President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that the administration is “very strongly” considering a proposal to federally reschedule marijuana because it would boost research into the effects of cannabis.
“We are” weighing rescheduling, Trump told reporters after being asked about the issue at an unrelated signing ceremony. He added that “a lot of people want to see it—the reclassification—because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can’t be done unless you reclassify.”
“So we are looking at that very strongly,” he said.
The question to the president came amid heightened speculation about a possibly imminent rescheduling decision. CNBC reported it could come as early as Monday, but so far that has not materialized.
.@POTUS on marijuana rescheduling: “A lot of people want to see it — the reclassification — because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can’t be done unless you reclassify, so we are looking at that very strongly.” pic.twitter.com/Ugych6rLCQ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 15, 2025
It remains to be seen whether Trump will fulfill his campaign promise to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which would not legalize the plant but would
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