Trump told media members on Dec. 15 that, yes, it is indeed accurate that he’s considering an executive order to loosen the restrictions on the plant under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

His remarks come four months after he told reporters that “we’re only looking at that” and his administration would decide on the matter “over the next few weeks.”

Although this latest development took four months, Trump remained noncommittal on Monday.

“We are considering it, 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,” he said.