Trump signs executive order reclassifying pot, opening door to broader access

U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office to sign executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 18, 2025.President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to reclassify marijuana, loosening long-standing restrictions on the drug and marking the most consequential shift in U.S. cannabis policy in more than half a century.The order, once finalized by the Drug Enforcement Administration, moves cannabis out of Schedule I classification — the mo ...