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Commentary: Biden’s marijuana move is a step backwards in the global fight against drugs
US President Joe Biden’s plan to downgrade marijuana, whether politically motivated or empathic, is a regressive step in the global fight against drugs, say Tan Chong Huat and Narayanan Ganapathy from Singapore’s National Council Against Drug Abuse
June 24, 2024 By Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE – The United States has formally moved to loosen restrictions on marijuana, with plans to reclassify it as a less harmful drug.
Under the move, marijuana – which has been classified since 1970 as a Schedule I drug alongside heroin, LSD and ecstasy – will be downgraded to a Schedule III drug, putting it in the same category as drugs like testosterone or painkillers containing codeine. Schedule III drugs are deemed to have a “moderate to low potential” of dependence.
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