USA Moves to Reschedule Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug
USA Moves to Reschedule Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug Image Cannabis News May 17, 2024 On May 15, the US Justice Department took the latest step needed to reschedule cannabis federally from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. President Joe Biden announced his support to reclassify cannabisContinue Reading
Biden endorses Cannabis reclassification, slamming 'failed approach'
Biden endorses Cannabis reclassification, slamming ‘failed approach’ Image Cannabis News May 17, 2024 The US justice department has formally moved to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous substance – the country’s biggest drug reform in over 50 years. President Joe Biden hailed the step as “an important move toward reversingContinue Reading
Maryland Governor Signs Psychedelics Task Force Legislation Initiating Study On ‘Equitable And Affordable Access’
The governor of Maryland has signed a pair of bills into law to establish a psychedelics task force that will study legal access to substances like psilocybin and DMT. About a month after lawmakers sent the complementary legislation to his desk, Gov. Wes Moore (D) gave them final approval onContinue Reading
Biden announces cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: May 17, 2024)
DEA signals skepticism on Schedule III; NH legalization vote; Prohibitionists on marijuana regulation; CA psychedelics defeat Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {Continue Reading
New Hampshire Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill After Adopting Changes To House-Passed Version
Following considerable debate on the New Hampshire Senate floor on Thursday, state lawmakers have revised and approved a House-passed bill that would legalize marijuana in the state. The measure, which senators advanced on a 14–9 vote, next heads to the Finance Committee before returning again to the chamber floor andContinue Reading
Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To Biden’s Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement
The Biden administration’s announcement about its formal move to reschedule marijuana has elicited another round of applause from lawmakers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups. While the Justice Department already confirmed two weeks ago that it would be moving to place cannabis in Schedule III, rather than Schedule I, of theContinue Reading
California Psychedelics Bill Stalls Out In Final Senate Committee Despite Governor’s Openness To Reform
A California Senate committee has effectively killed a bill to legalize psychedelic service centers where adults 21 and older could access psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline and DMT in a supervised environment with trained facilitators. After moving through two other panels over the past month, the Senate Appropriations Committee declined to sendContinue Reading
Attorney General Formally Moves To Reschedule Marijuana, But DEA Signals Resistance Despite DOJ Legal Review
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally initiated the process to reschedule marijuana—releasing DOJ’s proposed rule and a separate legal opinion that informed the decision but which also seemed to signal skepticism from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Shortly after President Joe Biden announcedContinue Reading
Biden Makes Historic Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement, Applauding ‘Monumental’ Move To Reverse ‘Longstanding Inequities’
President Joe Biden has announced that his administration is officially moving to reschedule marijuana under federal law, applauding the “monumental” action that follows an extensive administrative review that he directed. The Justice Department will soon post its proposed rule to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under theContinue Reading
Federal Marijuana Prohibition Makes Youth Prevention Efforts ‘More Difficult,’ Top Anti-Drug Group Official Says
Federal marijuana prohibition “makes it even more difficult” to implement unified health and safety policies across state markets, a member of a leading prohibitionist organization says. During a webinar on cannabis policy issues on Wednesday, staff with the non-profit Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) discussed a variety of regulatoryContinue Reading