McCormick introduces a bill to federally regulate nitazenes, a powerful class of opioids stronger than fentanyl

McCormick said in a press conference Thursday that he was concerned nitazenes “would become the next fentanyl,” the opioid ...
THE WEEK

Would rescheduling cannabis be good news for the industry?

Cannabis may be on its way to being less restricted in the U.S. after a recent recommendation from the Health and Human Services Department to reschedule the drug's classification. Last week, the HHS ...
NPR

The Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana. Here's what that means

The Biden administration is taking another step toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a move President Biden promised when he was running for office in 2019, and that could be ...
PBS

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent to the ...
Oregonian

People’s Pharmacy: Is there a way to petition the FDA to change a drug’s classification?

Q. Why isn’t Singulair (montelukast) available over the counter? It has a better safety profile than antihistamines and is safe in children. How does one advocate for a generic drug to change its ...