united-states drugs
Marijuana Reclassification
<p>&quot;Marihuana&quot; is a Schedule I drug.</p>
<p>What will it take for marijuana to be reclassified into a federally legitimate (available anywhere over the counter and could be used recreationally by anyone over 18) drug?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-cannabis-research-and-drug-approval-process" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-cannabis-research-and-drug-approval-process</a></p>

<p>The controlling federal (US) law is:</p>
<p>21 U.S. Code § 812 - Schedules of controlled substances</p>
<p><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/21/812" rel="nofollow noreferrer">21 US Code 812</a></p>
<p>and &quot;Marijuana&quot; is specifically listed among Schedule 1 substances.</p>
<p>Just as with any other federal law, for this to be changed, Congress would need to amend or repeal this statute so that Marijuana no longer appears in the list and the act would then need to be signed into law by the President, allowed to take effect without signature, or vetoed and overridden by Congress.</p>
<p>I suppose another possibility would be for a federal court to rule that 21 U.S. Code § 812 (or Marijuana's inclusion in the list) is unconstitutional.</p>
