Trump Mulls Reclassifying Marijuana

President Donald Trump said Monday his administration is looking at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug with potentially lower criminal penalties.

Trump made the comments to reporters at the White House. Trump first reportedly broached reclassification at a fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club earlier this month.

“Some people like it, some people hate it. Some people hate the whole concept of marijuana because if it does bad for the children, it does bad for people that are older than children,” Trump said during a press conference to announce the deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

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