In this article, the authors offer key takeaways, including the recommendation that marijuana should be rescheduled from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, from newly unredacted U.S. Department of Health and Human Services documents.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released over 250 pages of documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, including the recommendation that marijuana should be rescheduled from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, and the results of the HHS’s analysis. While industry and advocates have seen heavily redacted copies, the release of the recommendation infused excitement and hope into an industry strained by tensions between federal law and the laws of 38 states that have legalized cannabis for medical or adult use.

Click here to read the full article written by Amber E. Littlejohn, Joe Heaton, and Kyle T. Finnegan and first published in The Journal of Federal Agency Action.