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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Senators hail Health Dept. recommendation to ease restrictions on marijuana

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders hailed it Wednesday as a first step toward easing federal restrictions on the drug.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, that the agency has responded to President Joe Biden's request “to provide a scheduling recommendation for marijuana to the DEA.”

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