Key Takeaways The U.S. government has officially announced plans to reschedule cannabis The move would shift cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law This marks the most significant federal cannabis reform in decades Major tax benefits for cannabis businesses are now within reach Despite the shift, cannabis remains federally controlled and not…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order formally directing federal agencies to remove cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, initiating the final phase of a long-awaited rescheduling process. The order instructs the U.S. Attorney General to expedite and complete the reclassification of cannabis, widely expected to move the plant to Schedule…
A prominent conservative advocacy group is pushing back against federal cannabis reform, launching a petition urging President Donald Trump to block any move to reschedule marijuana under U.S. law. The organization, CatholicVote, announced this week that it is mobilizing supporters to pressure the White House to stop efforts to move cannabis from Schedule I to…
Part Three of a Three-Part Series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. As cannabis rescheduling moves from speculation toward reality, much of the public debate has centered on whether shifting cannabis to Schedule III is a “good” or “bad” idea. That framing is understandable — but ultimately incomplete. Policy changes of this scale rarely…
Part One of a Three-Part Series Over the past several days, reports from multiple U.S. media outlets have pointed to a potentially historic shift in federal cannabis policy. According to those reports, the Trump administration is preparing to announce that cannabis will be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act,…
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