Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated?

By: Chris Meyers

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 1,395

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago


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This commentary was originally published by The Conversation.

Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with codeine, ketamine and anabolic steroids.

That’s because in December 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reschedule marijuana to a less restricted category, continuing a process initiated by President Joe Biden in 2022.

Currently, marijuana is in the most restrictive …

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