The White House said Friday “no final decisions have been made on the rescheduling of marijuana,” tempering reports that President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order to ease federal restrictions on cannabis that have long frustrated industry advocates and lawmakers.
“No final decisions have been made on the rescheduling of marijuana,” a White House official said in a statement late Friday, after several news outlets reported the administration was close to directing federal agencies to reclassify the drug to a less restrictive category.
Reports this week suggested Trump is considering an executive order that would instruct the Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I, which is the strictest classification under the federal Controlled Substances Act, to Schedule III, a move that would acknowledge medical use and reduce regulatory burdens without fully legalizing the drug.
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