Politics
Trump Says He’s ‘Going To Look At’ Marijuana, As White House Chief Of Staff Receives Rescheduling Reports
President Donald Trump’s administration is currently weighing whether to move forward with the marijuana rescheduling process initiated under the Biden administration, with the president recently telling donors that “we need to look at” the issue, according to reports.
“That’s something we’re going to look at,” Trump said at a $1 million-a-plate fundraising dinner at his Bedminster, New Jersey club recently, according to CNN and The Wall Street Journal.
The comments come as cannabis industry observers have waited for signals on whether the administration will follow through on the president’s campaign pledge to reschedule marijuana.
Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers was in attendance at the dinner where Trump briefly discussed marijuana this month, the Journal reported.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told CNN that “all policy and legal requirements and implications are being considered” when it comes to marijuana.
“The only interest guiding the president’s policy decision is what is in the best interest of the American people,” she said.
CNN reported that there is dissent within the administration when it comes to cannabis, with some advisors urging the president to take action on the popular campaign pledge and others “cautioning that the moral and legal ramifications of loosening marijuana restrictions could outweigh the potential gains and even backfire politically.”
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has requested key agencies to submit their positions on cannabis rescheduling, CNN said, citing two sources that said those responses “now sit in a report on her desk.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
