Overview
- The order instructs Attorney General Pam Bondi and federal agencies to expedite moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III.
- Any reclassification must be finalized through DEA and Justice Department rulemaking with a public comment period.
- CMS officials said a Medicare pilot could begin covering doctor‑recommended CBD as early as April.
- Rescheduling would ease research barriers and could lift Section 280E tax limits, lowering costs for state‑legal businesses.
- Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Pete Sessions and Rep. Andy Harris, urged the president in letters to keep marijuana in Schedule I.