A Texas senator-elect says he agrees with the president on legalizing marijuana, a longtime Republican strategist says he’d urge Trump to sign a bill, and one unnamed adviser claims Trump would sign a “clean” bill taking marijuana off the federal drug list. We checked what’s on the record, what’s one person’s word, and what it would actually change for you in Texas. Plus: Texas bill prefiling opens today, and the federal hemp date that hits shops this Thursday.
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Would Trump sign it?
0:33 Three voices: what they actually said
2:04 The claimed condition
2:24 How solid is it?
3:20 Why now
3:53 What it would (and wouldn’t) do for Texas
5:06 The 60-vote math
5:58 Texas bill filing opens today
6:54 Shop owners: this Thursday
7:32 Your turn
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📚 SOURCES
– The Marijuana Herald, Nov 5, 2026 (unnamed senior adviser; paraphrased): https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/11/senior-trump-adviser-says-president-would-sign-clean-marijuana-descheduling-bill-passed-by-democrats/
– Marijuana Moment, Nov 5, 2026 (Roger Stone): https://www.marijuanamoment.net/democratic-lawmaker-and-gop-trump-advisor-urge-bipartisan-cooperation-to-federally-legalize-marijuana/
– Marijuana Moment, Nov 4, 2026 (Talarico, Fox News interview): https://www.marijuanamoment.net/newly-elected-to-senate-talarico-plans-to-work-with-trump-on-federally-legalizing-marijuana/
– Marijuana Moment, Oct 23, 2026 (Talarico, MS NOW): https://www.marijuanamoment.net/talarico-wants-to-partner-with-trump-on-legalizing-marijuana-if-he-wins-texas-senate-race/
– NPR / AP race call, Nov 3, 2026: https://www.kunc.org/npr-news/2026-11-03/democrat-james-talarico-wins-texas-senate-seat
– NBC News (Trump backs Florida Amendment 3, 2024): https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-backs-marijuana-legalization-florida-amendment-3-rcna169109
– MORE Act, H.R. 5068 (119th Congress): https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5068
– Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (2022): https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/schumer-wyden-booker-introduce-cannabis-administration-and-opportunity-act
– April 2026 medical Schedule III order (JD Supra): https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/dea-reschedules-fda-approved-marijuana-8123109/
– NORML, Oct 22, 2026 (DEA judge, additional briefs): https://norml.org/news/2026/10/22/dea-judge-overseeing-marijuana-rescheduling-permits-parties-to-file-additional-briefs-denies-request-to-reopen-hearing/
– 26 U.S.C. 280E: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/280E
– Texas Legislative Council, Dates of Interest (prefiling Nov 9; session Jan 12, 2027): https://tlc.texas.gov/docs/legref/Dates-of-Interest.pdf
– Texas Legislative Reference Library, 2024 first-day prefiling statistics: https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsNew/client/index.cfm/2024/11/15/First-Day-of-Prefiling-Statistics-89th-Regular-Session
– KSAT, Jul 7, 2026 (Sen. Perry): https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/07/07/texas-senate-panel-lays-groundwork-for-renewed-push-to-ban-thc-products/
– Texas Legislature Online (bills + Who Represents Me): https://capitol.texas.gov/
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