U.S. Considers Cannabis Reclassification
The federal government is weighing whether to downgrade marijuana from its strict Schedule I status, long grouped with heroin and LSD. President Trump called the issue “complicated,” citing both health concerns and medical/economic potential.
Reclassification wouldn’t legalize cannabis nationwide but could ease research limits, banking barriers, and criminal penalties. With most states permitting some form of use and public support soaring, the question is less if reform will come—and more when.
