President Donald Trump publicly named Howard Kessler, founder of The Commonwealth Project, as his friend and adviser on aging healthcare, and this episode of TDR Cannabis in 5, presented by FRE, looks at why that matters for cannabis.
Host Shadd Dales covers the Truth Social post, where Trump credited Kessler with work on healthcare innovation, lower costs, new technologies and better treatment options for Americans 65 and older.
Kessler’s organization focuses on expanding access to cannabinoid-based treatments for older adults, and he has reportedly helped bring the medical cannabis conversation directly to the president.
The episode traces how that fits into the administration’s move to advance rescheduling of medical cannabis while the broader plant remains in Schedule I.
The discussion asks whether Kessler’s new public role is recognition for past work or a sign that the White House is lining up a next phase on comprehensive rescheduling.
It also covers what cannabinoid medicine could look like inside mainstream healthcare, including clinical research, regulated products and possible Medicare access, and why none of that happens without further federal decisions.
00:00:00 — Trump’s New Cannabis Ally
00:00:57 — Trump Publicly Endorses Howard Kessler
00:01:43 — Kessler’s Medical Cannabis Influence
00:02:38 — Trump’s Cannabis Rescheduling Strategy
00:03:24 — Could Full Rescheduling Be Next?
00:04:22 — Cannabis Enters Mainstream Healthcare
00:05:14 — Kessler’s Influence Inside Trump’s Circle
00:06:06 — The Political Battle Over Cannabis
00:06:56 — Is Major Cannabis Reform Coming?
00:07:26 — Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up
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