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Marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug, the highest rank by the Drug Enforcement Administration, since the 1970s. Marijuana's listing among the most dangerous drugs has been heavily influenced over the years by politics and public opinion, while advocacy groups have been working to change it for decades.
Marijuana will remain a Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Substances in Schedule 1 are determined by the Food and Drug Administration to have no medical use. States that allow marijuana for medical use or legalize recreational use remain in defiance of federal law. The announcement to be published Friday in the Federal Register relaxes the rules for marijuana research to make it easier for institutions to grow marijuana for scientific study.