NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Trump Administration could consider reclassifying marijuana to a less serious schedule drug, which some Tennessee Republican lawmakers have said would need to happen before they consider legalizing medical marijuana in the state.

Right now, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, the category of drugs with the highest potential for abuse. Other Schedule I drugs include heroin, LSD, cocaine, and MDMA.

President Trump told journalists on Monday his administration was considering reclassifying marijuana to a less serious category.

“We’re looking at reclassification, and we’ll make a determination over the next few weeks, and that determination will hopefully be the right one," President Donald Trump said during an Aug. 11 press briefing.

In the past, some Tennessee R

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