Cannabis Medications Could Be Eligible For FDA Approval Under Proposed DEA Rules

For the first time, cannabis plant would drastically shift federal legal status from narcotic to regulated medication The US Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed new rules that mean, for the first time, medications containing delta-9 THC from the cannabis plant could be eligible for approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The rules, if enacted, would move the cannabis plant from a schedule I to a schedule III substance, so its federal legal…