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Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug amid GOP backlash
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug — a move expected to ease restrictions so it's easier to purchase and sell, and pave the way for more research on marijuana’s medical purposes in a win for the cannabis industry. Marijuana previously was labeled a Schedule 1 drug under the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations — the same category the agency uses for drugs including heroin, ecstasy and LSD. The agency claims on its website that these drugs are considered to have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse" with no accepted medical use.
However, under the new Schedule III classification, marijuana is now in a category alongside drugs like Tylenol and anabolic steroids that the agency claims are ones with a "moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence."
"This reclassification order will make it far easier to conduct marijuana-related medical research, allowing us to study benefits, potential dangers, and future treatments," Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday. "It's going to have a tremendously positive impact."
Trump signaled he would sign the executive order Monday, when he told reporters that he was eyeing a reclassification of the drug.
Trump in the Oval Office "We are considering that. A lot of people want to see it, the reclassification, because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can’t be done unless you reclassify," Trump said in the Oval Office, "So we are looking at that very strongly."
Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug amid GOP backlash
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug — a move expected to ease restrictions so it's easier to purchase and sell, and pave the way for more research on marijuana’s medical purposes in a win for the cannabis industry. Marijuana previously was labeled a Schedule 1 drug under the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations — the same category the agency uses for drugs including heroin, ecstasy and LSD. The agency claims on its website that these drugs are considered to have "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse" with no accepted medical use.
However, under the new Schedule III classification, marijuana is now in a category alongside drugs like Tylenol and anabolic steroids that the agency claims are ones with a "moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence."
"This reclassification order will make it far easier to conduct marijuana-related medical research, allowing us to study benefits, potential dangers, and future treatments," Trump said in the Oval Office on Thursday. "It's going to have a tremendously positive impact."
Trump signaled he would sign the executive order Monday, when he told reporters that he was eyeing a reclassification of the drug.
Trump in the Oval Office "We are considering that. A lot of people want to see it, the reclassification, because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can’t be done unless you reclassify," Trump said in the Oval Office, "So we are looking at that very strongly."
