US President Donald Trump is expected to direct agencies to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, similar to some common prescription painkillers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Sources told the media house that Trump is expected to push the government to dramatically loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, reducing oversight of the plant and its derivatives to the same level as some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.

The president is expected to seek to ease access to the drug through an upcoming executive order that directs federal agencies to pursue reclassification, sources said.

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