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Trump orders marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order easing restrictions on marijuana in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2025. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, paving the way for more medical research on the use of cannabis products.

The long-awaited move will take marijuana out of the most hazardous category of narcotics alongside heroin and LSD, although it does not legalize its use across the United States.

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