Trump Signals Pot Rules Change

President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana under federal drug law, a move that would place it in a less restrictive category.

Trump’s comments follow reports last week that the White House was reviewing whether to direct federal agencies to move marijuana to a Schedule III designation.

“We are considering that,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “A lot of people want to see the reclassification because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can’t be done unless you reclassify, so we are looking at that very strongly.”

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