Bipartisan lawmakers urge Biden to deschedule marijuana

On the heels of failed cannabis banking reform, a bipartisan group of 24 federal lawmakers asked President Joe Biden on Thursday to “recognize the merits of full descheduling” of marijuana.

Publicly funded marijuana research center launching in Chicago

A little more than a month after President Joe Biden signed a new marijuana research bill into law, officials said they intend to open a cannabis-centric research laboratory and think tank in Chicago sometime in 2023.

Could an Oregon lawsuit legalize interstate marijuana commerce before Congress?

A challenge to Oregon’s ban on shipping legal marijuana out of state could win in court and set up legal interstate trade.

Biden makes history by signing landmark marijuana research bill into law

President Joe Biden made history on Friday when he became the first American president to sign marijuana-specific reform legislation into law.

Marijuana banking among reforms on the table in upcoming lame-duck Congress

The months ahead could be shaping up to be the most wonderful time of the year for the U.S. marijuana industry, although insiders warn legislative movement isn’t a sure bet.

How Biden’s rescheduling of marijuana could affect the US industry

After a half-century in which marijuana endured the strictest prohibition allowed under the law, President Joe Biden has set in motion a process that could lead to revolutionary changes for federal MJ policy.

Biden calls for review of marijuana scheduling, pardons thousands for MJ offenses

President Joe Biden on Thursday called on the U.S. attorney general and the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to begin the process of reviewing marijuana scheduling under federal law – a move that could dramatically reshape how the U.S. government treats MJ and the flourishing industry that has commercialized the plant.

Governor positions California cannabis businesses for interstate commerce

California marijuana businesses will be able to do business with other markets that allow medical and recreational cannabis under a new state law.

US senators raise heat on President Biden, demand marijuana reform

A group of Democratic and independent U.S. senators is trying to up the pressure on the Biden Administration to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act on criminal justice grounds.

After legal setback, hemp extractors hope DEA won’t make any big moves

Hemp extractors worried about a federal crackdown over THC levels have dim prospects for getting help from the judicial system.

Instead, they’re looking to the words of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in hopes the agency won’t put much effort into enforcing its 2020 rule about hemp extracts that go “hot,” or beyond 0.3% THC.

Marijuana TV ads might be protected from FCC under new bill in Congress

Marijuana companies might soon have the option of running television advertisements without fear of federal intervention under a new bill advanced by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.

Delta-8 THC retailer sues Kansas over product seizures

A delta-8 THC retailer in Kansas is suing state officials for telling law enforcement that hemp-derived intoxicants are illegal drugs.