Trump's 'common sense' overhaul of marijuana rules could boost budding industry. But investors should be on high alert

With the stroke of his pen on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump directed federal officials to reclassify marijuana, loosening restrictions on the drug by signing an executive order in the name of driving medical research. “This reclassification order will make it far easier to conduct marijuana-related medical research, allowing us to study benefits, potential dangers and future treatments,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. (1) “It’s going to have a tremendously positive impact.” Must R ...