President Donald Trump on Thursday ushered in the most momentous shift in federal marijuana policy since 1970 with an executive order reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug and recognizing for the first time its medical benefits.
“I promised to be the president of common sense, and that is exactly what we are doing,” said the president, flanked by doctors and veterans advocates during an Oval Office signing ceremony.
“This is really something having to do with common sense.”
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The executive order directs the Justice Department to move marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act.
Exactly when cannabis would become Schedule 3, a designation that recognizes marijuana’s medical value under federal law, was not immediately clear.
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