Evening Edition: President Trump Signs Executive Order To Reclassify Marijuana

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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President Trump signed an executive order directing the reclassification of marijuana, but the order doesn’t legalize it. It is an attempt to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug moving it to a Schedule 3, alongside Tylenol instead Schedule 3 drugs like LSD and heroin. It is also expected to expand its medical use, ease restrictions purchasing and selling marijuana, and possibly make it easier for cannabis businesses to deal with banks. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Mark Meredith, Washington D.C.-based correspondent for the FOX News Channel (FNC), who explains what this executive order does and reaction from both lawmakers and Trump supporters on the decision. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.2	Thursday, December 18th, 2025.
1:12.6	I'm John Sossier. Do you think that marijuana has the same level of dangerous something like heroin?
1:16.6	Seems like President Trump doesn't, as he signed an executive order today,
1:20.6	which clears the way to change the classification of cannabis from something dangerous to something that might be of medical benefit to people.
1:27.9	And it seems like a recent poll numbers show voters feel the same way.
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