemp, a CBD product company based in Kentucky.
“We’re taking this as a very good sign that things are moving in the right direction, but it’s certainly not a game-over moment,” he said.
Higdon explained that marijuana being moved to Class III means it would be placed in the same category as steroids, ketamine and testosterone. It would also mean less severe penalties for the drug.
“I think anyone can recognize that cannabis is much less dangerous than methamphetamines or anabolic steroids.” Higdon said he believes that the Class III schedule for marijuana is still not where it needs to be. “Ideally, it would be de-scheduled all together.”
According to the DEA, Schedule I drugs “have no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of…