Category: Politics

President Donald Trump’s choice for U.S. attorney general is declining to say how she plans to navigate key marijuana policy issues—including the ongoing rescheduling process and renewing federal enforcement guidance—if she’s ultimately confirmed. Following her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) responded to a series […]
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A former deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who says he’s being courted to potentially lead the agency under the newly inaugurated Trump administration has previously described marijuana as a “gateway drug.” And though he’s said he feels that cannabis rescheduling could potentially help to more effectively allocate federal drug enforcement resources toward […]
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With Virginia’s short 2025 legislative session underway, state officials are recommending that lawmakers seal all criminal records pertaining to marijuana offenses for simple possession and revise the state’s record-sealing process around cannabis paraphernalia crimes. The Virginia State Crime Commission voted last week to approve a number of recommendations related to record sealing, including the around […]
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Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s top health agency—to reiterate his position on marijuana legalization amid the ongoing effort to federally reschedule cannabis. As the Senate proceeds with confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks, Warren sent a 34-page letter to Kennedy on Thursday that […]
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A Missouri Republican last week announced his intent to introduce a bill to legalize and regulate psilocybin therapy for people with certain mental health conditions, framing the proposal as an alternative path to addressing high suicide rates and trauma among the nation’s military veterans. Rep. Matt Overcast (R), a lawyer and U.S. Air Force veteran, […]
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As part of a new federal workplace drug testing rule change announced last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is revising its terminology to reflect a more nuanced understanding of cannabis. Previously, HHS referred to delta-9 THC merely as “THC,” with no further specification. That failed to distinguish between delta-9 THC—which […]
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“Racism and politics played a part in how we viewed them.” By Philippa Martyr, University of Western Australia Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal. Then things changed. Racism and politics played a part in how we […]
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