(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — President Trump says his administration is weighing whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug—a move that could mark the most significant shift in federal marijuana policy in decades, though it would stop short of legalizing recreational use nationwide.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is looking to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a shift that could ease criminal penalties and reshape the pot industry by lowering tax burdens and making it easier for firms to secure funding.

Some people in the bud biz are cautiously optimistic about cannabis reform, but others think he's “pandering to people on an issue everyone agrees on.”