May 16 2024
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially published a notice detailing its proposal to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance. The Justice Department today announced that the Attorney General has submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking initiating a formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana from a schedule …
May 16 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has released her first video on the marijuana rescheduling news. “So currently, marijuana is classified on the same level as heroin and more dangerous than fentanyl”, Vice President Harris says in the video, published on the social media platform X.com. “We are finally changing that. I want to thank all of …
May 16 2024
President Biden has released a video on the social media platform X officially announcing that marijuana will be moved to Schedule III. “This is monumental. Today my administration took a major step to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug”, said President Biden in the video. “It’s an important move towards …
May 16 2024
The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to publish a notice today that details its proposal to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III, according to multiple officials with the Biden Administration. The notice being posted comes a little over two weeks after the Department of Justice confirmed that marijuana is being moved to Schedule III. Today’s notice …
May 16 2024
Federal legislation to allow marijuana banking is now sponsored by lawmakers from 41 different states, demonstrating its widespread and bipartisan support. In the House of Representatives, the SAFE Banking Act has 118 sponsors, more than any marijuana-related bill in US congressional history. In the Senate, the similar SAFER Banking Act has 36 sponsors. Combined, these …
May 15 2024
The cannabis-compound cannabidiol (CBD) is a promising option for treating refractory epilepsy in pediatric patients, according to a new study. The study, titled “Use of Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Drug-Refractory Epilepsy in Children and Young Adults: A Systematic Review”, was conducted by researchers at the Rafael Nuñez University Corporation in Colombia and published in …
May 15 2024
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is on the lookout for a new Executive Director to steer the state’s thriving $7 billion marijuana industry. According to the CCC, the ideal candidate should be a “tough, strategic thinker” capable of managing the day-to-day operations of the agency. The Executive Director will be tasked with enforcing Massachusetts’ …
May 15 2024
The New Hampshire Senate is scheduled to vote tomorrow, May 16, on legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana. House Bill 1633 was given approval last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee, marking the first time a Senate committee in New Hampshire has ever given approval to a marijuana legalization bill. The measure has already been …
May 15 2024
There was over $90 million in legal marijuana sold in Maryland for the second straight month. Although April saw a slight decrease in marijuana sales compared to March, they were still substantial at $92,291,643. Of this total, approximately $63 million came from recreational marijuana sales. Year to date, Maryland’s legal marijuana market has generated $365.3 …
May 15 2024
Throughout his Senate career, President Joe Biden often took a staunch anti-marijuana and anti-drug stance. However, since taking office, President Biden has become one of the most pro-marijuana presidents in U.S. history, and certainly the most impactful. During his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden announced that he supported decriminalizing marijuana and allowing states to decide their own …
