Today is a good day for potheads, and a great one for the nation’s state-regulated marijuana businesses. In a historic move, the federal government will reclassify cannabis to a more lenient category.

Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients. By Jan Hoffman President Trump on Thursday ordered cannabis to ...

Marijuana’s classification as one of the most dangerous and habit-forming substances has long drawn criticism. By Luke Broadwater and Ashley Southall Luke Broadwater reported from Washington, and ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would fast-track the reclassification of cannabis and acknowledge its medical benefits for the ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 18 to federally classify marijuana as a less dangerous substance, the biggest change for the drug since 1970 and an opportunity for ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug — a decision that could reshape the ...

President Donald Trump says his administration is weighing a plan that would reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I drug to Schedule III. It's a shift that would formally recognize cannabis as having ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Americans deserve access to the best medical treatments and research infrastructure in the world. In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed a review of ...

Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trumphas signed an executive order demanding a speedy reclassification of marijuana that would ease federal restrictions on research that could lead to new ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis, which would pave the way for the Food and Drug Administration to study its medicinal uses. "It ...

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