Report: US drug regulator to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

he US drug enforcement administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, AP has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. The proposal from the DEA, which is still pending review by the White House Office of Management and Budget, aims to acknowledge the medical benefits of cannabis and highlight its lower potential for abuse compared to some of the most dangerous drugs in the nation.