President Trump is likely to loosen still-tough federal restrictions on marijuana use early next year, Axios has learned.

Why it matters: While conservatives have long expressed a degree of discomfort with pot, Trump has shown an openness to it. • Under the plan, Trump would reclassify marijuana, which under federal law is banned and faces the same restrictions as heroin, as a less-dangerous drug. That would ease regulations and make it easier for pot-related medicinal research to be done and create tax breaks for cannabis companies. • The Washington Post first reported on the expected move. • A White House official said Thursday that no final decision had been made.

Trump's team has been reviewing survey numbers showing growing support for reclassification. • Tony Fabrizio, a se

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