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The Rich Zeoli Show

Trump’s Marijuana Executive Order: From a Schedule I to Schedule II Controlled Substance

The Rich Zeoli Show

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4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 180 minutes

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The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Show (12/18/2025): 3:05pm- In an announcement from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance with legitimate medical uses.” 3:30pm- Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss artificial intelligence regulations at the state level vs the federal level. Plus, he weighs-in on the investigation in the Brown University shooting and reflects on his first year in office. 4:05pm- Sean Stevens—Chief Research Advisor for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss FIRE’s latest report, “2025 sets new record for attempts to silence student speech.” You can find the full report here: https://www.thefire.org/news/2025-sets-new-record-attempts-silence-student-speech-fire-research-finds. 4:30pm- In an announcement from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order “rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance with legitimate medical uses.” Trump emphasized to the press: “I want to emphasize that the order I am about to sign is not the legalization [of] marijuana in any way, shape, or form—and in no way sanctions its use as a recreational drug.” 4:50pm- Most attractive member of Congress: Rosa DeLaura vs AOC?! Plus, Warner Bros. implores shareholders to go with the Netflix offer over Paramount. Does this mean movie theaters will be saved? As part of the deal, Netflix has pledged to release major motion pictures in theaters. 5:00pm- In a Thursday press conference, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new rules restricting gender-affirming care for minors. Sec. Kennedy explained: "So-called 'gender-affirming care' has inflicted lasting physical and psychological damage on vulnerable young people. This is not medicine. It is malpractice." 5:15pm- Sally’s Apizza—the New Haven, CT pizzeria founded in 1938 and widely regarded as the best pizza in the entire country—is expanding, with new locations opening in New Jersey and Pennsylvania! But will the expansion have an impact on quality control? 5:20pm- Candice Owens continues to baselessly insist the First Lady of France has a penis…WHY?!?! She made the claims (again) during an off the rails interview with Piers Morgan. The defamation lawsuit filed against her could cost Owens more than $5 million. 5:45pm- Inflation is improving—down to 2.7% after sitting at 3% in September. During a segment on CNN, Harvard economics professor Ken Rogoff explained: “It was a better number than anyone was expecting…Positive news. There’s no other way to spin it.” 6:05pm- Doug Kelly—CEO of the American Edge Project—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss a new report indicating that nearly 3,000 data centers are either currently under construction or in the process of being planned across the United States. The data centers are essential for the expected artificial intelligence boom. Though, some on the political left are pushing back—citing their massive energy usage. 6:40pm- The Philadelphia Eagles travel to Washington on Saturday to take on the Commanders. Will Philly win and guarantee themselves a playoff spot and the NFC East Division title?

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0:00.0

The Rich Zioly Show podcast is sponsored by Mike Vaneria Jr.

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With Osperity Private Wealth.

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855839-1210 on X at Rich Zoli.

0:20.2

I appreciate you being here today.

0:41.7

Thanks for joining us. It's Thursday. Tomorrow's Kate May Day. We'll be there live 3 to 7 p.m. at the Grand Hotel of Cape May, New Jersey. I'm excited. You're excited. It's our last show of the year. It is our last show of the year, baby. So come out and see us, all right? We're going to have a lot of fun and some surprises, and you just never know what a live show is going to bring.

0:45.9

I have a feeling Santa Claus is going to be there, though. That I know.

0:52.7

So, yeah, so join us at the Grand Hotel of Kate May, and we would love for you to do that tomorrow.

0:54.8

The president spoke last night.

1:00.0

He's given some year-end bonuses to the military, 1776.

1:02.7

I think that'll go over very well.

1:03.4

Why not?

1:04.3

How could it not?

1:05.1

Obviously.

1:10.0

And AOC says she would stomp Jady Vance if the two of them were in head-to-head primary.

1:17.2

She would stomp Jady Vanceance if the two of them were at head-to-head primary she would stomp jady vance now let's begin with that for a moment shall we because there's a lot of talk about alexandria accio cortez sandy from yorktown heights there's a lot of talk about her

1:22.9

becoming the nominee for the Democrat Party in 2028,

1:30.3

not out of the realm of possibility, that's for sure,

1:32.5

not out of the realm of possibility.

1:37.4

When you consider the fact that she's very popular,

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