The Department of Health and Human Services has moved to reclassify marijuana as less harmful than cocaine or heroin, a possible first step toward wider legalization, according to reports.

In a letter obtained by Bloomberg News, a Health and Human Services Department official wrote to Drug Enforcement Agency Administrator Anne Milgram that marijuana should be classified as a schedule three substance, which consists of drugs “with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.”

    • @joe
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      101 year ago

      In that case, I agree. There’s no sane reason for weed to be illegal in a country where alcohol is not.

      • @Clent
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        -21 year ago

        Difference is a kid can grow weed.

        Even home brew has a complicated setup.

        It’s plant, not a demon.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          Home brewing alcohol doesn’t have to be complicated. I make hard cider all the time by just opening a jug of apple juice, dumping in yeast, and putting a balloon with a pin hole over the mouth of the jug. Kids could very easily make hooch if they wanted to.

          • Glimpythegoblin
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            11 year ago

            I did that when I was a teenager. Way easier than trying to keep an illegal plant alive that smells strongly of weed.

        • @joe
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          21 year ago

          I don’t grasp the point you’re making; can you elaborate?

          • @Clent
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            11 year ago

            There is no point in making a plant illegal.