US EditionWhat to Know About Trump’s Order Seeking to Relax Federal Drug Policies for Marijuana
President Trump aims to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III to expand research and ease regulations, following similar moves by the Biden administration and amid growing state legalization.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump said he is looking very strongly at changing marijuana’s federal scheduling, speaking in the Oval Office as public interest grows, signaling renewed executive attention to the issue.
- The U.S. Justice Department had already begun rescheduling marijuana under former President Joe Biden, while two dozen states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use and Trump backs more research and state flexibility.
- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifies drugs into five schedules; marijuana is in Schedule I, defined as having no accepted medical use, while Schedule III includes Tylenol with codeine and ketamine.
- His executive order directs the attorney general to swiftly complete rule-making to reclassify marijuana, but it does not legalize it federally and could save licensed marijuana businesses hundreds of millions in taxes.
- Political reactions split, with more than 20 Republican U.S. senators and Rep. Mike Lawler opposing rescheduling while Gallup poll shows 64% public support this year, but critics including Kevin Sabet warn of commercialization and youth use risks.
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Why a Trump Executive Order on Marijuana Rescheduling Would Withstand Legal Scrutiny
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As President Donald Trump affirms that his administration is "very strongly" considering a proposal to reschedule marijuana, bipartisan senators raised the issue during a hearing with a former state cannabis regulator who testified about the unique challenges federal prohibition imposes on state regulators. While attention within the cannabis community is largely focused on a potentially historic rescheduling decision by Trump, the Senate Bankin…
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