‘New momentum’: DEA marijuana reclassification reignites federal legalization conversation in Congress

While rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I drug down to Schedule III would be historic, legalization would need to come from the legislative branch.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, center, joined from left by Sens. Cory Booker and Ron Wyden, meeting with reporters on Tuesday to discuss the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, a move to decriminalize cannabis and remove it from scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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