Once OMB signs off, the DEA will take public comment on the plan to move marijuana from its current classification as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD.

In reaching its conclusion, the DEA said a Health and Human Services evaluation shows marijuana has no ‘‘currently accepted medical use’’ because "the drug’s chemistry is not known and ...

The DEA's decision will be followed by a 60-day public review period. ... Marijuana smoke has a similar health impact to tobacco smoke.

If the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reclassified marijuana as a less dangerous drug, it wouldn’t eliminate the conflicts between the feds and states such as California that have ...

The DEA is planning to recommend reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, moving it from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, sources told ABC News. ABC News.

The National Guard and federal agencies joined the DEA to raid multiple marijuana grow operations in Southern California.

Marijuana. DEA Moves To Reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug For over 50 years, marijuana has been in the same category of controlled substances as heroin and LSD.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to reclassify marijuana as a less harmful drug, though it would not make it legal for recreational use. The Associated Press reported Tuesday ...

The DEA's decision will be followed by a 60-day public review period. ... Marijuana smoke has a similar health impact to tobacco smoke.

The DEA's decision will be followed by a 60-day public review period. ... Marijuana smoke has a similar health impact to tobacco smoke.

War on Drugs. DEA Still Insists Marijuana Has No 'Accepted Medical Use' In the DEA's view, the fact that most states allow patients to use marijuana for symptom relief is irrelevant.