President Trump says he’s open to following through on former President Biden’s push to reschedule marijuana, a move that comes up short of legalization but would still provide a major boost for the cannabis industry.

Trump reportedly told donors this month he was considering rescheduling marijuana, and in a press conference this week he said a decision would come in the “next few weeks.”

The Biden administration had sought to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to the lesser Schedule III but ultimately left the process unfinished. The move would bring negligible changes in criminal justice reform.

Right before the Trump administration assumed office, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney canceled a hearing on the rescheduling proposal after supporters filed an appeal alleging the DEA had colluded with opponents to the effort.

According to Adam Smith, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, the rescheduling effort by the Biden administration stalled due to a resistant DEA.

“The DEA, culturally and historically, has been against reforming cannabis laws.........

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