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Trump signs order for reclassifying pot

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that brings the U.S. closer to reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug and opening new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.

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  1. Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Trump signs order for reclassifying pot

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

107 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Trump poised to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III on Thursday: Report (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump has said he is looking to reclassify the drug.

  2. Lamag

    White House Prepares Order to Reclassify Marijuana (opens Lamag)

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    Lamag's feed description

    Trump is expected to direct the DEA to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, easing research limits and federal restrictions.

  3. CNN

    Trump expected to sign executive order reclassifying marijuana, easing restrictions on the drug (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification — a move that would ease federal restrictions, though it would not mean full legalization, according to a source familiar with the planning and a senior White House o…

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump to sign executive order reclassifying marijuana: Officials (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that will reclassify marijuana to a Schedule III drug.

  5. CBS News

    Trump expected to sign order reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Trump is expected to sign an order that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification, according to two sources, in one of the most significant changes to drug policy in decades.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Trump expected to sign order reclassifying marijuana (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The reclassification would move marijuana from classification alongside heroin and LSD to anabolic steroids and ketamine.

  7. NBC News

    Trump expected to sign an order moving to reclassify cannabis and open up medical potential (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that would fast-track the reclassification of cannabis and acknowledge its medical benefits.

  8. RedState

  9. NBC New York

    Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

  10. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

  11. Fox News

    House Republicans demand Trump reverse course after 'strongly considering' marijuana executive order (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    House Republicans led by Rep. Pete Sessions urge President Donald Trump to oppose reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III drug status.

  12. The Columbian

    Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug

  13. Kokomo Tribune

    President signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    President Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. This move could ease regulations and expand medical research by shifting marijuana from a

  14. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump signs executive order expediting marijuana reclassification after lobbying from cannabis industry (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Kit Maher, Steve Contorno, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expedite the reclassification of marijuana – an effort to increase research on its medical use but not fully legalize it.

  15. Fox5 Atlanta

    Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    President Donald Trump Thursday signed an executive order that would move marijuana out of its current Schedule I classification.

  16. CNN

    Trump signs order expediting marijuana reclassification after lobbying from cannabis industry (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expedite the reclassification of marijuana – an effort to increase research on its medical use but not fully legalize it.

  17. Insider

    Trump signs executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

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

  18. WMUR

    Trump moves to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Trump signed an order to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, aiming to speed DEA review, expand research and ease industry tax burdens.

  19. Fox News

    Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug amid GOP backlash (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Trump moves marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III classification, putting it alongside Tylenol in less dangerous category.

  20. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump expected to sign order reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification, according to two sources familiar with the planning, in one of the most significant changes to drug policy in decades.

  21. The Guardian

    Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as less dangerous (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Change will loosen limits on research and certain regulations but stop short of making marijuana legal

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Trump moves to ease marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order ‍recommending the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could further reverse decades of tough-on-weed policy.

  23. Newsweek

    Trump just issued a major marijuana executive order—Here's what changes (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Currently, forty states allow medical marijuana, and nearly two dozen permit recreational use.

  24. Newsweek

    Donald Trump's marijuana reclassification plan faces Republican rebuke (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    GOP senators urged Trump to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug, warning rescheduling would harm public safety.

  25. WHDH Boston

    Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research,

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