Trump Says He’ll Make Marijuana Rescheduling Decision ‘Over The Next Few Weeks’
President Donald Trump says his administration is “looking at” a proposal to reschedule marijuana and will “make a determination over the next few weeks.”
Asked about recent reporting that the administration is considering the Biden administration-initiated plan to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Trump said during a White House press conference on Monday that we’re “only looking at that” and it’s too “early” to say how the issue will be decided, adding that “it’s a very complicated subject.”
“Some people like it. Some people hate it—people hate the whole concept of marijuana, because it does bad for the children [and] it does bad for people that are older than children,” the president said. “But we’re looking at reclassification, and we’ll make a determination over the next few weeks—and that determination, hopefully, will be the right one.”
Trump endorsed rescheduling during last year’s presidential campaign, but he appeared less willing to embrace the reform from the podium during the press conference on Monday, which focused on federal intervention to address crime in Washington, D.C.
“I’ve heard great things having to do with medical [cannabis], and I’ve heard bad things having to do with just about everything else,” Trump said. “But medical, for pain and various things, I’ve heard some pretty good things—but for other things, I’ve heard some pretty bad things.”
According to CNN, there is dissent within the administration when it comes to cannabis, with some advisors urging the president to take action on the popular campaign pledge and others “cautioning that the moral and legal ramifications of loosening marijuana restrictions could outweigh the potential gains and even backfire politically.”
>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-says-hell-make-marijuana-rescheduling-decision-over-the-next-few-weeks/
Asked about recent reporting that the administration is considering the Biden administration-initiated plan to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Trump said during a White House press conference on Monday that we’re “only looking at that” and it’s too “early” to say how the issue will be decided, adding that “it’s a very complicated subject.”
“Some people like it. Some people hate it—people hate the whole concept of marijuana, because it does bad for the children [and] it does bad for people that are older than children,” the president said. “But we’re looking at reclassification, and we’ll make a determination over the next few weeks—and that determination, hopefully, will be the right one.”
Trump endorsed rescheduling during last year’s presidential campaign, but he appeared less willing to embrace the reform from the podium during the press conference on Monday, which focused on federal intervention to address crime in Washington, D.C.
“I’ve heard great things having to do with medical [cannabis], and I’ve heard bad things having to do with just about everything else,” Trump said. “But medical, for pain and various things, I’ve heard some pretty good things—but for other things, I’ve heard some pretty bad things.”
According to CNN, there is dissent within the administration when it comes to cannabis, with some advisors urging the president to take action on the popular campaign pledge and others “cautioning that the moral and legal ramifications of loosening marijuana restrictions could outweigh the potential gains and even backfire politically.”
>https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-says-hell-make-marijuana-rescheduling-decision-over-the-next-few-weeks/
