** Shares of cannabis firms rise after report that the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will move to reclassify
marijuana as a less dangerous drug
** The Associated Press says in the report that the DEA is
expected to recommend reclassifying cannabis as a schedule III
substance
** Shares of Tilray Brands TLRY.O soar as much as 19%
** Trulieve Cannabis TRUL.CD , Canopy Growth WEED.TO ,
Curaleaf Holdings CURA.TO rise between 14.2% and 19.2%
** ETF AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis MSOS.P jumps 24.2%
(Reporting by Vallari Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))