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Cannabis is still Schedule I today. Despite the headlines, talking points, and wishful thinking, nothing has legally changed under the Controlled Substances Act. Trump did not Reschedule Cannabis. What occurred was a recommendation and the start of an administrative process not a final action. Here’s where things actually stand: HHS completed its review and sent a recommendation to the DEA. Public comments were submitted and closed. Trump's EO & Press statements were made. But the critical step the DEA administrative hearing has not happened. That hearing was effectively paused at the end of 2024 and pushed into early 2025, and as of today there has been no scheduled hearing, no completed evidentiary record, and no final rule issued by the DEA. Without that process, the DEA cannot lawfully change cannabis’s schedule. And most importantly: there is no final rule published in the Federal Register. Until the DEA completes the administrative hearing, weighs the evidence, issues a final ruling, and publishes it in the Federal Register, cannabis remains Schedule I, period. Recommendations do not move schedules. Announcements do not change the law. Repeating “Schedule 3” does not make it real. If it’s not in the Federal Register, it didn’t happen. Descheduling not spin, not half-measures, not premature victory laps is the only path to real freedom, real reform, and real justice. #RepealCannabis #DescheduleCannabis #DEA

What the federal marijuana policy shift means for cannabis use and research. ow.ly/Qh5i50XLPS8

@POTUS signed an executive order easing federal regulation of marijuana and increasing research into the drug. c-span.org/clip/white-hou…

President Donald J. Trump signs an Executive Order rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III — recognizing legitimate medical uses and expanding medical marijuana and cannabidiol research to better support patients and doctors.

Cancer doctor: I never really thought this day would come... its really, really, really difficult to do high quality trials on a substance that's federally illegal. This rescheduling has the potential to change all of that.

NOW - Trump signs executive order reclassifying marijuana from a schedule 1 to a schedule 3 drug, relaxing regulations.

Dan K. Wiley, National commander of The American Legion, on @POTUS' executive order to reschedule marijuana to a Schedule III controlled substance: "I want to thank you on behalf of the veterans who are going to benefit from potentially the research regarding this issue."

TRUMP: "I want to emphasize that the order I am about to sign is not the legalization [of] marijuana in any way, shape, or form — and in no way sanctions its use as a recreational drug... It's never safe to use powerful controlled substances in recreational manners."

.@POTUS: "I'm pleased to announce that I will be signing an Executive Order to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance with legitimate medical uses."

TRUMP: on rescheduling marijuana: You see polls that 82% of the people want this. I have friends that are really, really sick... and they realize that this is something that makes them feel better, without all of the side effects.

Q: Are you considering reclassifying marijuana? POTUS: “Yeah. A lot of people want to see it…because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can't be done unless you reclassify, so we are looking at that very strongly.”

Almost a year after medical marijuana became legal in Kentucky, the state's first dispensary is opening this weekend. More here: wlky.com/article/kentuc…

Cultivation is now underway at Natural State GreenGrass CannaCo, Kentucky’s first Cultivator Tier III licensee. Last Friday, community partners joined the team in Richmond to recognize the business investment and economic growth this project brings to the region.

@ky4mm @POTUS 💯 Cannabis helps m.s. pain or muscle spasms, chemo related nausea & many more ailments. Patients using these products shouldn’t lose child custody, face jail time, or arrest. The DEA & law enforcement need to stop using the smell as a 🔑 or tool to violate their rights!

Potus posted a video touting health benefits of CBD & the revolutionary implications it could have on senior's health. Hopefully this will encourage Congress & the DEA to stop dragging their feet. Patients don't deserve incarceration for cannabis! What are your thoughts?

@POTUS posted a video touting the health benefits of CBD and the revolutionary implications it could have on senior's health. Hopefully this will encourage Congress & the DEA to stop dragging their feet. Patients don't deserve incarceration for cannabis! What are your thoughts?

Members of Kentucky law enforcement will find resources and more information about medical cannabis available here: kymedcan.ky.gov/law-enforcemen… 2/2

Licensed Kentucky physicians can tune in tomorrow, April 1 at 12 p.m. ET for a live webinar on how to become an authorized practitioner to provide written certifications for medical cannabis in the Commonwealth. Learn more and register here: kymedcan.ky.gov/practitioners/…

Licensed Kentucky physicians can tune in live for a webinar about the processes for becoming authorized, registering, and providing written certifications as a medical cannabis practitioner next Tuesday, April 1 at 12 p.m. ET. Learn more and register here: kymedcan.ky.gov/practitioners/…

Director of Law Enforcement Outreach David Gregory conducted the Office’s second educational and training webinar on medical cannabis for members of law enforcement yesterday during a virtual webinar. 1/2