Trump signs cannabis rescheduling order (Newsletter: December 19, 2025)
GOP lawmakers mount anti-marijuana effort; Senate amendment on hospital visits & cannabis; VA marijuana resentencing bill; MI psychedelics Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for […]
Is Trump Rescheduling Marijuana Today? Sources Point To a 1:30 PM ET Order
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order addressing federal cannabis policy at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, according to multiple reports citing the president’s schedule and White House officials. Sources say the order is expected to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. If that […]
Trump Reschedules Marijuana. But, Wait… There’s A Catch
Cannabis is now in the middle of a rare federal pivot. President Trump has signed an executive order directing the federal government to move marijuana toward reclassification under federal law. Some see the shift as long overdue recognition of medical reality. Others worry it could deepen federal control over a plant that remains illegal nationwide. […]
Trump cannabis order could touch banking & CBD Medicare coverage (Newsletter: December 18, 2025)
GOP lawmaker slams rescheduling; Poll: Voters back legalization; Marijuana in public housing; ME gov candidate: don’t sign recriminalization petition Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Before you dig […]
White House Confirms Trump Will ‘Address Marijuana Rescheduling’ Thursday, But Reported Details On Final Decision Are ‘Speculation’
A White House spokesperson has confirmed to Marijuana Moment that President Donald Trump is “currently expected to address marijuana rescheduling” on Thursday, though they added that “any details of this potential action until officially announced by the White House are speculation.” This comes amid a rapidly churning rumor mill about the president’s potential plans to […]
Bipartisan Senators Discuss Marijuana Industry Banking Issues As Trump ‘Strongly’ Considers Rescheduling
As President Donald Trump affirms that his administration is “very strongly” considering a proposal to reschedule marijuana, bipartisan senators raised the issue during a hearing with a former state cannabis regulator who testified about the unique challenges federal prohibition imposes on state regulators. While attention within the cannabis community is largely focused on a potentially […]
Trump Just Turned Fentanyl Into a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’ With New Executive Order
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order classifying illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as “weapons of mass destruction,” a move that reframes the U.S. overdose crisis as a matter of national security rather than public health. “With this historic executive order I will sign today, we’re formally classifying fentanyl as a weapon […]
Trump Weighs Marijuana Changes: ‘A Lot Of People Want To See It’ – Tilray Brands (NASDAQ:TLRY)
President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday he is weighing an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance. The potential action could transform the cannabis market, reduce legal punishments and allow for easier scientific research. “We are looking at that very strongly,” Trump said in response to reports that he is looking […]
Trump Says He’s ‘Looking Very Strongly’ at Cannabis Reform. The Catch Is What Comes After.
President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged on Monday that his administration is actively considering reclassifying cannabis under federal law, saying the current Schedule I status blocks medical and scientific research. “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 […]
Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Give Mixed Reactions To Marijuana Rescheduling News From Trump Administration
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are weighing in on a potentially imminent decision by President Donald Trump to move forward with federal marijuana rescheduling—with Democrats like Rep. Alex Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) calling the reform a “no-brainer” and others like Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) pushing back against the proposal. It was first reported on Thursday that Trump intended to […]