According to sources with knowledge of the decision, the Biden administration is poised to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, a historic step in the shifting landscape of U.S. drug policy.

As opposed to Schedule I, Schedule III drugs are considered to have medical benefits and less risk for abuse.

Sources tell NBC News that the Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to approve an opinion from the Department of Health and Human Services, allowing medical cannabis research to begin.

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