Name: CNN's Harry Enten looks at changing attitudes toward legalizing marijuana
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So President Trump is signaling a possible shift in federal policy on marijuana.

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The president now saying that he is very strongly considering an executive order that would put marijuana in a lower drug classification, effectively easing federal restrictions on it.

CNN's chief data analyst Harry Entodis here with some context and some interesting perspective on this.

Should it happen, Harry, if this happens, how would Americans feel about it being rescheduled?

Yeah, this would be some of the best politics that Donald Trump has done in a long period of time.

If in fact the US Decides to reschedule marijuana.

Look at the time spent and look at how much higher and higher and higher favoring Americans have in terms of legalizing marijuana.

Nearly double from where we were just 20 years ago in terms of the percentage of Americans say that marijuana should in fact be legalized in the country.

You rarely get 2 in 3Americans degree on anything.

But they do in fact agree that marijuana should be legal capable.

This is how people feel about it and the popularity of this move.

But over the years, if you put aside the popularity, how is usage changed and shift?

It turns out that Americans have increasingly been saying tootsie, tootsie goodbye.

Then you look in 2024, nearly half of Americans now have at least used marijuana one time.

And the percentage who say they're using it right now is also near record highs.

And Kate, I will note when I said that, tootsie, tootsie, goodbye.

I don't think you quite got the reference.

It's a reference to primary colors of film.

Is it clear that the President would see a benefit potentially with any one particular group?

Yeah, this is where I think it really comes in.

Take a look at those under the age of 35, because they have been a real swing group.

They swung wildly from the 2020, 2024 election going increasingly into the President's column.

And then we've seen them actually shift back away from the President.

This could be an issue that could help, among other issues, help bring them back into the President's camp.

And then you see about half have ever used marijuana.

So for me, this could be a wedge issue that the president could use, in fact, against his Democratic opposition and say, hey, you know what, Democrats have talked the talk, but

I'm actually going to walk the walk when it comes to legalizing marijuana.

Okay, so what are the prediction markets saying about the chances then here?

Okay, so what's the chance that this actually happens?

I think there's a pretty gosh darn good chance it's going to happen, at least according to the prediction markets.

So the chance that the US Reschedules marijuana before the end of Trump's term.

I think that makes a lot of sense when the President of the United States says that he's strongly, or was it very strongly?

Very strongly considering rescheduling marijuana.

At this point, it looks like about nine in 10 of those who are putting their money where their mouth is say it will happen before the end of Trump's term.

But of course, Kate Baldwin will just have to wait.

Well, yes, very strongly considering is still a step short of actually changing federal policy.

A lot of news, a lot of news we're following this morning.

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