reclassify
verb
re·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
reclassified; reclassifying; reclassifies
: to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again
… in the 1980s, amphetamines were reclassified as controlled substances, which restricted their availability.—
Stephen Rae
Stephen Raereclassify the product to boost sales
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Among those reform laws were Proposition 47, which reclassified some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors to slow the flow of nonviolent offenders into the prison system, and Assembly Bill 109, which shifted the administration of lesser prison sentences and parole to counties and local jails.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
In November, Florida voters will decide on a constitutional amendment allowing recreational cannabis, and the federal government is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
—Carla K. Johnson, The Denver Post, 25 May 2024
On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department, which oversees the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, said that the attorney general had circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
Residents had lobbied their representatives to reclassify the property for non-industrial use, shielding the neighborhood from the storage houses and truck yards sprawling across the eastern edges of the neighborhood.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 31 May 2024
In November, Florida voters will decide on a constitutional amendment allowing recreational cannabis, and the federal government is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
—Carla K. Johnson, The Denver Post, 25 May 2024
On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department, which oversees the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, said that the attorney general had circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
Residents had lobbied their representatives to reclassify the property for non-industrial use, shielding the neighborhood from the storage houses and truck yards sprawling across the eastern edges of the neighborhood.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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