President Donald Trump appears ready to take on federal marijuana laws with an executive order that could land on his desk as soon as next week. But here is the twist: his own party seems to be having second thoughts about cannabis legalisation just as he's preparing to ease restrictions.
Reports suggest Trump is weighing an order that would tell federal agencies to stop treating marijuana like it's heroin. The timing is peculiar—whilst 64% of Americans back legalisation according to October's Gallup polling, Republicans are quietly putting the brakes on an issue they'd been warming to for years.
