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\n<\/span>The Drug Enforcement Administration has agreed to move marijuana to Schedule III<\/span><\/a>\u2014a historic reform in line with a recommendation from health officials who determined that cannabis has medical value.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The federal decision to reschedule marijuana is receiving diverse reactions from across the spectrum<\/span><\/a>\u2014from praise for finally recognizing cannabis\u2019s medical benefits to condemnation that it will not fulfill President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign pledge to decriminalize.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that while the federal marijuana rescheduling decision is a \u201chistoric step forward,\u201d<\/span><\/a> he remains \u201cstrongly committed\u201d to advancing cannabis banking and broader legalization legislation this session.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration and other federal agencies will participate in a June meeting<\/span><\/a> focused on the potential of cannabinoids and terpenes in marijuana to treat pain.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he will be \u201cgetting involved\u201d in the effort to defeat the marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot<\/span><\/a>, arguing that people won\u2019t \u201cbe able to take your family out to dinner\u201d without smelling cannabis.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North Carolina\u2019s Senate president pro tempore is floating a proposal to pass a medical cannabis legalization bill<\/span><\/a> by combining it with a measure to regulate intoxicating hemp products. But a Democratic senator also wants broader marijuana decriminalization provisions attached.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte said she would not support<\/span><\/a> legalizing marijuana if elected.<\/span><\/p>\n