Did Donald Trump mean it when he said he wanted marijuana reform - and will the former and current president follow through?
With the marijuana rescheduling process paused indefinitely and Republicans in Congress mostly bent to the once and current president’s will, nothing less than the future of the $32 billion marijuana industry depends on the answer.
Trump made history in September when he became the first major-party presidential nominee to endorse a state adult-use legalization campaign.
Though Trump’s backing of Florida’s Amendment 3 didn’t lead to the passage of recreational cannabis, the then-Republican nominee also signaled support for moving marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act.
“As President, we will continue to focus on research to unlock the medical uses of marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug, and work with Congress to pass common sense laws, including safe banking (sic) for state authorized companies, and supporting states rights to pass marijuana laws, like in Florida, that work so well for their citizens,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump has not touched the issue since.
Nor was it broached during the recent confirmation hearings for Pam Bondi, Trump’s choice for attorney general.
In the information gap, marijuana operators and observers have filled in the blanks with speculation - most of it reliance on Trump's Truth Social post as well as Bondi’s record. Read story >
