Why Curaleaf Holdings Stock Popped by Almost 25% on Tuesday
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By Eric Volkman – Dec 16, 2025 at 8:00PM ESTKey PointsMaybe, just maybe, the end of restrictive federal law on cannabis might be imminent.At least, that's what President Trump seemed to indicate that day.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›OTC: CURLFCuraleafMarket Cap$2.8BToday's Changeangle-down(23.18%) $0.85Current Price$4.53Price as of December 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM ETThe company and many of its peers saw dramatic lifts on the back of new Presidential remarks.Investors caught quite the serious buzz from marijuana stocks on Tuesday, thanks largely to President Trump's strongest indication so far that he will get the ball rolling on the drug's rescheduling. One title that wafted well higher in price was Curaleaf Holdings (CURLF +23.18%), which was up by almost 25% when the smoke cleared. Will the Trump card be played? This came in an answer to a reporter's question whether the President would enact an executive order (EO) to direct the government's Justice Department to begin the process of marijuana rescheduling. Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) slots drugs into a set of five "schedules," with Schedule I containing what it considers to be the most damaging ones. Marijuana is in this category. Image source: Getty Images. Trump stated that he was "considering it, yeah," adding that he and his team were "looking at that very strongly." It's worth noting that he didn't quite confirm the EO, a subject of speculation over the past few days. But he didn't deny it, either, and media reports indicate that he's in favor of this move toward federal cannabis law reform. ExpandOTC: CURLFCuraleafToday's Change(23.18%) $0.85Current Price$4.53Key Data PointsMarket Cap$2.8BDay's Range$3.65 - $4.6652wk Range$0.68 - $4.66Volume4MAvg Vol803KGross Margin35.95% Longing for legalization If and when Trump signs off on the EO, and Justice/the DEA puts rescheduling in motion, the fortunes of Curaleaf and its numerous, scattered marijuana industry peers should improve drastically.Advertisement At the moment, they're buffeted by a number of negative factors, not least of which is their lack of access to basic financial products and services (technically, after all, weed is illegal on the federal level). Rescheduling, which would be tantamount to de facto legalization, would remove such hurdles and make the entire country one big market for "legitimate" marijuana. About the AuthorEric Volkman is a contributing Motley Fool finance and stock market analyst. Previously, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment. He’s also been a freelance finance writer since 1995. He studied at Susquehanna University.TMFVolkmanRead NextDec 4, 2025 •By Eric VolkmanWhy Investors Were Buzzing About Curaleaf Stock TodayOct 5, 2025 •By Rich SmithPrediction: President Trump Will Legalize Marijuana in 2026Sep 30, 2025 •By Rich SmithWhy Curaleaf Stock Dropped TodaySep 23, 2025 •By Eric VolkmanWhy Curaleaf Stock Was Smoking the Market TodaySep 8, 2025 •By Eric VolkmanWhy Curaleaf Stock Was So Buzz-Worthy TodayAug 29, 2025 •By Eric VolkmanWhy Curaleaf Stock Flopped on Friday