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Friday, December 19, 2025

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to move marijuana from Schedule I, a category reserved for illegal drugs such as heroin and LSD, to Schedule III ...

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Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order to downgrade cannabis from the most restrictive category of drugs, easing research and other restrictions but falling short of legalizing marijuana.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Dec 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM

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Another cynical ploy to bribe a voting segment into his column.

He prolly bought stock in munchies first.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-18 04:30 PM | Reply

Will this mean the dispensary will now be able to accept Credit Cards?

#2 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-12-18 06:24 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Inhale To The Chief!

(That was the name of the annual legalize pot rally in D.C. during the Clinton years.)

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-18 06:27 PM | Reply

Cannibis should have never been classified at the same level as other Scedule Level 1 drugs,, a category reserved for illegal drugs such as heroin and LSD.

Is cannibus perfectly OK, imo, no.

Should it be used responsibly?

imo, yes.

At this point, I view alcohol and cannibis around the same level ...

That is, the problem is not necessarily the use, but the problem is the abuse.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-18 08:25 PM | Reply

Hard to run into the back of a car at 85mph while high.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-18 10:33 PM | Reply

"Is cannibus perfectly OK, imo, no."

Then you are doing it wrong.

No drug is "perfectly ok".. a person can die from a teaspoon of water.

Even drugs that can literally save lives can have negative side effects.

(See any drug commercial/ad for details.)

Cannabis works perfectly fine for me.

And no we are not discussing my personal medical conditions or why I use it. Suffice it to say it works for me.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-19 04:06 PM | Reply

"Will this mean the dispensary will now be able to accept Credit Cards?"

Excellent question. The answer should be yes. But we'll see.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-19 04:07 PM | Reply

Given that this exact issue is what was keeping the industry from opening proper banking, and payment accounts I would assume it should open the way for CC payment.

Given the laws forced payments basically under the table, big brother must have figured out they are missing out on tax revenue here.

#8 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-12-19 04:19 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#8 | Posted by kwrx25

Blind squirrel will occasionally find an acorn...

#9 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-12-19 04:27 PM | Reply

Given that this exact issue is what was keeping the industry from opening proper banking, and payment accounts I would assume it should open the way for CC payment.

#8 | Posted by kwrx25

I doubt it. The financial system would probably want more certainty than an EO to make such changes.

#10 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-12-19 05:35 PM | Reply

^#4 "That is, the problem is not necessarily the use, but the problem is the abuse"

And, the abusers are a small fraction from those that take it responsibly. Least we should watch out for the abusers and don't let them ruin it for the rest.

#11 | Posted by path at 2025-12-19 05:50 PM | Reply

I don't often have the opportunity to do something like this, but I have to give credit where credit is due...

Trump Signs Executive Order To Reclassify Marijuana As Less Dangerous Drug

Now it's still unclear if this is going to change the banking rules about how money is handled which is generated from the legal sale (on a state by state basis) of marijuana.

And we also need to note that during the Biden administration, Biden tried to do the same thing but failed to get sufficient support from his own party. With that in mind, Trump may find himself in that same situation since it may take an act of Congress to actually get this done.

Disclaimer: My support for this reclassification has nothing to do with any personal situation on my part as I've never smoked (except for some possible second-hand smoke) nor ingested any marijuana ever in my life, nor do I expect to start, because of something like this.

OCU

#12 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-12-19 06:59 PM | Reply

is an EO all it takes?

Could an EO legalize acid?

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-19 07:15 PM | Reply

is an EO all it takes?

It's temporary. Like his other 224 EOs.

#14 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-12-19 08:41 PM | Reply

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