The executive order reclassifies marijuana as a Schedule III drug, easing the path for more research.

Rescheduling the drug does little more than offer a tax cut to an industry that extracts enormous profit from addiction.

Dr. Carroll is a pediatrician and health policy expert. President Trump ordered marijuana to be rescheduled under federal law on Thursday, shifting it out of the most restrictive drug category. The move would make it easier to conduct medical research on the drug,

President Trump rescheduled marijuana to Schedule III on Thursday, marking national progress for Nebraska families like the Gillens, who advocate for medical cannabis access.

President Trump’s Executive Order on rescheduling marijuana caps a year of major cannabis law changes. Learn how employers must update testing and compliance now.

Tennessee is one of 10 states where medical marijuana remains illegal after President Donald Trump federally reclassified it as a less dangerous drug.

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to reclassify cannabis — putting it in the same class as prescription drugs. The order loosens restrictions on marijuana to make it easier to perform medical research but does not legalize the drug.