Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Trump to sign cannabis reclassification executive order
President Trump is going to sign an important paper that could change how cannabis is seen by the government.
Right now, cannabis is in the same group as very dangerous drugs like LSD and heroin.
Trump wants to move it to a different group, which would make it easier for scientists to study if it can help people feel better when they're sick.
This doesn't mean everyone can use cannabis freely, but it could help older people, soldiers, and others who might need it for medical reasons.
The government still won't say it's okay for everyone to use.
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order to reclassify cannabis.
Cannabis is currently classified as a Schedule 1 drug, alongside LSD and heroin.
The proposed reclassification would move cannabis to Schedule 3.
This change could facilitate medical research and usage for seniors, veterans, and other pharmaceutical users.
The reclassification would not legalize cannabis at the federal level.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump
- What
- Signing an executive order to reclassify cannabis
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To acknowledge cannabis' medicinal benefits and ease regulatory hurdles for research
- Current Classification
- Schedule 1 (same as LSD and heroin)
- Proposed Classification
- Schedule 3
- Potential Beneficiaries
- Seniors, veterans, and other pharmaceutical users
- Purpose of Reclassification
- Medical research and usage
- Federal Legality
- Cannabis would not be legalized at the federal level
