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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 3 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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andrewxdiamond ◴[30 Apr 24 17:45 UTC] No.40213760[source]▶
Weed being illegal on a federal level has had some interesting effects. Because of these laws, all legal weed has to be grown, processed, and retailed within a single state. So much industry and local employment has been created by the legal barriers in place.

It’s probably still a net positive to release the federal restriction, but I hope all these small/mid sized businesses don’t get gulped up by big tobacco or other mega corps

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joecool1029 ◴[30 Apr 24 19:02 UTC] No.40214865[source]▶
> I hope all these small/mid sized businesses don’t get gulped up by big tobacco or other mega corps

Calling it: CVS and Walgreens will move into the medical market for this. You think these little shops will be able to process health insurance payments when that sector gets in on it? lol

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1. gwbas1c ◴[30 Apr 24 22:15 UTC] No.40217094[source]▶
I could see them carrying CBD in pill / gelcap form. (It pretty much snuffs out my migraines.)

I don't think they'll carry intoxicating forms of marijuana, though. (I've never seen a CVS with alcohol, but that could be because of how my state handles liquor licenses.)

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2. adventured ◴[30 Apr 24 22:23 UTC] No.40217158[source]▶
Walgreens sells cigarettes, cigars, basic alcohol (beer, wine, hard seltzers etc), occasionally liquor, nicotine patches & packets, and snuff. They sell OTC Narcan, and now OTC birth control. They moved into the last two items pretty much immediately upon availability.

They'll definitely look at their options for the marijuana business as they can safely do so legally.

3. joezydeco ◴[01 May 24 00:35 UTC] No.40218195[source]▶
CVS in Illinois definitely sells liquor. They seemed to switch to it around the same time they publicly announced they wouldn't sell tobacco anymore.