{"id":5903,"date":"2025-12-18T23:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5903"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:35:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:35:47","slug":"trump-signs-order-to-reclassify-marijuana-ease-research-restrictions-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5903","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana, ease research restrictions | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The executive order calls on the US attorney general to expedite federal reclassification, creating fewer barriers for studies.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to federally reclassify marijuana as less dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>The move on Thursday requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to expedite the process under the Drug Enforcement Administration for reclassifying marijuana.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>In the US, drugs and other chemical substances are divided into a five-tier classification system, with Schedule I representing the most restricted tier and Schedule V the least.<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana was previously in the Schedule I category, where it was classed alongside potent narcotics like heroin and LSD. With Thursday\u2019s order, it would be fast-tracked down to Schedule III, in a class with ketamine and anabolic steroids.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the change \u201cis not the legalisation\u201d of marijuana, and he added that it \u201cin no way sanctions its use as a recreational drug\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The change, however, will make it easier to conduct research on marijuana, as studies on Schedule III drugs require far less approval than for Schedule I substances.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking earlier in the week, Trump told reporters the change was popular \u201cbecause it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can\u2019t be done unless you reclassify, so we are looking at that very strongly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The change is in line with several states that have moved to legalise marijuana for both medical and recreational use. That has created a patchwork of state-level regulations at odds with federal law, wherein marijuana remains illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Former US President Joe Biden had taken several steps to lessen federal penalties related to marijuana, including a mass pardon for those handed harsh sentences for simple possession.<\/p>\n<p>Such convictions had disproportionately affected minority communities and fuelled mass incarceration in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration had also begun the process of reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III, but the effort was not completed before the Democratic president left office in January.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has faced some pushback from within his party about the classification shift. Earlier this year, 20 Republican senators signed a letter urging the president to keep the more severe restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The group argued that marijuana continues to be dangerous and that a shift would \u201cundermine your strong efforts to Make America Great Again\u201d, a reference to Trump\u2019s campaign slogan.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, public support for legalising marijuana for recreational use has nearly doubled in recent years, increasing from 36 percent support in 2005 to 68 percent in 2024, according to Gallup polls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The executive order calls on the US attorney general to expedite federal reclassification, creating fewer barriers for studies. Published On 18 Dec 202518 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to federally reclassify marijuana as less dangerous. 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