Pubdate: Fri, 12 Aug 2016
Source: USA Today (US)
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Author: Donna Leinwand Leger

DEA: MARIJUANA TO REMAIN ILLEGAL UNDER FEDERAL LAW

Marijuana advocates who hoped the cascade of states moving to 
legalize medical marijuana would soften the federal stance on the 
drug faced disappointment Thursday as the Drug Enforcement 
Administration announced it will keep marijuana illegal for any purpose.

Marijuana will remain a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled 
Substances Act. Substances in Schedule 1 are determined by the Food 
and Drug Administration to have no medical use. States that allow 
marijuana for medical use or legalize recreational use remain in 
defiance of federal law.

The announcement, to be published Friday in the Federal Register, 
relaxes the rules for marijuana research to make it easier for 
institutions to grow marijuana for scientific study. The DEA 
currently authorizes just one grow facility in Mississippi.
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