SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are sending a clear message to the federal government — they want marijuana reclassified to a less regulated class in order to allow for additional medical research.
The House passed the resolution unanimously Wednesday.
"The federal government is way, way behind in realizing that there are some medical possibilities with cannabis," said floor sponsor Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem.
Schedule I drugs have "no currently accepted medical use in the United States," according to the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Diversion Control website.
Schedule I drugs are difficult to research, Daw said. In order to find the benefits of medical marijuana, cannabis needs to be classified as a Schedule II drug.
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