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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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