The White House is holding up President Donald Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to complete the process of marijuana rescheduling as an example of one of his “wins” during his first year back in office.
“In just 365 days, President Trump has delivered truly transformative results with the most accomplished first year of any presidential term in modern history,” a new article posted on the White House website on Tuesday says. It then goes on to list “365 wins from President Trump’s first 365 days back in office.”
Number 305 on the list reads: “Signed an executive order reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III, accelerating medical research and patient access.”
The cannabis item is included in a section titled, “Making America Healthy Again.”
While the White House is touting Trump’s signing of the order last month directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to expeditiously complete the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III, that has not yet occurred.
DOJ has so far not provided any updates or timelines on the rescheduling process since Trump issued his executive order last month, and Attorney General Pam Bondi—who has historically opposed marijuana reform—was not present
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