HHS official calls to move marijuana to lower-risk drug category - Bloomberg News

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30/08/2023 17:48

Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health
Rachel Levine has recommended easing restrictions on marijuana,
Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing a letter.
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Drug Enforcement Administration did not immediately respond to
Reuters' requests for a comment.
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 (Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi
Majumdar)
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