Donald Trump’s Pot Shot
What A Day19 Des 2025

Donald Trump’s Pot Shot

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance. Trump's order continues an effort begun by former President Joe Biden to change how the federal government views marijuana. Previously, under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act, marijuana had the same classification as LSD and peyote – drugs that the federal government argues have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. And because of its classification, scientists who wanted to investigate medical uses for marijuana had to jump through significant hoops – and couldn’t get federal research dollars. Once marijuana is reclassified, that will change. However, if you’re a recreational marijuana user, Trump did not, in fact, just legalize weed. So to learn more about what the executive order means, we spoke with Jeremy Berke, editor-in-chief of Cultivated Media, an outlet covering the business, policy, and culture of cannabis.

And in headlines, the Labor Department releases inflation numbers likely skewed by the government shutdown, the deadline to release the Epstein files is here, and House Speaker Mike Johnson sends representatives home for the holidays, failing to address the upcoming expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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The Key to Unlocking the Epstein Files

The Key to Unlocking the Epstein Files

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Trump’s Deadly Attacks in the Caribbean Sea

Trump’s Deadly Attacks in the Caribbean Sea

Since the start of September, President Donald Trump has ordered a series of lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea, killing dozens of people. His administration has justified the attacks by acc...

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This Supreme Court Could Change The Future of Elections

This Supreme Court Could Change The Future of Elections

In two weeks, millions of Americans will be voting — but a Supreme Court case could change elections as we know them. Last week, the court heard arguments in Louisiana vs. Callais, a case that centers...

21 Okt 202523min

Over 7 Million Americans Protested Against Trump

Over 7 Million Americans Protested Against Trump

Millions of Americans were in the streets over the weekend, rallying against President Donald Trump and his administration's latest authoritarian escalations. Organizers for the 'No Kings' protests sa...

20 Okt 202527min

America Has No Kings

America Has No Kings

This weekend, people across the country are taking to the streets for the second iteration of the “No Kings” protests. Organizers say they anticipate millions of protestors to attend thousands of demo...

17 Okt 202523min

Rural Healthcare Is At Stake In The Shutdown Fight

Rural Healthcare Is At Stake In The Shutdown Fight

A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s efforts to get rid of roughly 4,000 federal workers during the shutdown on Wednesday. And yet while courts try to stop the Trump administration from a...

16 Okt 202521min

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Sounds Like A Democrat Lately

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene Sounds Like A Democrat Lately

As the government shutdown chugs along, cracks form within the GOP. The biggest crack? Georgia Republican Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene. She's starting to sound more and more... like a liberal? ...

15 Okt 202519min

Your Shutdown Outrage Won’t Change The Next Election

Your Shutdown Outrage Won’t Change The Next Election

Week two of the government shutdown isn't proving to be any more successful than week one. In fact, on Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said this shutdown could end up being the country's longest. W...

14 Okt 202525min

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