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Article22 Dec, 2023
Biden Expands Marijuana Pardons With New Proclamation Covering Offenses On Federal Properties
President Joe Biden on Friday issued a proclamation expanding a marijuana pardon initiative he began last year by including for the first time people who committed cannabis possession offenses on federal properties.
Article14 Nov, 2023
Top Federal Health Official Touts Science-Based Drug Scheduling Process Amid Marijuana Review
As the Biden administration’s marijuana scheduling review continues, the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says his agency is uniquely positioned to “update the science” to ensure that drugs are “properly” classified...
Article20 Jul, 2023
Wyden, Paul, Merkley, Blumenauer Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Update Regulations to Ensure Equal and Safe Access to Hemp-derived CBD
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., reintroduced legislation to ensure hemp-derived CBD products are regulated by the U.S. FDA like other legal products used in...
Article11 Jul, 2023
Marijuana in the military? A push in Congress would loosen cannabis rules, ease recruitment crisis
WASHINGTON − Bipartisan lawmakers in Congress are looking to relax guidelines surrounding marijuana use for military members − in part as a solution to bolster recruitment efforts for the armed services.
Article26 Jan, 2023
Article14 Dec, 2022
House Marijuana Banking Sponsor And Key Senator Keep Up Fight, While GOP Whip Tempers Expectations And Clock Ticks Down
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) says marijuana banking reform is one of the “outstanding” items he’s committed to advancing before his retirement. A key senator also said that a deal on the bill “absolutely could still happen,” with lawmakers “close” to an...
Article18 Nov, 2022
Senate Sends Marijuana Research Bill To Biden’s Desk, With Schumer Saying He’s Having ‘Productive Talks’ On Broader Reform
Just weeks after President Joe Biden issued a mass marijuana pardon and directed a review of the drug’s scheduling status, the U.S. Senate approved House-passed bipartisan cannabis research bill on Wednesday.
Article05 Nov, 2022
Courts could throw state marijuana markets into disarray And only Congress has the power to stop it.
While the opinion only affects residency requirements in medical marijuana programs in the First Circuit, the legal justification could eventually be used to open up state markets to interstate commerce.
Article05 Nov, 2022
New Senate Bill Would Create Federal Marijuana Commission To Prepare For Legalization
Marking the 10th anniversary since Colorado voters approved marijuana legalization at the ballot, Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) announced on Thursday that he will soon be filing a congressional bill to set the country up for federal cannabis reform.
Article01 Nov, 2022
Schumer Says Congress Is ‘Very Close’ To Passing Marijuana Banking And Expungements Bill After Work With ‘A Bunch Of Republicans’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says Congress is getting “very close” to introducing and passing a marijuana bill with provisions covering banking access for legal businesses and expungements of past convictions. Progress he’s made in...
Article29 Oct, 2022
FDA Exploring ‘Flexibilities’ In Marijuana Scheduling Review, But Top Official Says DEA Has ‘Final Word’
A top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said on Thursday that the agency is exploring “what flexibilities we might have” when it comes the federal government’s marijuana scheduling review directed by President Joe Biden, which she described...
Article20 Oct, 2022
Biden’s Announcement, SAFE Banking, and the CAOA
October has been a mixed bag in Washington, D.C. in terms of cannabis policy: there hasn’t been much news from Capitol Hill, but the Biden Administration shocked everyone when they made a big announcement earlier this month. Don’t forget to register...
Article14 Oct, 2022
Kentucky Governor ‘Actively Considering’ Marijuana Pardons After Biden’s Federal Action, Urging People To Apply For Relief
The governor of Kentucky said on Thursday that he’s “actively considering” possible marijuana clemency actions the state can take following President Joe Biden’s pardon announcement last week—and he’s directed a review of state-level cannabis cases...
Article11 Oct, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris Urges Voters To Elect Pro-Marijuana Reform Congress That Can Create ‘Uniform’ Federal Policy
Vice President Kamala Harris says that voters should elect lawmakers who support marijuana reform so that Congress can enact a “uniform approach” to the issue in light of the president’s cannabis pardons.
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