Where Federal Cannabis Reform Stands After 2025: What Florida Patients Should Know

The biggest 2025 headline: Rescheduling is back in motion

Late in 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to move more quickly on the ongoing process to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.

That’s a big deal in cannabis policy terms—but it’s not the same as federal legalization.

Key point: Multiple legal and policy summaries emphasize that a final rule has not been issued, and until it is, marijuana remains Schedule I at the federal level.