Can Obama Change Weed Law Before Leaving Office?

by Vince Sliwoski ISTOCK / TOMASS2015
Can Obama change federal cannabis law before he leaves office?
There are some helpful things he could do, but weed doesn’t seem to be a priority and Obama is likely out of time.
The president cannot end prohibition directly with an executive order. Instead, Barack Obama could advise the US Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), or order that cannabis be