As the Iran war continues with no end in sight, President Donald Trump is leaning on his Make America Healthy Again coalition to shift the political conversation and generate more favorable headlines at home.
Over the course of two days, the strategy was on full display. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a less-regulated Schedule III drug on Thursday. That same day, the White House announced a new deal with drugmaker Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products.
The Food and Drug Administration also announced actions to fast-track the use of psychedelic treatments for serious mental illness on Friday. The use of psychedelics has long been pushed for by some parts of the MAHA coalition, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin also teased on Friday that his agency is working on a “rule that would recognize advanced
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