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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 2 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.418s | source
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RankingMember ◴[30 Apr 24 17:59 UTC] No.40214000[source]▶
While it being moved to Schedule ~II~ (Correction: III) rather than removed altogether is a bit disappointing, I'm not gonna miss the forest for the trees on this one: this is a big deal after all this time.
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morley ◴[30 Apr 24 18:03 UTC] No.40214061[source]▶
It's moving to schedule III, though the new company it's in really highlights how it should be descheduled instead:

> It moves pot to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids

Hopefully the first step but not the last.

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1. RobotToaster ◴[30 Apr 24 18:11 UTC] No.40214181[source]▶
At least according to one study, cannabis does slightly more harm than both of those, although that harm is still tiny compared to that done by alcohol. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285843262_Drug_harm...
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2. briankelly ◴[30 Apr 24 18:26 UTC] No.40214391[source]▶
They do score ketamine higher than cannabis in "harm to user", but cannabis has a much higher "harm to others" score.