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Feds weighed state-regulated MMJ programs, compared marijuana to alcohol in rescheduling recommendation

State-regulated medical cannabis programs and illicit users are at least in part to thank for the Biden administration’s…

News January 17
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State attorneys general urge DEA to reschedule marijuana

Attorneys general from 12 states sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to…

News January 12
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Democratic governors ask Biden to reschedule marijuana before end of year

Six Democratic governors have formally asked the Biden administration to move on rescheduling marijuana before the end of…

News December 6
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DEA is ‘likely’ to reschedule marijuana, government analysis predicts

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will “likely” reschedule marijuana, following federal health regulators’ Aug. 29 recommendation, according to…

News September 15
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14 congressional Republicans oppose proposed marijuana rescheduling

Fourteen Republican federal lawmakers are voicing their opposition to a key federal agency's recent recommendation that marijuana be…

News September 14
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Once a marijuana enemy, DEA now key to rescheduling

The most significant shift in U.S. marijuana policy is drawing closer, but one major obstacle remains in reform's…

News September 12
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‘Biggest thing, ever’: Marijuana rescheduling recommendation hailed

The disclosure Wednesday that top Biden administration health officials this week officially recommended marijuana be reclassified from a…

News August 30
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No timeline on Biden administration marijuana rescheduling, DEA chief says

The Biden administration has yet to provide the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration a “specific timeline” to complete its…

News July 28
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Alleged leader of $13 million illegal marijuana ring claims federal protection

An attorney for the alleged mastermind of an illegal interstate marijuana operation based in Maine claimed that a…

News June 27
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