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President Trump reclassifies marijuana

by 12/22/2025

President Trump signed an executive order changing how marijuana is handled under the federal Controlled Substances Act. The drug has been reclassified to Schedule III, from its previous classification as a Schedule I drug, along with heroin and other drugs with high addiction and abuse potential and little or no established medical uses.

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