Some people in the bud biz are cautiously optimistic about cannabis reform, but others think he's “pandering to people on an issue everyone agrees on.”

In 2024, DEA proposed a rule to transfer marijuana to Schedule III. That rule change has been on hold since March 2025.

President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration is considering rescheduling marijuana on the federal level, a move that would amount to a big step toward decriminalization of weed nationwide.