WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump is preparing to issue an executive order as early as Monday directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana from its current Schedule I status to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.

The move, first reported by The Washington Post, would mark the most significant federal easing of cannabis restrictions in decades, aligning the drug’s classification with substances like ketamine and Tylenol with codeine, which carry moderate potential for abuse but accepted medical uses.

The anticipated order comes after Trump met with cannabis industry executives in the Oval Office on Wednesday, December 10, while on a call with House Speaker Mike Johnson, a vocal opponent of marijuana r

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