The US Department of Health and Human Services has called on the Drug Enforcement Agency to loosen federal rules on cannabis. Cannabis is currently listed as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has no medical use and a high chance of abuse. The change would make it a Schedule 3 drug, aligning it with drugs with a low potential for dependency and abuse. President Biden asked his administration last year to review whether cannabis should be classified as a less serious drug. HHS conducted a scientific review and submitted the proposal to the DEA this week.