Trump administration moves to ease restrictions on medical marijuana

The Justice Department on Thursday announced that it was moving to ease restrictions on state-licensed medical marijuana, opening the door for more research and treatment options

The Justice Department on Thursday announced that it was moving to ease restrictions on state-licensed medical marijuana, opening the door for more research and treatment options.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post to X that he had signed an executive order to immediately reschedule FDA-approved marijuana and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III and ordered an "expedited hearing" to fully reschedule the drug.

Schedule I drugs, which also include heroin, ecstasy and LSD, are considered to be more dangerous and are more strictly regulated, and advocates have had high hopes for cannabis to be rescheduled to a lower schedule.