​DEA to reclassify cannabis and ease restrictions in the US

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is set to reclassify cannabis as a lower-risk drug, according to The Associated Press.

If approved, it would mark the “biggest policy change” in the DEA’s 50-year history, AP News reports, and could have a ripple effect throughout the US.

As it stands, 24 of 50 US states have legalised recreational use of marijuana. Since 2014, the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment has prohibited prosecution of those complying with state cannabis…