Federal health dept. says marijuana should be downgraded to Schedule 3 drug

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arstechnica.com

If DEA accepts HHS's rescheduling recommendation, it could ease marijuana access.

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Alcohol

  • physically addictive
  • one of the only substances to have fatal withdrawal
  • implicated in numerous deaths (due to intoxication)
  • harms pregnancy
  • can cause heart issues, neurological issues, liver damage, etc.
  • not a scheduled DEA substance

Marijuana

  • none of the above (effects on pregnancy can include low birth weight and preterm labor - evidence is mixed. Certainly nothing close to the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome).
  • currently a schedule 1 substance

It should be descheduled completely.

Edit: updated pregnancy info