On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended the DEA reclassify marijuana and move it from Schedule I to Schedule III, following a review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of a process initiated by President Joe Biden in 2022.
"When President Biden ordered something here, we thought it would take a really long amount of time. But this is a big positive moment for cannabis as an industry as a whole," said George Archos, CEO of Verano Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: VRNOF).
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A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report suggested the DEA may lean towards the HHS's suggestion, given …