The long-awaited decision by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration keeps intact a 1970 law that lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, one defined as having no medical value.

In reaching its conclusion, the DEA said a Health and Human Services evaluation shows marijuana has no ‘‘currently accepted medical use’’ because "the drug’s chemistry is not known and ...

DEA denied the rescheduling, citing it has a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use and it lacks accepted safety use under medical supervision, according to the filings.

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden's call to reclassify marijuana, ... the DEA in fact relies on only the medical use criterion.

The federal government is ending its decades-old monopoly on marijuana production for medical research as the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday that it was bowing to changing times.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will deny requests that it change the legal classification of marijuana and reject arguments that marijuana has medical value, according to multiple news re… ...

DEA chief: medical marijuana is “a joke.” Science: no, it’s not. by German Lopez. Updated Nov 20, 2015, 5:10 PM UTC. More than 100,000 people have called on President Barack Obama to fire ...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning Georgia not to move forward with its plan to become the first state to allow pharmacies to distribute medical marijuana.

For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA ...