US President Joe Biden’s administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion. “No one should be in jail merely for using or possessing…

Marijuana has been classified since 1970 in the United States as a so-called ‘Schedule I’ drug along with heroin, ecstasy and LSD, meaning it is deemed to have no accepted medical use and a high pote…