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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana in historic shift

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana in historic shift

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a major policy shift. Advocates have long argued that cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order, signed by Todd Blanche, does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under U.S. law but it does change the way it’s regulated. It shifts licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I — reserved for drugs without medical use and with high potential for abuse — to the less strictly regulated Schedule III. It also gives licensed medical marijuana operators a major tax break and eases some barriers to researching cannabis. Trump told his administration in December to work as quickly as possible to reclassify marijuana. On Saturday, as the Republican president signed an unrelated executive order about psychedelics, …

Trump concerned with potential stench

Trump concerned with potential stench

Earthen barriers near Lock 10 on the C&O Canal help redirect sewage back into the Potomac Interceptor after a section of the six-foot-wide sewage pipe collapsed last month between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal on Feb. 16, 2026 in Cabin John, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump is worried the stench of the Potomac River will put America 250 celebrations in a funk after a sewage pipe collapse near Washington, D.C. dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the river, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday. “He is worried about that, which is why the federal government wants to fix it, and we hope that the local authorities will cooperate with us in doing so,” Leavitt said during a press briefing at the White House when asked if the president was worried about Washington, D.C. smelling like waste during celebrations for the nation’s 250th anniversary. The administration has a slew of events planned for the 250th anniversary of the United States, culminating in Independence Day …