President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.

Donald Trump is expected to announce a pilot program to reimburse Medicare patients’ CBD treatments, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, when the U.S. president is also expected to address the potential loosening of U.

Marijuana will be federally rescheduled under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Thursday. The directive also aims to address federal hemp laws to promote access to full-spectrum CBD that could be covered under federal health insurance plans.

The Trump administration also proposed a rule that would cut Medicare and Medicaid funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for minors.

Trump signed an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The change could help the industry without legalizing the drug.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants to meet with health insurers in coming weeks in a bid for lower prices, saying that could be another way to lower healthcare costs as millions of Americans face a potential spike in premiums.