Kyle Jaeger

Trump’s DEA Pick Dodges Marijuana Questions as Nomination Advances

A Senate committee has advanced the confirmation of Terrance Cole to become the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…

May 23, 2025

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Battle Over Marijuana Legalization Proposals

Key Pennsylvania lawmakers are at odds on the path forward for marijuana legalization—while a top Republican senator is dismissing the…

May 2, 2025

Amid DOGE Cuts Elsewhere, the DEA Is Actively Recruiting

At a time when agencies across the federal government are seeing massive spending and workforce cuts under the Trump administration,…

April 8, 2025

GOP Lawmaker to Benefit Recipients: Quit Medical Marijuana and Cheetos

A GOP congressman is peddling a stigmatizing message to justify a new bill on adding work requirements for certain federal…

February 28, 2025

GOP Lawmaker Tries to Use Fentanyl Act to Block Marijuana Rescheduling

A GOP congressman has filed an amendment that’s aimed at undermining the ongoing marijuana rescheduling process. The measure, which Rep.…

February 4, 2025

Cut “Wasteful” Marijuana Arrests, Sen. Warren Tells Elon Musk

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is urging Elon Musk, chair of the Trump administration’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),…

January 24, 2025

Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Postponed Indefinitely

The first hearings on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal that were set for late January have now been canceled following…

January 14, 2025

DEA Ordered to Respond to Allegations It’s Conspired Against Marijuana Rescheduling

A Drug Enforcement Administration judge has ordered the agency to respond to new allegations that it opposes the Biden administration’s marijuana…

January 8, 2025

The Most Notable Federal Marijuana Actions of 2024

The year 2024 saw a hodgepodge of federal and congressional marijuana policy developments—with major news related to the Biden administration’s…

December 27, 2024

After Biden Clemency Action for Drug Convictions, Most People Want More

As President Joe Biden announces a new round of pardons and commutations—including several for people with marijuana and other drug…

December 13, 2024