HHS’ New 2-Step Test to See if Marijuana Has Medicinal Benefits Crushes the DEA’s Rational for Weed Being a Schedule 1 Drug

The newly adopted two-part test introduced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focuses on two fundamental questions when determining whether a substance has an accepted medical use. First, it asks whether licensed healthcare providers currently use the substance in medical treatment within jurisdictions where such use is legally authorized. Second, it examines whether there is credible scientific evidence supporting the drug’s efficacy for at least one recognized medical condition.