The Justice Department says there are currently no updates on the marijuana rescheduling process that President Donald Trump instructed the attorney general to complete “in the most expeditious manner” more than a month ago.
As advocates and industry stakeholders await the completion of that process, DOJ deputy director of public affairs Wyn Hornbuckle told Marijuana Moment on Wednesday that “we don’t have any comment or updates” at this time.
It’s been over 40 days since Trump signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to quickly finalize a rule moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), raising hopes among supporters that the process initiated under the Biden administration was nearing the finish line.
Bondi, who opposed cannabis reform as Florida’s attorney general, didn’t attend that signing ceremony, and the Justice Department has been notably silent on the issue in the weeks since—even as the White House recently touted the president’s order as an example of a policy achievement during the first year of his second term.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Trump’s first pick for attorney general this term who ultimately withdrew his nomination, raised eyebrows on Wednesday after posting on X
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