b'Business Management CSIA 25for potential changes ahead.What Marijuanas Schedule III Reclassification Actually MeansOn December 18, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Attorney General to expedite and complete the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. This order builds on a 2023 recommendation by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that was later picked up by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in a proposed rule in 2024.What does Schedule III mean?The Controlled Substances Act divides drugs into five schedules.Schedule I substances, like heroin and LSD, are considered to have no accepted medical use and carry the highest potential for abuse.ScheduleIIdrugsarecontrolled substances with a high potential for abuse but recognized medical uses, such as1. Department of Justice (DOJ) and DEA prescription opioids, amphetamines, and cocaine. action: The DOJ will issue a final rule formallyCENTRAL STATES INSULATION ASSOCIATIONmoving marijuana to Schedule III under 21 Schedule III substancessuch as ketamineU.S.C.811.and Tylenol with codeineare classified as having a lower abuse potential and a currently2. HHS review: The Department of Health and accepted medical use. Moving marijuana toHuman Services will weigh in on scientific Schedule III signals federal recognition of itsand medical findings.potential medical applications and research value, not legalization. 3. FederalRegisternotice:TheFederal Register will give notice of the rule and What Schedule III Status Changessubject it to a comment period and any legaland What It Does Not challenges.The Executive Order does not immediately reschedule marijuana. Instead, it directs4. Implementation timeline: This process the Attorney General to complete formaltypically takes months, possibly longer.rulemaking. The process involves the following actions: Until federal agencies finalize this rulemaking and publish a final rule, marijuana remains a continued on pg.26csiaonline.org'