DEA declines request to reclassify marijuana, citing its ‘high potential for abuse’

(CNSNews.com) – The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has declined two petitions to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), noting that cannabis "does not have a currently accepted medical use." "Using established scientific standards that are consistent with that same FDA drug approval process and based on the FDA's [Food and Drug Administration] scientific and medical evaluation, as well as the legal standards in the CSA, marijuana wi

(CNSNews.com) – The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has declined two petitions to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), noting that cannabis "does not have a currently accepted medical use." "Using established scientific standards that are consistent with that same FDA drug approval process and based on the FDA's [Food and Drug Administration] scientific and medical evaluation, as well as the legal standards in the CSA, marijuana wi…