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Now it will be classified as a Schedule III drug, a category that recognizes its usefulness and low risk.
Medicare insurance is also expected to cover some cannabis products beginning next year.
states have gone much further, fully legalizing marijuana, including for personal recreational use.
Trump said he's not ready to take that step.
As Trump signed the executive order, he said he's been lobbied heavily to loosen marijuana restrictions.
Marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug, akin to heroin since the 1970s.
Now it will be classified as a Schedule III drug, a category that recognizes its usefulness and low risk,
Medicare insurance is also expected to cover some cannabis products beginning next year.
states have gone much further, fully legalizing marijuana, including for personal recreational use.
Trump said he's not ready to take that step.
The Afghan accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers was part of a CIA zero unit fighting the Taliban.
Some zero unit fighters, including Daoud, now say after coming to the U.S., they didn't receive help getting permanent asylum or work visas that would allow them to start new lives.
Daoud spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears for the safety of families still living in Afghanistan.
Daoud and an aid group called FAMIL that works with zero-unit fighters say at least four men have taken their own lives since coming to the U.S.