President Joe Biden s administration said Thursday that the Justice Department is officially moving forward with reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

With the White Houses approval, the DOJ will now publish an official notice that opens a two-month public comment period on the proposal to recategorize marijuana from a Schedule I drug which includes heroin and other drugs considered to have no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse to a lower Schedule III drug, which includes substances with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.

This is monumental, Biden said in a video posted to social media.

Far too many lives have been upended because of failed approach to marijuana. And Im committed to righting those wrongs, he continued.

Following the public comment period, the Drug Enforcement Administration, which falls under the DOJ umbrella, will be able to assign an administrative law judge to make a final recommendation on rescheduling.