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President Trump moves to reclassify cannabis to facilitate medical research

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM CST

Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. (Hans Pennink/AP)

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, opening the door to expanded medical research, and easing banking and tax restrictions.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Dr. Kevin Hill.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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