President Donald Trump’s first pick for attorney general in his second term, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), says he’s been advised that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is actively drafting a rule to complete the process of rescheduling marijuana “ASAP.”

It’s been over a month since Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to expeditiously finalize that process of moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Now, Gaetz says he has it on authority that DEA is taking steps to see that through.

“I have been told that the DEA is drafting this rule and moving it ASAP,” the former congressman, who stood out as a rare example of a Republican member who backed ending prohibition during his time on Capitol Hill, said in a post on X.

Earlier this week on Tuesday, the White House declined to comment on the status of the rescheduling process, deferring Marijuana Moment to the Justice Department, which has not responded to multiple requests for comments.

Industry stakeholders have been anxiously awaiting developments on the rescheduling matter, and Gaetz’s post has renewed some hopes that a final action could be imminent. But the former congressman has built a reputation for drumming up that hope during this administration.

Last May, for example, he said that “meaningful” marijuana reform was “on the horizon” under the Trump administration, praising the president’s “leadership” in supporting rescheduling.

Meanwhile, the White House last week held up Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to complete the process of marijuana rescheduling as an example of one of his “wins” during his first year back in office.

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