Trump teams tells agencies to prepare for loosening federal restrictions on marijuana

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump teams tells agencies to prepare for loosening federal restrictions on marijuanaThe Drug Enforcement Agency is expected to announce the first steps towards reclassifying the drug as soon as this weekMike Bedigan in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 23:02 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963100","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-marijuana-federal-restrictions-change-b2963100.html","title":"Trump teams tells agencies to prepare for loosening federal restrictions on marijuana"}}CloseThe Simpsons predicted legalisation of marijuana in CanadaSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"...