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President Trump issues order on marijuana rescheduling, moves for Medicare to cover CBD

President Donald Trump ushered in the most momentous shift in federal marijuana policy since 1970 with an executive order directing federal law to be changed to recognize cannabis as a less dangerous drug and acknowledge for the first time its medical benefits.

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What This Means For You

• Operators: Schedule 3 is a real path to 280E relief and better margins, but it still doesn't create a unified national market or fix banking, licensing or interstate commerce overnight.
• Consumers: This acknowledges cannabis' medical value federally and could expand legitimate research and physician comfort over time, but it doesn't legalize recreational use or change state-by-state access right away.
• Investors: Potential 280E relief could bring more capital and listings into cannabis, but timing and legal challenges still create risk.
• Policymakers: The order opens the door to rulemaking, legal challenges and broader federal cannabis reform discussions.

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