drug enforcement agency release 25-page memo thursday say hope come decision regard reschedule marijuana sometime early 2016. dea currently consider marijuana dangerous drug medical benefit schedule drug control substances act.that mean marijuana consider dangerous heroin drive home absurd unite state drug policy methamphetamine schedule drug category far dea concern marijuana less harmful crystal meth.marijuana current schedule status slap face science point one seriously deny medical benefit marijuana marijuana already prove effective treatment many illnesses mean manage side effect harsh treatments chemotherapy 23 state legalize marijuana medical purposes.the u.s. major problem prescription painkillers 1999 2014 165,000 die overdose relate prescriptions opioids marijuana prove amaze alternative opioids pain management treatment study also show marijuana use help people suffer opioid addiction.while decision reschedule marijuana schedule control substance would help make easy individuals work within cannabis industry marijuana advocate say reschedule marijuana fall well short reflect nation attitude towards plant.paul armentano deputy director national organization reform marijuana laws norml write blog post say reclassify pot plant ii even schedule iii continue misrepresent plant safety relative control substances methamphetamine schedule ii anabolic steroids schedule iii alcohol unscheduled fail provide state ability fully regulate free federal interference.further federal policies place make clinical trial work cannabis onerous control substances requirement source material purchase nida university mississippi marijuana cultivation program regulatory requirements specific cannabis schedule drug general simply reschedule cannabis ii necessarily change regulations least short-term yes would great news dea reschedule marijuana would make federal drug policy one step close reflect reality however plurality people u.s. want marijuana legal recreational use four state washington d.c. already legalize sale use marijuana recreational use state phenomenal success marijuana policies time lawmakers take bold action write wrong marijuana prohibition.featured image via joe raedle/getty image dea deliver big news marijuana year