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President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is Terrance Cole, a career DEA official currently serving as a top law enforcement official in Virginia.
The appointment of a longtime DEA insider – which Trump announced midday Tuesday in a social media post – is not likely to boost hopes that the agency will resume the Biden administration-initiated marijuana rescheduling process.
A previous Trump pick to head the DEA, Chad Chronister, a Florida sheriff, abruptly withdrew his nomination for the post.
Cole served more than two decades in the DEA, retiring in 2020 as the acting regional director overseeing operations in Canada, Central America and Mexico.
Trump has said he supports marijuana rescheduling, but Cole’s resume does not suggest he may embrace cannabis reform.
