Schedule III: President Donald Trump is soon expected to push for the federal reclassification of marijuana.

"Trump discussed the plan with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) in a Wednesday phone call from the Oval Office, said four of the people, who, like the others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly," reports The Washington Post. "The president is expected to seek to ease access to the drug through an upcoming executive order that directs federal agencies to pursue reclassification, the people said."

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Cannabis advocates have long hoped for this. Reclassifying marijuana, bringing it down to Schedule III from Schedule I

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