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As President Donald Trump considers a proposal to federally reclassify marijuana via an administrative process, a GOP congressman has introduced a bill that would achieve the reform legislatively, codifying the policy change under federal statute.<\/p>\n
This is the fourth session in a row that Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has filed his \u201cMarijuana 1-to-3 Act,\u201d<\/a> a reference to the fact that the measure would make it so cannabis would be transferred from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).<\/p>\n Under a Biden administration-initiated proposal, that\u2019s exactly what would happen at the administrative level\u2014a policy that Trump endorsed on the campaign trial and more tepidly said he was considering at a press briefing on Monday. The president said a decision on the pending cannabis reform<\/a> would come in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n Steube\u2019s bill, filed on Tuesday, would enact the reform legislatively, which would solidify the policy in a way that could mitigate the risk of legal challenges.<\/p>\n The two-page legislation states that \u201cthe Attorney General of the United States shall, by order not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, transfer marijuana\u2026from schedule I of such Act to schedule III\u201d of the CSA.<\/p>\n The bill<\/a> filing comes one day after Trump was asked about the ongoing rescheduling proposal. The president didn\u2019t commit to seeing through the Biden administration-initiated process, but instead said he saw both sides of the debate and would be reviewing the reform.<\/p>\n In response, two House lawmakers\u2014Steube and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)\u2014implored the president to act<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes zero sense that federal law treats marijuana the same as heroin and LSD,\u201d Steube said in a social media post. \u201cIt is even more ridiculous that cocaine is technically classified as less restrictive than marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis week, I\u2019m reintroducing my Marijuana 1-to-3 Act to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. This is a common-sense change that will finally allow real scientific research into its medicinal value and ensure our drug laws reflect reality,\u201d he said. \u201cI urge my colleagues and the Trump administration to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n It makes zero sense that federal law treats marijuana the same as heroin and LSD. It is even more ridiculous that cocaine is technically classified as less restrictive than marijuana.<\/p>\n This week, I\u2019m reintroducing my Marijuana 1-to-3 Act to move marijuana from Schedule I to\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/QRmUqQBIE9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Congressman Greg Steube (@RepGregSteube) August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Steube was also behind the first cannabis reform bill of the current 119th Congress, filing legislation in February that would protect military veterans from losing government benefits for\u00a0using medical cannabis in compliance with state law<\/a>.<\/p>\n As for where Trump lands on the issue, there\u2019s lingering uncertainty.<\/p>\n While he endorsed rescheduling on the campaign trail, he made his first public remarks on the proposal since taking office during a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people like it. Some people hate it\u2014people hate the whole concept of marijuana, because it does bad for the children [and] it does bad for people that are older than children,\u201d the president said. \u201cBut we\u2019re looking at reclassification, and we\u2019ll make a determination over the next few weeks\u2014and that determination, hopefully, will be the right one.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a new political committee that shares the same treasurer as Trump\u2019s own super PAC is\u00a0pushing the president to follow through on rescheduling marijuana<\/a>, releasing an ad that highlights his previous endorsement of the reform on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n The treasurer of the\u00a0PAC, Charles Gantt, is the same person named as treasurer of Trump\u2019s political committee, MAGA Inc., which\u00a0recently reported receiving $1 million from a marijuana industry PAC<\/a>\u00a0that\u2019s supported by multiple major cannabis companies.<\/p>\n That committee, the American Rights and Reform PAC, separately released ads in May that\u00a0attacked former President Joe Biden\u2019s marijuana policy record<\/a>\u00a0in an apparent attempt to push Trump to go further on the issue.<\/p>\n \u2014 Separately, a post that recently circulated on social media appears to show that MAGA Inc., which is also referred to as also called Make America Great Again Inc., itself created an ad that touts Trump\u2019s support for \u201ccommonsense reform\u201d such as removing cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and letting states set their own policies.<\/p>\n The ad ends with the narrator saying \u201cDonald Trump for president,\u201d however, indicating that it may have been prepared prior to the 2024 election.<\/p>\n The owner of the major gardening supply company Scotts Miracle-Gro recently said Trump has told him directly \u201cmultiple times\u201d since taking office that\u00a0he intends to see through the marijuana rescheduling process<\/a>.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s former acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) also recently predicted that the administration\u00a0will soon \u201cdig in\u201d to the state-federal marijuana policy conflict<\/a>, emphasizing the need to \u201celiminate confusion, not create it\u201d amid the rescheduling push.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Terrence Cole, who was sworn in last month as the new administrator of the DEA,\u00a0declined to include rescheduling on a list of \u201cstrategic priorities\u201d<\/a>\u00a0the agency that instead focused on anti-trafficking enforcement, Mexican cartels, the fentanyl supply chain, drug-fueled violence, cryptocurrency, the dark web and a host of other matters.<\/p>\n That\u2019s despite the fact that Cole said during a confirmation hearing in April that\u00a0examining the government\u2019s pending marijuana rescheduling proposal would be \u201cone of my first priorities\u201d after taking office<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last week, former White House Press Secretary\u00a0Sean Spicer predicted that Trump would not legalize marijuana<\/a>, though that is a separate issue from the current rescheduling proposal under consideration.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a strategic consulting and research firm associated with Trump\u2014Fabrizio, Lee & Associates, LLC\u2014conducted a survey of registered voters that showed\u00a0a majority of Republicans back a variety of cannabis reforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the text<\/a> of the Marijuana 1-to-3 Act below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Photo courtesy of Max Pixel<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post GOP Congressman Files Bill To Reschedule Marijuana As Trump Considers Decision On Reform<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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