marijuana

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

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

Study: Despite Fears, Legal Marijuana Hasn’t Normalized Impaired Driving

Contrary to concerns among some critics that legalizing marijuana would normalize cannabis-impaired driving, a new study found “no support that…

December 24, 2024

Record High for Banks, Credit Unions Involved in Cannabis Industry

A record number of banks are now reporting that they’re working with state-legal marijuana businesses amid increased pressure on Congress…

October 28, 2024

State Senator Sues Florida Over Ad Linking Cannabis Legalization to DUIs

A Florida Democratic senator is suing the state for using taxpayer dollars to fund a recent ad that he says unconstitutionally…

October 7, 2024

College Students Have a Window to Demand Marijuana Decriminalization

Walking across my college quad on a weekend evening, you might recognize the familiar fragrance of marijuana wafting through the…

July 17, 2024

Hemp and Weed Are Often Mixed Up. The Hemp Reference Guide Can Help.

In 2018 when the Agriculture Improvement Act legalized hemp, it set the THC threshold at 0.3 percent. Hemp comes from…

July 12, 2024

Lawmakers Reintroduce Federal Bill to Expunge Marijuana Misdemeanors

Two years after it failed to advance through Congress, a proposal to allow expungement of federal misdemeanors related to marijuana…

July 9, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court Decriminalizes Cannabis, an Uneasy Victory

Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize marijuana for personal use, nearly a decade after  the historic trial had its…

July 2, 2024

MD Cannabis Mass Pardon Is First to Include “Paraphernalia” Convictions

On June 17, Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) signed an executive order pardoning 175,000 marijuana-related misdemeanor convictions. Over 150,000 were…

June 18, 2024