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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Hannah Harris Green

Nearly 43,000 people commented on the DEA reclassifying cannabis. What did they say?

big greenhouse full of marijuana plants and a worker with a big bucket
A worker trims leaves of young cannabis plants in a greenhouse at a grow facility in Indiantown, Florida. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The two-month public comment period for the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed rules to reschedule cannabis closed this week and the agency will now review the submissions – taking into account the American public’s views on cannabis for the first time ever.

Nearly 43,000 citizens, organizations and researchers submitted comments – the most the DEA has ever received over a proposed rule change.

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