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Schedule change: Gillibrand pushes for federal reclassification of marijuana to end negative impacts on communities of color

By Mac Sorensen Posted on January 29, 2024

Marijuana sale and use is legal in New York — but not across the U.S. — and it’s time for a change in how the federal government sees cannabis, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said in Harlem on Sunday.

Gillibrand, along with a host of federal and state lawmakers, called upon Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to “deschedule” marijuana — underscoring the multifaceted implications of its current classification as a Schedule I substance, putting weed on par with or higher than deadlier narcotics like heroin, fentanyl or cocaine.

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Schedule change: Gillibrand pushes for federal reclassification of marijuana to end negative impacts on communities of color

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