President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the reclassification of marijuana as a less dangerous controlled substance.
According to a report published last week by The Wall Street Journal, the move comes after marijuana companies poured substantial sums into his political entities.
Trump said during a fundraiser 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 federal government treats marijuana.
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The substance is presently banned at the federal level as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
That means marijuana is the same category as drugs like heroin and LSD.
Schedule I drugs are classified as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for
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