President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug.

The Justice Department said the drug will now be listed on Schedule III, similar to some common prescription painkillers. The order does not decriminalize marijuana for recreational use.

The Trump administration is seeking to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous substance Thursday, moving it from Schedule I to Schedule III.

The Trump administration said the move, which does not legalize the drug for medical or recreational use under federal law, is just the start of a process to reclassify marijuana more broadly

The Trump administration is following through on promises to reclassify marijuana federally as less dangerous, reducing barriers at the state level.

The decision to reclassify marijuana would represent ⁠one of the most significant federal changes to marijuana policy in decades, removing barriers to ⁠researching the drug's

President Donald Trump's administration is reclassifying state-licensed marijuana as a "less-dangerous" drug, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday. Blanche signed an order reclassifying FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana from Schedule I – reserved for drugs like heroin – to the less strict Schedule III.

President Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.