President Trump Expected to Sign Cannabis Rescheduling Executive Order Tomorrow

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow directing the U.S. Department of Justice to issue a final ruling on the federal rescheduling of marijuana, according to multiple sources close to the president who spoke with The Marijuana Herald. The anticipated order would instruct the DOJ to move forward with the rescheduling process already underway, bringing it to completion through a final administrative determination. If issued, the order would represent the most consequential federal marijuana policy shift since the Controlled Substances Act was established in 1970.

Sources say the action is designed to accelerate a process that has been pending within the executive branch, rather than bypass Congress or create new statutory authority. Under federal law, the attorney general, through the DOJ and in coordination with federal health agencies, has the authority to reschedule substances based on scientific and medical findings. The executive order would reportedly clarify expectations and timelines for concluding that review.

Rescheduling would not legalize marijuana at the federal level, but it would significantly alter how the substance is treated under federal law, officially recognizing its medical value and allowing FDA-approved cannabis medicines to be prescribed nationwide. The move will also drastically reduce barriers for research and reshape how state-legal marijuana businesses are regulated and taxed.

The expected signing follows months of internal review and growing political consensus that the current classification no longer reflects medical evidence or public opinion. 40 states now allow medical marijuana, adult-use marijuana, or both, and national polling consistently shows strong support for reform.

Trump is expected to sign the rescheduling order at an event planned for Thursday afternoon. Cannabis banking is also expected to be addressed, though one source says it remains possible that the White House could choose to address it at a later date.

If signed as expected, the executive order would mark a major milestone in the federal government’s evolving approach to marijuana policy, with immediate legal and regulatory implications nationwide.