Washington, Dec. 16 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said his administration is "considering" reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a move that could ease restrictions on research and provide relief to the cannabis industry.

Trump's remarks came days after reports of that he is expected to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to move ahead with the reclassification process, The Hill reported.

"We are considering that. Because a lot of people want to see it, the reclassification, because it leads to tremendous amounts of research that can't be done unless you reclassify. So we are looking at that very strongly," Trump said in the Oval Office when asked about the issue.

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