{"id":2246193,"date":"2024-05-16T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-applauds-marijuana-classification-shift-away-from-same-level-as-heroin\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T16:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:15:43","slug":"white-house-applauds-marijuana-classification-shift-away-from-same-level-as-heroin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-applauds-marijuana-classification-shift-away-from-same-level-as-heroin\/","title":{"rendered":"White House praises reclassification of marijuana, distancing it from &#8216;heroin-level status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-applauds-marijuana-classification-shift-away-from-same-level-as-heroin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala\u200b Harris celebrated the reclassification\u200b of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-bombshell-mi-judge-grants-attorney-matt-deperno-permission-to-release-results-of-forensic-examination-on-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING BOMBSHELL: MI Judge Grants Attorney Matt DePerno Permission To RELEASE Results Of Forensic Examination On 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co.[VIDEO]\">marijuana<\/a>, moving it away from Schedule I status alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">heroin<\/a> and LSD. Harris emphasized the significance of this \u200bchange, highlighting the \u2062shift in classification. Advocates and supporters were acknowledged for their role in this milestone as the administration progresses towards finalizing the reclassification.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President Joe Biden and Vice President<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Kamala Harris<\/a> celebrated the declassification of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>marijuana<\/a> Thursday, as it will no longer be a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/drugs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Schedule I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">drug<\/a><\/a> with heroin and LSD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo currently, marijuana is classified on the same level as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl,\u201d Harris said in a video. \u201cWe are finally changing that. I want to thank all of the advocates and everyone out there for helping to make this possible, and we are on the road to getting it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C7CaeQwr2iX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now marijuana will become a Schedule III drug alongside drugs like ketamine, anabolic steroids, and testosterone. In his own video, Biden called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">move<\/a> \u201cmonumental.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook folks, no one should be in jail for merely for using or possessing marijuana, period,\u201d Biden said. \u201cToo many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana, and I\u2019m committed on righting those wrongs. You have my word on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>So today, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheJusticeDept<\/a> is taking the next step to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what that means: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TMztSyyFYm\">pic.twitter.com\/TMztSyyFYm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1791152464617431389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This follows Biden\u2019s move last month that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2977366\/biden-clemency-11-nonviolent-drug-offenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> granted clemency<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-kardashian-visits-white-house-to-continue-criminal-justice-reform-in-every-administration\/\" title=\"Kim Kardashian advocates for criminal justice reform at the White House, a cause she pursues in every administration\">16 drug offenders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Around the same time, Harris\u00a0hosted reality TV star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2979835\/kim-kardashian-visits-white-house-continue-criminal-justice-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kim Kardashian\">Kim Kardashian<\/a> at the White House with some of the pardoned offenders. Biden and Harris are in the middle of their reelection campaign. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris lauded the reclassification of marijuana on Thursday. The move removes it from Schedule I status, previously alongside heroin and LSD. Harris emphasized the change in a video, noting that marijuana was deemed more hazardous than fentanyl. 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