Marijuana laws could loosen nationwide: Here’s how

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – While doctors can prescribe patients medical marijuana in 23 states, they legally cannot study how it affects their illnesses. But that could soon be changing.
Federal policy classifies marijuana – medical and recreational – as a Schedule I drug. That label means the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) treats weed as equal to heroin, ecstasy and LSD.
Paradoxically, drugs like cocaine and meth fall into lower, looser categories which do allow clini