Overview

• On HBO’s Real Time, Maher reacted to the president saying his administration is looking at reclassifying marijuana and will decide in the next few weeks.
• Maher told Democrats Republicans are poised to take cannabis as a voting issue, quipping, “Finally, he got around to me.”
• He said Trump wins by targeting single-issue voters with concrete promises, citing the no-tax-on-tips pitch he argued helped flip Nevada in 2024.
• Maher pointed to shifts on TikTok and cryptocurrency and outreach that included high-profile pardons and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters as examples of picking up small but decisive margins.
• Reporters noted that rescheduling would not legalize marijuana federally but could ease penalties and expand research, and they also flagged Maher’s co-ownership of a West Hollywood cannabis lounge.