Will Yakowicz

How Zyn Conquered America @forbes forbes.com/sites/willyako…

Read about how cannabis executives like Kim Rivers lobbied President Trump to successfully reschedule marijuana as a less dangerous drug forbes.com/sites/willyako…

Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana As A Less Dangerous Drug @Forbes forbes.com/sites/zacharyf…

Under the decisive leadership of @POTUS, this Department of Justice is delivering on his promise to improve American healthcare. This includes: • Immediately rescheduling FDA-approved marijuana and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule IIl • Ordering a new, expedited hearing with set deadlines, to fully reschedule marijuana These actions will enable more targeted, rigorous research into marijuana's safety and efficacy, expanding patients' access to treatments and empowering doctors to make better-informed healthcare decisions.

SCOOP: The Trump administration is expected to reclassify marijuana as soon as today axios.com/2026/04/22/tru…

@betsykosheff @Forbes No. That's not how journalism works.

@WillYakowicz @Forbes Did you give her copy approval?

Meet The Cannabis Industry’s Trump Whisperer @Forbes. For 420 this year, I profiled Kim Rivers, the CEO of Trulieve, who helped persuade President Trump to sign an executive order directing the US Attorney General to complete the marijuana rescheduling process.

For all those weed nerds out there, here's the history of how 420 came to be, thanks to a few stoners in California youtube.com/watch?v=6JKN5y…

Full story here: forbes.com/sites/willyako…

While the industry is still waiting for the process to be complete, and even President Trump lamented about how the DOJ is "slow-walking me on rescheduling," it has taken a lot to get here. Read my story about Rivers' role in getting Trump to embrace weed reform.

Check out the full list here: forbes.com/lists/cannabis…

Happy 420 to all who celebrate. Don't miss the fifth annual @Forbes 42.0 List, a collection of the most successful, innovative and influential entrepreneurs in America's $30B cannabis industry.

@doubleuu43 @Forbes Thank you!

@WillYakowicz @Forbes Nice article! Great bio too just followed 🤝

Meet The Cannabis Industry’s Trump Whisperer. Read my feature in @Forbes about Kim Rivers, the CEO and cofounder of Trulieve.

NEW - President Trump plans to ease access to psychedelics like psilocybin (magic mushrooms), people familiar tell The Post The FDA will issue new guidance on clinical trials for the drugs, potentially making them available in controlled therapeutic environments

Meet The Cannabis Industry’s Trump Whisperer forbes.com/sites/willyako… (📸: Jamel Toppin for Forbes)

From plant-touching brands to tech, media and equipment manufacturers, the list highlights leaders transforming cannabis from a criminalized market into a $30 billion mainstream industry—despite ongoing regulatory uncertainty. forbes.com/lists/cannabis…

Don't miss @Forbes' fifth annual 42.0 List, a collection of the most successful, innovative and influential people and companies in the cannabis industry.

@HenryLuMencken @Forbes it kinda seems like the gov is working on changing that...

@WillYakowicz @Forbes Cannabis is still schedule 1 - lets calm down

I’m working across the aisle to protect HEMP — a multi-billion dollar, legal industry supporting farmers in Kentucky and across America. Washington shouldn’t destroy what states are managing successfully. Let’s keep this industry strong.

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