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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification " a move that would ease federal restrictions, though it would not mean full legalization, according to a source familiar with the planning and a senior White House official.

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The order would reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug, which the Drug Enforcement Administration defines as having "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse," to a Schedule III drug, which the DEA defines as having "a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence," sources said.

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About time for that to occur.

Marijuana is not in the same league as the other things in the category it has been classified to.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-17 12:06 AM | Reply

Lucinda Williams - The Night's Too Long (1998)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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...
[Verse 1]
Sylvia was workin' as a waitress in Beaumont
She said "I'm movin' away
I'm gonna get what I want
I'm tired of these small town boys
They don't move fast enough
I'm gonna find me one who wears a leather jacket
And likes his livin' rough"

[Verse 2]
So she saved her tips and overtime
And bought an old rusty car
She sold most everything she had
To make a brand new start
She said, "I won't be needin' these
Silly dresses and nylon hose
'Cause when I get to where I'm goin'
I'm gonna buy me all new clothes"

[Chorus]
The night's too long
It just drags on and on
And then there's never enough
That's when the sun starts comin' up
Don't let go of her hand
You just might be the right man
She loves the night
She loves the night
She doesn't want the night
Don't want it to end
Don't want it to end

[Verse 3]
Well she works in an office now
And she guesses the pay's alright
She can buy a few new things to wear
And still go out at night
And as soon as she gets home from work
She wants to be out with the crowd
Where she can dance and toss her head back
And laugh out loud

[Verse 4]
Well, the music's playin' fast
And they just met
He presses up against her
And his shirt's all soaked with sweat
And with her back against the bar
She can listen to the band
And she's holdin' a Corona
And it's cold against her hand
...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-17 12:12 AM | Reply

The question being, what will be the practical effect of Lewzer's 225th Executive Order for 2025?

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-17 12:23 AM | Reply

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