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Medical Marijuana Reclassified, Kalshi Suspensions, NFL Coach Addresses Scandal and more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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The acting attorney general signed an order that could reshape the medical marijuana industry. President Donald Trump issued new threats toward Iran. Redistricting efforts in Virginia hit a roadblock, while Florida may be gearing up for its own push. A popular prediction market suspended three political candidates. Plus, why Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is missing part of the NFL draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Thursday, April 23rd.

0:07.2

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has signed an order to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

0:14.9

Blanche posted on X that the change, quote, will enable more targeted, rigorous research and expand patients' access to treatment.

0:21.6

To be clear, this order does not make recreational use legal under federal law.

0:25.6

Instead, it moves licensed medical marijuana from Schedule 1, the category for the most restricted drugs such as heroin and ecstasy, to Schedule 3.

0:33.6

That's the same category as some prescription medicines, including ketamine and Tylenol with codeine.

0:39.4

The reclassification will also give tax breaks

0:41.8

to license medical marijuana dealers

0:43.8

and eases some restrictions on research,

0:45.7

which CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says

0:49.3

has been an issue for decades.

0:51.3

There's been this conundrum, I think, with cannabis research.

0:54.1

Hey, look, we will think about allowing more medical applications if we have the research done,

1:00.0

but at the same time, when it's a Schedule 1, it's already been preordained as having no medicinal

1:06.0

use.

1:07.0

So I think for researchers for a long time, they've been sort of caught in this, in the middle of that.

1:10.0

I think this will help change that.

1:11.6

Blanche says the Drug Enforcement Administration will also hold administrative hearings

1:15.6

before a judge on reclassifying marijuana more broadly.

1:19.6

All right, we got to take a break, but later there's betting on yourself,

1:23.6

and then there's betting on yourself.

1:25.6

Stick around.

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