President Trump's acting attorney general ordered the immediate reclassification of FDA-approved and state-licensed marijuana as a less dangerous drug Thursday. Why it matters: The move will make it easier to study medicinal applications of marijuana and could shore up support from influencers who support the research. Axios first reported Wednesday that the Trump administration was expected to move to reclassify marijuana, per an administration official familiar with the matter. The latest: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a Thursday post that on top of rescheduling state- and FDA-approved marijuana from Schedule I to III, the Justice Department would also order a new, expedited hearing to reschedule all marijuana. The DOJ said in a news release that hearing would begin June 29 to provide a "pathway to evaluate broader changes" to the drug's status under federal law.…