{"id":2475033,"date":"2025-08-15T09:22:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-trump-weighs-reclassifying-recreational-drug\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:24:48","slug":"report-trump-weighs-reclassifying-recreational-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-trump-weighs-reclassifying-recreational-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Trump Weighs Reclassifying Recreational Drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-trump-weighs-reclassifying-recreational-drug%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is reportedly considering reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance,which would recognize it as less perilous and wiht potential medical use. Currently, marijuana is federally classified alongside drugs like heroin and LSD as having no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. The possible change follows meaningful financial contributions from marijuana companies to Trump&#8217;s political entities. At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-12-minutes-on-the-picket-line-biden-jets-off-to-fundraiser-with-abolish-policing-billionaires\/\" title=\"Biden leaves picket line after 12 mins for fundraiser with &#039;Abolish Policing&#039; billionaires.\">high-profile fundraiser<\/a>,Trump mentioned the potential policy shift and expressed support for expanding medical marijuana research. If reclassified to Schedule III, marijuana would be grouped with drugs such as ketamine and anabolic steroids. Trump also indicated support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-lit-florida-dem-could-profit-from-legal-weed\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Lit: ... Dem Could Profit From Legal Weed\">marijuana legalization efforts<\/a> in Florida, which narrowly failed to pass. White House spokespeople emphasized that any decision would prioritize the best interests of the American people.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous controlled substance.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-marijuana-federal-drug-classification-01a73b8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> published last week by The Wall Street Journal, the move comes after marijuana companies poured substantial sums into his political entities.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marijuana-usage-dramatically-increases-chance-heart-attack-stroke-young-healthy-people-2-devastating-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraiser<\/a> hosted at his golf club in New Jersey, where tickets sold at $1 million per plate, that he was considering a change in how the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal government treats marijuana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The substance is presently banned at the federal level as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act.<\/p>\n<p>That means marijuana is the same category as drugs like heroin and LSD.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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per the Drug <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/surprise-surprise-anti-ice-sheriff-arrested-alleged-weed-company-extortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enforcement<\/a> Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Other Schedule III drugs include ketamine, anabolic steroids, and testosterone.<\/p>\n<p>The swanky fundraiser was attended by Kim Rivers, the CEO of Trulieve, who reportedly persuaded Trump to expand research into medical marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>Other attendees included the CEO of Pfizer, cryptocurrency executives, and Trump administration advisers.<\/p>\n<p>Sources also told The Wall Street Journal that Trump said he would vote in favor of marijuana legalization in Florida last year.<\/p>\n<p>The ballot measure, which offered citizens the chance to enshrine legalized marijuana into the Florida state constitution, narrowly failed to gain the 60 percent majority among voters needed for approval.<\/p>\n<p>That endorsement came after Trump met with lobbyist Brian Ballard, and Trulieve wrote a massive check to his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>One adviser for Trump told The Wall Street Journal that beyond the political alliance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/president-marijuana-farm-accused-child-labor-big-dem-donor-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marijuana<\/a> growers, the commander-in-chief is on the lookout for more &ldquo;80-20 cultural issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Abigail Jackson, a spokeswoman for the White House, told The Wall Street Journal to let Trump continue with the process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All policy and legal requirements and implications are being considered. 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According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, this potential change follows significant financial contributions from marijuana companies to his political groups. During a fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club, where tickets cost $1 million each, Trump mentioned he was thinking about altering the federal government&#8217;s stance on marijuana. 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