(NEXSTAR) — It’s been nearly two years since the Department of Health and Human Services recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration reschedule marijuana in the U.S.

That process has, however, stalled after the proceedings were put on pause in January. Despite the pause, some hoped the then-incoming administration could get the ball rolling again after President Donald Trump expressed support for marijuana legalization on the campaign trail.

Less than 100 days into Trump’s term, that hasn’t happened. Efforts throughout the country to legalize marijuana, however, haven’t slowed down.

Here’s what to know.

Will marijuana be rescheduled?

Marijuana may still be rescheduled from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. The process has historically played out over years and even decades, Paul Armentano, the deputy director for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), told Nexstar.

In 1972, NORML petitioned the DEA — then the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs — to make cannabis a Schedule II drug. It wasn’t until 1988 that a DEA law judge issued an opinion, which recommended cannabis be rescheduled. Two years later, the DEA........

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