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 Re

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