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Even after 67 boat strikes and 221 deaths, U.S. officials say the flow of cocaine into the country has not slowed; a DEA assessment and other officials say traffickers are adapting with bigger boats and aircraft, undermining traditional investigations and leaving supply and prices largely unchanged.
The White House has told federal agencies to prepare for an imminent move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, aiming to ease federal restrictions and align it with some prescription drugs. The plan follows President Trump’s expressed frustration with the pace of deregulation, with a DEA hearing anticipated but the process remains fluid and undecided.