President Trump said Monday his administration is “looking at” reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

Such a move would continue efforts begun by the Biden administration, which started the process to make marijuana a Schedule III drug in 2024 but did not finish it before former President Biden left office.

A Schedule III designation wouldn’t legalize marijuana, but criminal penalties would be lessened.

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Trump told donors he was considering reclassifying marijuana, after industry groups paid millions of dollars to Trump’s political groups.

“We’re looking at reclassification, and we’ll make a determination over, I’d say, the next few weeks,” Trump said during a press conference about the federal government taking control of the District of Columbia’s police force.

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